National School Counseling Week

In honor of National School Counseling Week (Feb. 6-10), the Porter County Career and Technical Center would like to thank and acknowledge the local high school guidance counselors who help students every day.

The career center serves students from all of Porter County, plus Hobart High School in Lake County. It offers 33 programs at 12 sites and depends heavily on high school counselors to help connect students with appropriate half-day programs.

Area high school guidance counselors include

• Boone Grove/Porter Township High School—Lu Hannon
  
• Chesterton High School—Michelle Dailey, Danielle Konopasek, Karen Moffett, Julie Roytan, Jennifer Thoms, Dianna Whitman (director)
  
• Hebron High School—Michelle Morris
  
• Hobart High School—James Kammer (director), Doug Klukken, Stephanie Waldron
  
• Kouts High School—Jeff Edwards
  
• Morgan High School—Diane Klikus
  
• Portage High School—Shirley Bustos, Earl Coleman, Carrie McGinty, Sheila Parker, Jennifer Symer (director)
  
• Valparaiso High School—Roberta Garcia, Maggie Hektoen, Jerry Wetmore-Kirby, Jeff Kolish (director), Gloria Zimmerman
  
• Washington Township High School—Diane Warren
  
• Wheeler/Union Township High School—Kim Lambka

These are just a few of the professionals in Northwest Indiana who help students with all kinds of needs on a daily basis. There are many other dedicated counselors at area high, middle, and elementary schools.