17-05-2025
Socorro High School counselor named finalist for Texas School Counselor of Year
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A Socorro High School counselor has been named one of the six finalists in Texas for the annual School Counselor of the Year award, according to the Socorro Independent School District on Thursday, May 15.
Cristina Alvarez, a counselor from Socorro High School, is one of the six finalists for the 2025-2026 Lone Star State School Counselor Association Texas School Counselor of the Year award.
'I'm really humbled, and I love that I get to represent the hard work that my colleagues and I do at Socorro High School,' Alvarez said. 'It's not just me. There are eight of us (counselors at Socorro High School) and being a finalist lets me represent the work that we all do daily, serving our students with social and emotional support and academically.'
According to Socorro ISD, Alvarez has been a counselor for 11 years, including seven years with the school district.
Alvarez has been the counselor for the early college program at Socorro High School for three years, and prior to that, she was a counselor for Salvador H. Sanchez Middle School for four years, SISD said.
'I decided to move to the high school because of my students in middle school. I wanted to be the person that helped them, and they saw every day,' Alvarez said. 'It has been a privilege to see them grow in high school, earn their associate degree and then graduate from high school.'
Alvarez will participate in the interview process for the state award on May 21, SISD said.
Socorro ISD said the 2025-2026 Texas School Counselor of the Year will be announced at the end of May.
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