Croom Vocational High School counselor tries to know every student's name

School counselor Triana Hayes knows every student at Croom Vocational High School by name. She can tell by the way they walk through the doors in the morning if they're having a good or a bad day.

Hayes is one of 351 professional school counselors in Prince George's County Public Schools. The school system honored these counselors during National School Counselors Week from Feb. 7-11.

The week, organized by the American School Counseling Association, originated from the desire to celebrate the work school counselors do and to raise awareness about the broad scope of their jobs, said Elizabeth Sessoms, supervisor of counseling for PGCPS.

"Our counselors are awesome," Sessoms said. "I can say that because I've been in the schools, and I've seen them work. They're actually interacting with the students."