{"id":915,"date":"2016-10-24T15:11:31","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T15:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=915"},"modified":"2016-10-31T19:50:29","modified_gmt":"2016-10-31T19:50:29","slug":"tstc-hosted-its-annual-high-school-counselor-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=915","title":{"rendered":"TSTC Hosted Its Annual High School Counselor Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

(HARLINGEN) – Texas State Technical College recently hosted its Ninth Annual TSTC High School Counselor Update with nearly 100 high school counselors from across the Rio Grande Valley and the Coastal Bend in attendance.<\/p>\n

The counselor update serves as a half-day program that focuses on the technologies and services TSTC offers. In addition, presentations are made discussing processes or changes in enrollment services, student learning and financial aid.<\/p>\n

Counselors were also treated to a tour of the Allied Health building and the new Nursing Education Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot only is this a way to keep our high school counselors up to date on the many opportunities we have to offer, but it\u2019s our way of saying thank you,\u201d said Dora Colvin, director of recruitment. \u201cThey welcome us into their schools to talk to their students. They\u2019re great partners.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rolando Gonzalez, Los Fresnos High School counselor, has been attending TSTC\u2019s counselors update for the past four years and said he learns something new every time.<\/p>\n

\u201cTSTC does an excellent job keeping us informed and updated,\u201d said Gonzalez. \u201cThis is really an educational outlet for counselors and it helps me serve my students better. I have full confidence in TSTC and what they have to offer.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Delicia Sanchez, Harlingen High School\u2019s College and Career advisor, this is her second time attending and said she has been impressed with TSTC on more than one occasion.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday we got to tour the alli\"TSTC<\/a>ed health programs and I can\u2019t wait to take what I learned back to my students,\u201d said Sanchez. \u201cHealth professions are growing in popularity and they\u2019re in demand, so learning what I learned about TSTC\u2019s Allied Health program will help me answer my students\u2019 questions and guide them better.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to hearing from keynote speaker Dr. Michael J. Sandroussi, president of Craft Training Center of the Coastal Bend, counselors had the chance to hear a student testimonial made by Cecilia Zebrowski, one of TSTC\u2019s few female students in Tool and Die Technology.<\/p>\n

Zebrowski is set to graduate December 2016 with an associate degree in Tool and Die Technology. She already has numerous job offers from Raytheon, Toyota, Space X and United Launch, to name a few. She said she wanted to be an example that counselors could use when speaking with their students about pursuing non-traditional programs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI let the counselors know about the types of opportunities and jobs I\u2019ve been offered because of my time here at TSTC,\u201d said Zebrowski. \u201cBut I spoke mainly to inspire these counselors to encourage their students and future generations to pursue education locally in non-traditional fields.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zebrowski inspired many of the counselors, like Cynthia De la Garza Gonzales, Career and Technology counselor for South Texas Independent School District.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of the information we’re getting today is valuable,\u201d said De la Garza. \u201cBut I was truly impressed with the young lady who presented her testimony. She is a female in a male-dominated field and she\u2019s succeeding. This will definitely help me inspire other students like her to pursue opportunities like she has.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many of the counselors were appreciative to be included in the counselors update. However, Colvin said it is TSTC who should be thanking them.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve collaborated with these school districts and counselors for many college initiatives,\u201d said Colvin. \u201cWe thank them for everything they do for us and for the students. We\u2019re excited to have them here at TSTC. We look forward to working with them and helping their students have a smooth transition to TSTC. \u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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