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DCC HOLDS ANNUAL COUNSELORS’ WORKSHOP

DANVILLE, VA, March 23, 2007 -- Danville Community College recently hosted its 39^th Annual Counselors’ Workshop for area middle and high school counselors. The workshop, held at DCC’s Regional Center for Advanced Technology and Training (RCATT), featured John Elliott, Jr., a Motivational Consultant for Consultant’s Ink, who discussed ways to improve behavior, self-esteem and personal growth. Also included were overviews of new programs, workshops and a tour of the workforce services facility. Later, participants gathered in front of RCATT for photos.

Participants from the Danville Public Schools are shown, left to right: Anna Johnson, John Geyer, Gloria J. Crews, Zella M. Harris, Roger Wilkes, DeLisa Chandler, Jamie Shaffer, Mary Braswell and Carol Kolendrianos.

Pittsylvania County Schools participants shown, left to right: Neil Clarridge, Beth Oliver, Donald Yard, Donna Brown, Linda Clark-Williamson, Cindy Pruitt-Rhodes, KerriBeth Rodgers, Nancy Moss, Peggy Deyerle, Tammy Beckelheimer, Brenda Dawson and Dottie Grimes. At right are Steve Wall, Director of Guidance and Media Services, Pittsylvania County Schools; and Ann Cassada, Director of Secondary Education.

At right, participants from the Halifax County Public Schools are shown. They are: Shawn Haws, Coordinator of Dual Enrollment; Frankie Logan, Guidance Counselor at Halifax County High School; and Barbara Womack and Gloria Wilson, both Counselors at Halifax County Middle School.