Sample Morning Announcements
Monday
Good morning. This is [insert name], your school counselor, and today is the first day of
National School Counseling Week. Our theme for the week is “School Counselors: Making a
Difference.” The school counseling staff, like everyone in our school, is here to make a
difference in your life. We want to help you reach your full potential and be successful in school
and life.
Every day, you face challenges — tough classes, peer pressure, family and friendship
problems and more — that can be roadblocks to future success. I can help you deal with these
challenges. That’s what school counselors do: Come by and talk to me soon.
Make it a great day.
Tuesday
Good morning. This is [insert name], and today is the second day of National School
Counseling Week. Do you know what is one of the biggest keys to your future success and
your ability to make a difference in your life and the lives of others? Determination.
Booker T. Washington knew something about determination. He rose up from slavery and
illiteracy to become one of our foremost educators and a leader of African Americans at the
turn of the century.
When he was young, he went to school – not as a student, but to carry books for one of the
plantation owner’s daughters. When he was a young boy, he took a job in a salt mine that
began at 4 a.m. so he could attend school later in the day. At age 16, he walked much of the
500 miles to Virginia to enroll in a new school for black students.
He graduated from college and went on to work at the Tuskegee Institute. Both the school and
Washington made lasting and profound contributions to the South and to the United States.
Washington wrote a bestseller called “Up From Slavery.” He became an advisor to President
Theodore Roosevelt and was the first African American ever to dine at the White House with
the president.
Here is what Washington said about determination:
“The circumstances that surround a man’s life are not important. How that man responds to
those circumstances is important. His response is the ultimate determining factor between
success and failure.”
Be determined. Reach for the stars. Make this day a great one.
Wednesday
Good morning. I am [insert name], and this is the third day of National School Counseling
Week. I bet a lot of you can’t wait until today is over, and many of you are counting down the
days until the school year ends. You also know exactly what month and year you will graduate
from high school.
But did you know that, even when your formal education is over, you will still be a learner? You
will learn many important things that will help you to continue to make a difference?
Shakespeare said, “We bring forth weeds when our quick minds lie still.” He certainly did not
allow that to happen. Shakespeare wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets in his 52 years on earth.
Tom Yohe from ABC’s Saturday morning public service campaign “Schoolhouse Rock” stressed
the importance of learning throughout your life another way:
“As your body grows bigger
Your mind must flower
It’s great to learn
‘Cause knowledge is power.”
Go learn something, and make this day a great one!
Thursday
Good morning. This is [insert name]. Today is Thursday, the fourth day of National School
Counseling Week. Today’s tip for making a difference focuses on following your passion.
How many of you have thought about what you want to do in five years? Ten years? Twenty
years? What do you see yourself doing?
The world is changing rapidly, and your options are unlimited. In fact, many of the jobs that will
be out there after you graduate have not yet been invented.
In today’s global economy, many of the traditional jobs that were out there when your parents
went to work are either automated or handled overseas. The leaders of tomorrow will be the
innovators who follow their passion and are determined to succeed.
Use this time now to learn, to discover what you’re are good at and to figure out what you love.
Tiger Woods found his passion early in life. He began playing golf when he was just a toddler
and now says, “I get to play golf for a living. What more can you ask for – getting paid for doing
what you love.”
Find what you are passionate about, and make this a great day!
Friday
Good morning. This is [insert name]. Today is Friday, the final day of National School
Counseling Week. As we wrap up our focus on making a difference in your life and the lives of
others, think about these words from Anne Frank:
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the
world.”
Anne Frank did not know that her words, written while her family hid from the Nazis during
World War II, would reach and touch millions of children and adults. Unfortunately, she did not
get to see that happen.
You can make a difference, starting today. Look at yourself and your life. What do you like?
What skills do you need to improve? How can you help others to be successful?
Your teachers are here to help you during this journey. Your principal is too. And when you
need someone who will listen that you can trust, remember that your school counselor is always
here for you.
Thanks for making this a great National School Counseling Week.