Counseling Department
The HPHS Ambassador Application for the 2024-2025 school year is now open!
Access the application here: https://bit.ly/2024-2025AmbassadorApplication
Current 10th and 11th grade students are eligible to apply.
The deadline to apply is Monday, March 25th at 4:00pm.
Important: Your application is not considered complete until we have also received a signed Parental Consent form. When you enter your parent's email on the form, please do so carefully and make sure it is correct. When you submit your application, your parent will be notified at that email address that their action is required. Please make sure your parent has received the email shortly after you submit your application. If they have not received it, please have them check their spam folder or reach out to me at [email protected]
Please come to the counseling office with any questions.
The selection committee looks forward to reviewing your applications!
Skyward Course Registration is now open.
All 9th - 11th grade students need to log in to Skyward to enter course selections into the Skyward Career Plan for the 2024-25 school year by the following dates:
Juniors - February 11th, 2024
Sophomores - February 25th, 2024
Freshmen - March 3rd, 2024
You will bring your completed and signed Course Selection Cards to your meeting with your counselor during the week following the dates indicated above. You and your counselor will review both your course card and your Skyward Career Plan.
Here are some helpful resources to help you navigate Skyward for course selection next year. Click on the links below to access the documents.
- Online video and Step by step instructions for choosing courses through the Skyward Career Plan.
- 2024-2025 Course Cards for 9th -12th grade
- 2024-2025 Academic Planning Guide
- Kiltie
- Time Management Guide - this resource will help you understand the estimated weekly time you can expect to spend on homework or other activities for a class outside of school hours.
- Time Management Worksheet - this worksheet will help you plan your week and your course load based on the weekly hours you will spend on each class, activity and extra-curricular, while factoring in time for sleep and self care.
Highland Park High School provides a comprehensive developmental guidance program. This program provides group as well as individual assistance in a proactive manner which emphasizes the response to students' expected developmental needs at a time when those needs can be most effectively met. The Guidance Department consists of seven academic guidance counselors who work with students according to their last names and two personal counselors who assist individual students and lead small groups. The four assistants/coordinators are available to assist students, parents, and college representatives.
HPISD Professional School Counselors provide a comprehensive counseling program for all students so they are equipped emotionally, socially and academically to live healthy lives and to be contributing members of society.
Vision:
Every HPISD student will be an inclusive, empathetic, resilient, engaged citizen of the global community.
COUNSELORS
NAME |
STUDENT ALPHA |
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Michelle Altom |
A-CL |
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Julie Tallant |
CO-GO |
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Stacey McNeely |
GR-KING |
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Carolyn James |
KINH-MO |
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Ronny Winford |
MU-SCHO |
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Shawna Jandrew |
SCHR-WANG |
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Mindy McMinn |
WANI-Z |
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Lead Counselor |
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Christen Armer |
Personal Counselor |
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Margie Tyrone |
Personal Counselor |