Counselor Commentary

Beeson is the Valley counselor over students with last names beginning with A through B. Beeson’s goal of being a guidance counselor is to provide students with his and other resources to best serve their individual needs, and one piece of advice he learned from a past mentor is to follow your bliss by trusting one’s self. “There comes a day when you realize that all of the trials, tribulations,...

Ellis is the Valley counselor over the students with last names beginning with C through D. Before going into school counseling, Ellis planned to go into a private counseling practice, but found that working in education was her true calling. “[My favorite part about being a counselor is] working with students and helping them reach their full potential academically and socially,” Ellis said....

Duran is the Valley counselor over students with the last names starting with E through Gr. The counselor has gone from working as a special education teacher for a decade and a half to being a resource she wished to have during her time in high school for Valley students, making a daily effort to watch students grow socially, emotionally, and, in response to the first two, academically. “I hope...

Tomeo is the Valley counselor over the students with the last names beginning with H through L. One of the first generation college student’s inspirations for pursuing his career was his own counselor helping him get to college who was also humorous and discussed baseball with him. After turning 30, he became a counselor after finding dissatisfaction in his first career, starting by taking night...

Gentry is the Valley counselor over the students with the last names beginning with M. Her inspiration for becoming a counselor was from teaching special education students that most other teachers forgot about. Gentry wanted to reach more students about the importance of having an academic plan and seeing the plan through to the end. Her counseling career started in 2013 for middle school students...

Addante is the Valley counselor over the students with the last names beginning with N through Ra. She had always set out to be a counselor since she was in high school because when she went to a small school, with around 650 kids total, they had only one counselor. Unfortunately it wasn't easy; she went through many career changes before actually becoming a counselor in 2006 at Valley. She started...

Vargas is the Valley counselor over the students with the last names beginning with Re through S. Becoming a counselor is something Vargas had always thought about. In her 11 years of being a teacher, she saw that many students had needs and wanted help. Vargas started counseling at Western High School and stayed there for five years before coming to Valley two years ago. Her first experience was overwhelming,...

Williams is the Valley counselor over the students with the last names beginning with T through Z. She started counseling ten years agos, when a student lost their life at Green Valley High School. Students came to Williams for answers, and she became an official counselor in 2014 at 100 Academy School of Science Engineering and Technology. Williams's first experience as a counselor was taxing and...