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Three NSCA Scholarships Awarded  

Omaha, NE – The Nebraska School Counselor Association is pleased to announce the winners of the NSCA Scholarships.  Each year NSCA awards three $500 scholarship to high school seniors.  One scholarship is award to a student from a Class C/D high school, one from a Class B school and one from a Class A school.   Applicants are asked to write an essay about how they have been impacted by their school counselor.  This year’s recipients are (picture from left to right): Brady Carnell graduate of Ponca High School, Brooke Hilgenkamp graduate of Arlington High School, and Kaya Kelly-Craigs graduate of Omaha Northwest High School.  Fran Hassler was Brady’s school counselor.  Holly Toft was Brooke’s school counselor.  Melinda Weller was Kaya’s school counselor at Northwest High School.   Congratulations to these recipients and to their school counselors for the positive impact they make on their students.

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NSCA at the Captiol

Lincoln, NE – On March 4, 2024 NSCA held its annual Day at the Capitol.  The intent of the day is to educate lawmakers about comprehensive school counseling programs, the role of the school counselor and how both benefit Nebraska students.  Members of the NSCA Governing Board, staff, and Advocacy and Government Relations Committee along with the 2023 Elementary, Middle and High School Counselors of the Year converged on the Capitol with this goal in mind.  Over the years NSCA has learned that legislators are more likely to meet with and listen to our members when the conversation is based around a particular piece of legislation rather than just wanting to talk about the role of the school counselor.   This year attendees talked with lawmakers about how passage of LB1322 would allow school counselors to spend their 80% of their time on direct/indirect services to students and 20% of their time on program planning/school support as outlined in the ASCA National Model.  Attendees also spoke out against LB 1065 which if passed would allow schools to hire chaplain to fill to role of a school counselor.  Both pieces of legislation provided a golden opportunity to educate about the role, training and positive impact of certified school counselors. 

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