WENTZVILLE, Missouri — Boone Trail Elementary’s school counseling program earned Missouri’s Gysbers Comprehensive School Counseling Program Award. The Wentzville School District identified counselors Angela Garcia and Heather Null as the staff members to be honored at the Nov. 7 recognition.

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education gives the award to school buildings whose counseling programs meet state implementation standards. The designation lasts five years.

Applications are reviewed by a panel drawn from counselor education, the state counseling association and counselors from elementary, middle and high schools. The state requires applicants to earn at least 90 percent of the available points.

The award applies to the school’s counseling program as a whole. Buildings can reapply after the five-year term.