Broad River Elementary educator honored as School Counselor of the Year

Robert Smalls, Port Royal Elementary counselors also honored

From staff reports Broad River Elementary Counselor Candace Washington is the Beaufort County School District’s 2023 School Counselor of the Year.

In addition to honoring Washington, the district also recognized Robert Smalls International Academy’s Tekerria Brown as Middle School Counselor of the Year, May River High School’s Laura Marshall as High School Counselor of the Year, and Port Royal Elementary School’s Arriel Young as Rookie School Counselor of the Year.

“We’re extremely proud of Ms. Washington for earning this recognition,” Superintendent Frank Rodriguez said in a news release. “Extraordinary school counselors like Ms. Washington are vital to any school community.”

In her fourth year as a school counselor, Washington says it’s rewarding to see how excited her students are to see her in the hallway, especially when she asks them how their day is going and they in turn ask her the same, which is the “best ac-