Counseling
Counseling
North Central Counseling Department
The Counseling Department at North Central High School is dedicated to guiding students in making thoughtful and informed decisions throughout their high school experience. The department consists of thirteen licensed School Counselors, a Career and College Counselor, three School Social Workers, and four Administrative Assistants, all under the leadership of Director of Counseling Melissa Patchett. Together, this team provides a comprehensive range of services designed to support students through academic counseling, career counseling, and social/emotional counseling.
Academic Counseling Services
- Small and large group lessons
- Annual classroom lessons for each grade level
- Course selection process
- Annual individual student meetings
- Explanation of graduation and diploma requirements
- Administration and interpretation of PSAT, SAT, AP, and IB exams
- Completion of a four-year career and academic plan
- College admission planning
- College application processing
- Guidance for college essays, resumes, campus visits, and interviews
- College-bound athlete guidance: NCAA and NAIA
- Parent programming for each grade level
- Financial aid and scholarship information, newsletters, and applications
Career Counseling Services
- Career interest inventories
- Xello portfolio creation
- College & Career Readiness (CCR) curriculum and classroom lessons
- Job and career fairs
- Identification of career goals
- College fairs
- Career discovery meetings
- Career coaching
- Post-secondary planning
Social/Emotional Counseling Services
- Small group counseling
- Executive functioning skill development
- Support resources for grief/loss, divorce, and pregnancy/parenting
- Individual student meetings
- Check-in/check-out with a counselor
- Grade 8 to 9 transition activities
- Section 504 Plans
- Social Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum and classroom lessons
NC Counseling Department Staff
| Position | Name | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director of Counseling | Melissa Patchett | mpatchett | 45337 |
| Career & College Counselor | Deena Fogle | dfogle | 45345 |
| College Access Specialist | Kendall Conaway | kconaway | 45802 |
| Graduation Coach | Kevin Gant | kgant | |
| 9th Grade Team | |||
| Jennifer Williams | A-F | jnwilliams | 45324 |
| Adam Jacobowitz | G-N | ajacobowitz | 45647 |
| Aaron Shelby | O-Z | ashelby | 45348 |
| Alpha A-F Team | |||
| Jeremy Corn | A-Bi | jcorn | 45313 |
| Alex Calvillo-Herrera | Bk-C | acalvilloherrera | 45314 |
| Michelle Fleming | D-F | mfleming | 45332 |
| Alpha G-N | |||
| Jolie Girton | G-Hp | jgirton | 45327 |
| Christina Rhodes | Hq-L | crhodes | 45329 |
| Nita Gates | M-N | mgates | 45334 |
| Alpha O-Z | |||
| Madison Sucese | O-Rob | msucese | 45331 |
| Myia Girton | Roc-Te | mgirton | 45326 |
| Kristi Meinert | Th-Z | kmeinert | 45312 |
| True North | |||
| Jessica Mang | True North Counselor | jmang | 46202 |
| Social Workers | |||
| Ja'Nette Johnson | Grade 9 | jjohnson | 45124 |
| Julie Shannon | Alpha A-F, True North | jshannon | 45200 |
| FahKara Hawkins | Alpha G-N, Alpha O-Z | fhawkins |