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Helemano Elementary School Counselor Is Named Best In The Entire State
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personal or work issues. She has spearheaded activ- ities such as quarterly kick- off treats and room service for the staff and provided weekly ‘Mindful Moments’ to remind the staff to focus on their well-being during these challenging circum- stances,” Muh elaborates. “Despite the difficulties brought on by the pandemic last year, she also willing- ly mentored a counseling intern. This mentoring has continued as the intern is currently a first year coun- selor at our school.
“Our school counselor is an indispensable resource to our school in providing an excellent counseling program, a fierce devotion to students and teachers, and an innovative method of vastly advancing the so- cial and emotional needs of our students,” Muh states in his nomination letter.
Among just a few of her multitude of accomplish- ments, she created a coun- seling handbook, and she seeks to share the achieve- ments made at our school with other counselors, Muh explains.
(Left) Helemano Elementary School counselor Brittnie Caraulia (left) receives a plaque naming her 2022 Hawai‘i Counselor of the Year from Nicole Colello, president of the Hawai‘i School Counselor Association. (Right) Helemano Elementary School principal Ernest Muh, Caraulia and vice principal Chad Nacapuy celebrate Caraulia’s 2022 Hawai‘i Counselor of the Year award. PHOTOS COURTESY HELEMANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
“Our school counselor actively promotes programs and activities that support the social and emotional health of our school. She is a tremendous asset to our students and staff,” he con- cludes.
Caraulia also provides classroom lessons in part- nership with military vol- unteers, which allows for teacher planning time. In addition, she hosts group
lunch bunch sessions tai- lored to students’ needs.
She has created a coun- seling website for staff members that contains so- cial, emotional and other
“Recognizing the need for staff well-being, our school counselor has an open-door policy so all staff members have a safe place to share concerns about
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“Her influence is felt in- dividually and collective- ly throughout the school,” Muh notes.