Counseling & Career Resources
CHS Counseling Staff
Chair: Lisa Morales
Lisa.Morales@ccs.k12.va.us, 245-2685
Secretary: Rita Durrer , 245-2700
Registrar: Susan Dietlin, 245-2698
Students are assigned to counselors by last name. Please contact your child’s counselor directly:
- A-D: Carol Easterlin, 245-2689
- E-J: James Bryant, 245-2687
- K-R: Melanie Key , 245-2686
- S-Z: Aja Chambers, 245-2688
- Career Counselor
Gigi Davis, 245-2690 - ESL Students: Lisa Morales, 245-2685
The goal of the CHS Counseling Department is to help students develop and successfully complete an educational plan that meets state and local graduation requirements and fits students’ personal needs, interests, abilities, and career aspirations.We believe the personal/social aspects of the student can not be totally separated from the academic. One of our goals is to assist students with coping/resiliency mechanisms, and personal/interpersonal skills that will enable them to better focus in the classroom.
We recognize that students who experience success in their learning environment, both academically and socially, become well equipped to proceed after high school. These successes foster a high regard for self and others, full participation in the schools’ curricular and extracurricular programs, and an appreciation for present learning and future possibilities.
Although working with students is the primary focus of the mission, coordinating and consulting with administrators, teachers, parents, and community agencies are integral to the work of our Guidance and Counseling Program.
What We Do
- Individual Counseling & Guidance
- Small Group Counseling & Guidance
- Classroom Guidance
- Consultation with teachers and parents
- Meetings (I.E.P., Child Study, S.A.T.)
- Testing / Test Preparation
- Crisis intervention
- College advising & recommendations
- Evaluating transcripts and SOLs
- Program planning, schedule adjustments
- New student registration
- Communication with parents
- Special programs coordinated through our office:
Annual Scheduled Programs
- Freshman orientation -- Fall
- Senior college planning -- Fall
- Senior interviews -- Fall
- Sophomore and Junior PSAT preparation -- Fall
- Senior recommendation letters -- Fall/Winter
- Program Planning -- Spring
- 10th grade Career Day--March
- Junior college planning -- Spring