Aurora counseling office welcomes many changes

Updated lingo, online registration a step forward at AHS

  • School counseling staff at the 4R district is taking steps ahead with digital class registration, and updated professional titles, just in time for National School Counseling Week. Together, Aurora’s counseling staff includes, from left, Michelle Sutter (HS counseling administrative assistant), Emily Hoegh (district mental health therapist), Erlinda Amen (elementary school counselor), Barb Bonifas (high school counselor), Jake Willems (high school counselor) and Angie Moural (middle school counselor).
    School counseling staff at the 4R district is taking steps ahead with digital class registration, and updated professional titles, just in time for National School Counseling Week. Together, Aurora’s counseling staff includes, from left, Michelle Sutter (HS counseling administrative assistant), Emily Hoegh (district mental health therapist), Erlinda Amen (elementary school counselor), Barb Bonifas (high school counselor), Jake Willems (high school counselor) and Angie Moural (middle school counselor).

    Things are changing for students at Aurora High School thanks to a little leg work done by school counselor Jacob Willems and the rest of the counseling staff. The age-old task of registering for next year’s classes just got a whole lot easier. “It’s been paper and pencil for a long time,” Willems began. “Students (met) with academic advisors and went through and picked them out on paper.” …