All Hart – Counselor Deserving of State Award by Ben Wilkins<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During my 10-plus years of going through the Owensboro Public School System , I have encountered many great teachers, administrators, coaches, and counselors who have been positive influences in my life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of these people who is still impacting my life today is the Owensboro High School guidance counselor Gabrielle Hart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Based on my personal experiences with her, I have come to know her as a kind-hearted and thoughtful woman and someone who students can go to when they feel overwhelmed with school and life in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is why I was not surprised when I learned that Hart was the recipient of a prestigious award — High School Counselor of the Year — in early September. She had become the best school counselor in the state of Kentucky for 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hart, 33, said that her chosen profession was a calling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI feel like I\u2019m an easy person to talk to,\u201d Hart said. \u201cI feel like the kids can open up to me; I feel like the kids feel like they have relationships with me, and I feel like they feel comfortable with me and they can trust me. I don\u2019t feel like a lot of our students necessarily always have somebody that they can talk to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hart has been at OHS for two years. Prior to that, she was the counselor at Owensboro Middle School North, which was where I was first introduced to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many people work their whole lives before they receive any recognition for the commitment of their profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So Hart was not expecting to have received such an accolade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was very shocked because I\u2019ve only been doing counseling for six years,\u201d Hart said. \u201cSo, whenever I realized that I had been selected, I was very stunned that, first of all, somebody had submitted my name. And then that I had actually received the award, I was surprised because it\u2019s such a great honor, so I was kind of blown away.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am sure Hart did not become a counselor to win any awards, but she is well deserving of it .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No doubt her students will always remain her priority, and I am, for one, grateful that I am one of them.
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