The Nebraska School Counselor Association (NSCA) has honored Milissa Birnie, Counselor at the Ansley Public Schools, with the High School Counselor of the Year Award. The NSCA announced the award during their Annual School Counselor Academy that was held in Lincoln on November 7th and 8th.
Ms. Birnie has been at Ansley Public Schools since the fall of 2012. She stated it has been an honor to work with some of Custer County’s finest students, as well as exceptionally hard-working staff. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Education in 7-12 Social Science from UNK in December 2005 and her Master of Science in School Counseling and Preventative Mental Health from Creighton University in May of 2020.
Milissa and her husband Paul live on a ranch south of Broken Bow with their son Oliver. They are also lucky to have their oldest son Hunter, his wife Faith, and children, Thea and Henry, close to them as well. They love to travel, camp, and attend concerts. Any time with family around is their favorite time.
The NSCA began its School Counselor of the Year Program in 2008 by awarding a single School Counselor of the Year. In 2010 the program was expanded to recognizing an Elementary, Middle and High School Counselor of the Year in an effort to celebrate more of the great school counselors in Nebraska.
