The School District of Belleville celebrated National School Counseling Week last week, which focuses public attention on the special contributions school counselors make on a day-to-day basis within their school systems nationwide. This year's theme is School Counselors: Helping Students Dream Big.

District Administrator Nate Perry says, "There are 120,000 school counselors serving 50 million students in grades K-12 throughout the country, and they play a critical role and have a tremendous impact helping students achieve school success and plan for a career."

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