guidance counselor
noun
US
: a person who gives help and advice to students about educational and personal decisions
Her high school guidance counselor suggested she apply to Harvard.
Examples of guidance counselor in a Sentence
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Finally, 20 minutes before the shooting, a guidance counselor asked to search the boy for the weapon, but Parker told him to hold off because his mother would be there soon.
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Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
Nomination submitted by Alex Cohen Gray, college guidance counselor, BASIS Flagstaff.
—Marcus Reichley, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2024
According to the suit, the guidance counselor didn't offer the option of using the girls bathroom or locker room.
—Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2024
Kayla, 27, a guidance counselor from Hamilton, Ohio.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 Jan. 2024
Another early investment came from his high school guidance counselor, Bobby Howard.
—Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2024
This season, 32 contestants are vying for Graziadei's affection, including Kayla Rodgers, a 27-year-old guidance counselor from Hamilton, Ohio.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
But the Olympian quickly earned the teenager’s trust and friendship, and the pair would speak regularly – often in a guidance counselor’s office, Kriesberg said.
—Holly Yan, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
Perhaps not a profession regularly suggested by a high school guidance counselor, but stage hypnotists are a dedicated bunch.
—Emily Latimer, Longreads, 25 Jan. 2024
Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
Nomination submitted by Alex Cohen Gray, college guidance counselor, BASIS Flagstaff.
—Marcus Reichley, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2024
According to the suit, the guidance counselor didn't offer the option of using the girls bathroom or locker room.
—Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2024
Kayla, 27, a guidance counselor from Hamilton, Ohio.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 Jan. 2024
Another early investment came from his high school guidance counselor, Bobby Howard.
—Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2024
This season, 32 contestants are vying for Graziadei's affection, including Kayla Rodgers, a 27-year-old guidance counselor from Hamilton, Ohio.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
But the Olympian quickly earned the teenager’s trust and friendship, and the pair would speak regularly – often in a guidance counselor’s office, Kriesberg said.
—Holly Yan, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
Perhaps not a profession regularly suggested by a high school guidance counselor, but stage hypnotists are a dedicated bunch.
—Emily Latimer, Longreads, 25 Jan. 2024
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