New Elementary Counselor Combines Passions for Kids, Psychology

New Elementary Counselor Amanda Pottorff, the new Elementary Counselor at Worth County, combined her two passions of kids and psychology to land her a job right out of college as the new elementary counselor. Born and raised in Mount Moriah, she went to South Harrison High School, where she had a strong teacher in Mrs. Rose, the Family and Consumer Science Teacher. Pottorff said that Mrs. Rose taught her a lot about children as well as a lot about life in general. She said that her biggest influence was her mother, who did everything as a single mother and who taught her the value of hard work. She attended Central Methodist, where she discovered her passion for psychology thanks to Elizabeth Gold, a professor at that school. She then went to Northwest Missouri State where she got her Master's Degree. Her duties will include working with the elementary students and helping them work through their issues and succeed at Worth County.