Counseling can help students gain the greatest value from their high school education and make sound plans for the future. In addition to the day-to-day guidance given by parents and teachers, a student should periodically review progress and plans with a professional counselor. The pupil is also invited to schedule a conference with a counselor when there is a need for help in clearing some obstacle or in clarifying thinking about the future. Beside such general matters, the counselor is the pupil's principal resource for information about choice of school subjects, occupations, institutions of higher education and scholarship and other forms of financial aid.