Counseling Department
The Guidance and Counseling Staff at Burnsville High School provides developmental, as well as pro-active, preventative and remedial services for students. This involves a cooperative effort among students, staff members, parents and the community. Their purpose is to empower all learners to lead satisfying and productive lives by assisting them in identifying and achieving educational, career, personal and social goals. We are here to help by working with academic issues, educational and career planning, as well as personal concerns.
The Role of a School Counselor
- School counselors are actively committed to helping students explore their abilities, strengths, interests and talents as these traits relate to career awareness and development.
- School counselors help parents focus on ways to further the education, personal and social growth of students.
- School counselors work with teachers and other educators to help students explore their potential and set realistic goals for themselves.
- School counselors seek to identify and utilize community resources that can enhance and compliment comprehensive school counseling programs and help students become productive members of society.
Comprehensive school counseling programs are considered an integral part of the educational process that enables all students to achieve success in school.
Information About Schedule Change Requests for Students
Email requests for schedule changes will not be considered. All requests need to go through the Google Form (below).
Acceptable reasons to request a change:
- Student is missing a core class (Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, or Math class)
- Student has an open class period in their schedule (e.g. they don't have any class scheduled during 3rd hour)
- Student is a 9th, 10th, or 11th grader has more than one study hall in a semester schedule. Some 12th graders may have two study halls in a semester.
- Student does not meet the prerequisite of the course they are registered for
- Student needs to schedule/reschedule a required course for graduation
- Student wants a “level change” in one or more courses
- Student wishes to drop an elective and replace it with a study hall
Unacceptable reasons to request a change:
- Student wants a different teacher
- Student wants to change/swap an elective
- Student wants a specific lunch period
- Student wants to shift or swap certain class periods (e.g. move Chemistry from 7th to 3rd hour and Study Hall from 3rd to 7th hour)
- After making a request, students need to continue to follow their original schedule as it appears in StudentVue until they see any changes
Grade 9 Counseling Staff
Students can see which Team they are in in their schedule.
Admin Assistant
YOSMERY RODRIGUEZ CORTES
Team 1 Counselor
ANGELA MARKHAM
Team 2 Counselor
VERONICA MARSHALL
Grades 10-12 Counseling Staff
Students in Grades 10-12 are sorted by Last Name Alpha
Counselor for Students with the Last Name A-C
FRANK TOFT
Counselor for Students with the Last Name L-P
LORI MAIDMENT
Counselor for Students with the Last Name D-K
SCOTT HARRISON
Counselor for Students with the Last Name Q-Z
ANDREA BAUER
Admin Assistant
MYRA SALINAS
Associate of Arts Program
REBECCA AKERSON
COUNSELOR, Associate of Arts Degree Pathway Coordinator
Student Support Teams
School counselors are one part of a comprehensive support system available to students.
Resources
Academic Support
Supplemental va courses
Students can take a supplemental Virtual Academy course while attending BHS. Click on the button to learn more.