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Hi, I'm your counselor, Mr. Strausser.
 
This is my 2nd year as counselor at St. Edward School. Before coming to St. Edward I worked in other schools as a teacher, counselor , and school psychologist. I like working at St. Edward because I can enjoy the special qualities that students at many different ages bring to St. Edward. Also I like working here because I'm only about one block from home! Besides my three children being St. Edward graduates, my wife, Ann, also graduated from St. Edward.
 
I grew up in a small town about two hours south of Waterloo called Noth English. (And yes, there is a South English about five miles south of North English!) My graduating class from English Valleys High School had about 65 students. While going there I enjoyed lots of activities like chorus, band, plays, student council, football, track, newspaper, and yearbook. I completed all my college work at UNI in Cedar Falls and am a faithful fan and supporter of anything Panther.



What is a school counselor anyway?
Well, school counselors are trained to help any and all students with the kinds of issues that students face all the time. Some of these are: Making and keeping friends; Dealing with mean kids and bullies; Meeting classroom behavior expectations; Completing schoolwork on time with good quality; Parent and family issues; Coping with loss like death or divorce, and; Feeling good about yourself. There are others and your school counselor will try to help you with anything, but if they are not able to they will help you find people who can.
 
Counselors will meet with students individually, in pairs, and in small groups as well as sometimes presenting classroom group lessons.    

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