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.
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Their relationship continued as Claiborne progressed to King William High School, where Newbill’s wife, Kami, was a guidance counselor.
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Alec Lewis, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Over the next two and a half weeks, the police report indicates detectives interviewed four of the eight boys listed as suspects, three friends of the girl, her dad, her mom and the guidance counselor.
—Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
Schools will often assemble lists of programs that have been popular with previous students, so check with your child's guidance counselor.
—Theo Wolf, CNBC, 1 May 2026
Investigators later determined that Finley — who worked as both a guidance counselor and volleyball coach at McDowell High School — had engaged in inappropriate communications with the student, according to WLOS, FOX Carolina and McDowell News.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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Alec Lewis, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Over the next two and a half weeks, the police report indicates detectives interviewed four of the eight boys listed as suspects, three friends of the girl, her dad, her mom and the guidance counselor.
—Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
Schools will often assemble lists of programs that have been popular with previous students, so check with your child's guidance counselor.
—Theo Wolf, CNBC, 1 May 2026
Investigators later determined that Finley — who worked as both a guidance counselor and volleyball coach at McDowell High School — had engaged in inappropriate communications with the student, according to WLOS, FOX Carolina and McDowell News.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Guidance counselor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guidance%20counselor. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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