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2026 School Counselor of the Year®
Congratulations to Danielle R. Crankfield, the 2026 School Counselor of the Year®. Crankfield is the school counselor at Crofton High School in Gambrills, Md. She is the 19th person to receive the national recognition and the first from Maryland.
“Danielle represents the very best in professional school counseling from her commitment to her students’ academic, college/career and social/emotional success, to her reputation among her peers as Crofton High School’s ‘North Star,’” said Molly McCloskey, School Counselor of the Year Selection Committee member.
Crankfield, the finalists and the 2026 state school counselors of the year will be recognized in a series of events in January 2026 in Washington, D.C. Read more about Crankfield.
2026 Finalists
- Leka Anitema, Maui High School, Kahului, Hawaii
- Annie Goldberg, ACSC, Broadview Middle School, Burlington, N.C.
- Lydia Thu Kim Larimore, Neabsco Elementary School, Woodbridge, Va.
- Summer Royale Whittington, Ernest Gallet Elementary School, Youngsville, La.