WORTHAM ISD CELEBRATED Krystal Duke on Thursday, February 10, 2022 with a video of appreciation and posters & cards (for counselor’s week). The following day, she was honored as Counselor of The Year at Region 12 in Waco. (Photos by Jennifer Lansford)
Wortham ISD would like to share some exciting news about their school counselor. Wortham ISD has one school counselor that serves 520 students, Krystal Duke.
Region 12 serves 77 school districts in 12 surrounding counties.
Each year, Region 12 selects one Elementary Counselor of the Year and one Secondary Counselor of the Year but was unable to recognize it for 2021 due to COVID restrictions.
The Region 12 Education Service Center added the Lone Ranger division this year to honor the schools that have counselors that devote their love to the entire district. This year, Region 12 honored four school counselors and Wortham’s school counselor, Krystal Duke was awarded the 2022 Region 12 “Lone Ranger” Counselor of the Year.
Krystal Duke graduated from Wortham High School in 2003 and has served as Wortham ISD’s school sole counselor for 8 years. Krystal Duke represents the heart and soul of Wortham ISD each day by devoting her love for all students.
Wortham ISD is truly blessed and honored to announce Krystal Duke as the 2022 Region 12 “Lone Ranger” Counselor of the Year!
On Friday, February 11, 2022, Education Service Center (ESC) Region 12 held its Ninth Annual School Counselor Appreciation Luncheon and named the 2022 ESC Region 12 Counselors of the Year. This year, Co-Elementary Counselors of the Year are Amanda Brown of Fairview/Miss Jewel Elementary in Copperas Cove ISD and Brandi Stearman of Carroll Elementary in Corsicana ISD.
The 2022 ESC Region 12 Secondary Counselor of the Year is Susan Tober at Hamilton Junior High in Hamilton ISD. There was also a special category this year to recognize a school counselor who serves an entire district, K-12. This year’s 2022 ESC Region 12 “Lone Ranger” School Counselor of the Year is Krystal Duke in Wortham ISD.
This event, which started in Region 12 has now grown across the state as other regions honor school counselors in much the same way.
“Never before has there been such a need for showing appreciation for these silent heroes in our schools. School counselors wear so many hats and are responsible for many things to ensure academic progress and safety in our schools,” ESC Region 12 Specialist Jeni Janek shares. “This is a small way that we can show them what they mean to us and let them know that their work matters and is so very important!”
National Counselor Appreciation week is February 7-11, 2022. ESC Region 12 also recognized retiring counselors, members of the Regional, Crisis Response Team, ESC Region 12 New Counselor Academy members, and Elite School Counselors in the Region 12 service area.
About ESC Region 12
Education Service Center Region 12 focuses on helping schools save money and leverage resources into the classroom. One of 20 regional education service centers statewide, ESC Region 12 offers training and expert assistance to educators and school personnel in order to increase student achievement. ESC Region 12 offers effective, economical programs and services through professional development, expert assistance, direct services and alternative educator certification.
Based in Waco, ESC Region 12 serves 77 school districts, 10 charters and private/parochial schools in Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, Freestone, Hamilton, Hill, Lampasas, Limestone, McLennan, Mills and Navarro counties. Everything the center offers focuses on helping educators be successful and helping schools save money and leverage resources—driving more money to students in the classroom—where it matters most.
Named Counselors of the Year by ESC Region 12 are (left-right): Amanda Brown, Co-Elementary Counselor of the Year in Copperas Cove ISD, Susan Tober, Secondary Counselor of the Year in Hamilton ISD, Brandi Stearman, Co-Elementary Counselor of the Year in Corsicana ISD, and Krystal Duke, “Lone Ranger” School Counselor of the Year in Wortham ISD. (Courtesy Photo)
