Nicki Hanseling: Nebraska School Counselor of the Year by Nebraska School Counselor Association
Background
Nicki Hanseling has been a counselor at Mickle Middle School for ten years. She was recently awarded the Nebraska School Counselor of the Year Award by the Nebraska School Counselor Association.
Explanation
The Nebraska School Counselor Association recently named Mickle Middle School counselor Nicki Hanseling the 2025 Nebraska School Counselor of the Year. The award recognizes school counselors who demonstrate excellence in their profession.
Nicki begins each morning at Mickle with supervisory duties overseeing students in the hallways, and she speaks with teachers and administrators in team meetings throughout the day. She also visits with students in her office about a range of issues such as academic requirements, safety concerns, and social-emotional issues. Nicki’s primary mission is to help students achieve success throughout their time at Lincoln Public Schools.
When speaking about her work, Nicki said:
“Working with kids and seeing the growth from coming in as sixth graders to leaving as eighth graders is just magic to watch. Even as sixth graders, the difference in them compared to seventh graders, and seventh graders compared to eighth graders, is just cool to see.
We don’t always get to see the growth students make by senior year. Just acknowledging that and recognizing growth for a student may look really small initially, but we’re planting seeds for bigger things that they might do for themselves down the road.”
Proposal
That the Lincoln Board of Education adopt the following resolution:
WHEREAS, Nicki Hanseling, counselor at Mickle Middle School has been named 2025 Nebraska School Counselor of the Year by the Nebraska School Counselor Association; and
WHEREAS, Nicki Hanseling successfully cultivates and nurtures student wellbeing and outcomes by creating a safe learning environment for all students; and
WHEREAS, Nicki Hanseling works collaboratively with the team at Mickle Middle School to address student needs ensuring their success; and
WHEREAS, Nicki Hanseling is widely admired and respected among her peers both within Lincoln Public Schools and the State of Nebraska;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Lincoln Board of Education does hereby congratulate Nicki Hanseling for being named the 2025 Nebraska School Counselor of the Year by the Nebraska School Counselor Association.
Updated February 25, 2025
