Congratulations Dr. Neely!

The following announcement came to me this weekend by our Counselor Coordinator Dr. Kenya Gilliard.  So thrilled for Dr. Neely, counselor at Frederick Douglass High School.  Hats off to you Dr. Neely and your tremendous service to the students of Atlanta Public Schools.

Frederick Douglass High School’s Counselor, Dr. Sheryl Neely, Wins Division, State, and Region Counselor of the Year Competitions………………....Advances to National Competition.

Dr. Sheryl Neely was recognized as Region II’s Counselor of the Year by the Association of Career and Technical Education (ACTE) on Saturday, September 26 at a ceremony in Montgomery, Alabama.  This award comes after Dr. Neely competed and was the recipient of the Counselor of the Year for both the Guidance Division of the Georgia Association of Career and Technical Education (GACTE), and the State Award for GACTE.  Each state award winner was nominated to represent Georgia in the national organization, Association for Career & Technical Education Region II competition, and Dr. Sheryl Neely was the recipient of the Region II Counselor of the Year Award on Saturday. Region II of ACTE is comprised of Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Puerto Rico, and the Bahamas.  Dr. Sheryl Neely will compete nationally in November in a ceremony in New Orleans at the ACTE Visions Conference, November 19-22, 2015.

 

Dr. Sheryl Neely is currently the GACTE/ACTE division, state, and region winner for Guidance and Counseling.  Recipients of all three awards must have made significant contributions to advocate, educate and communicate the value of CTAE as a viable career option to a variety of audiences, including students and adults. Recipients must also demonstrate exemplary efforts in helping students evaluate their abilities, interests, and talents that encourage them to develop academic and career goals aligned with career and technical education.

An educator for more than 20 years, Dr. Neely earned her Counseling Degree from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.  She has worked unwaveringly to ensure that the students she serves are well aware of post-secondary opportunities and Career and Technical Education pathways. Dr. Neely first served as a CTAE teacher before becoming a Counselor, and is known to all as a strong advocate for CTAE.  She is currently the Head Counselor at Frederick Douglass High School, serves on the school district’s Career and Technical Education Advisory Board, serves as the President-Elect for GACTE, and has long-standing memberships with ACTE, GACTE, the Georgia School Counselor Association, and the Association of School Counselors.  Dr. Neely was also named Atlanta Public School’s High School Counselor of the Year in May 2015.