This article explores students at risk of academic non-completion. Schools and school counselors need to target the factors which put students at risk of academic non-completion to reduce the number of adolescents feeling a sense of alienation from school, from educators, and from learning. The construct of student alienation is examined based on the premise that school environments may contribute to student alienation and school failure. School counseling programs are presented as a vehicle for targeting alienating factors and school counselors as advocates for change. Emphasis is given to: (1) the identification of school factors which may alienate students; (2) strategies school counselors may use to engage teachers in the development of more culturally relevant teaching practices; and (3) strategies for fostering a school climate conducive to student engagement.