The first guidance counselor at Minford High School was hired for the 1956 - 1957 school year.  The 1957 Yearbook stated that:

This program is recommended by the State Department of Education and is being adopted by the larger and more progressive schools.  We are endeavoring to assist the school personnel, students, parents, and community toward a better cooperative understanding of all our problems and abilities.

Such a program must be coordinated and systematized with other existing school developments.  It must be planned for a long range.

We shall initiate new services and strengthen existing ones in our school system.