Nathan Hale Counseling Office

Announcements

A few shifts we made this school year are moving to a Lower House (grades 9/10)and Upper House (grades 11/12) service model to better support students across our system. Ms. Tia Yarbrough is our lower house AP, and Ms. Andrea Dailey, is our upper house AP, subbing for Mx. Zoba until Winter Break. Please make sure you connect with the right administrator to best support your student. Mr. Krsto Budech is our lower house school counselor, and Ms. Kelly Creech is our upper house school counselor. Please work directly with your student’s school counselor for guidance, support, and direction for success in graduation and beyond.

• Student Schedules Important Information
  • Student schedules are available on the Source (for students & parents). Learn more about how to access the Source.
• Schedule Change Requests
  • Please complete the schedule change request online form if you need a correction to your schedule for the 2026-2027 school year. We cannot guarantee your requests will be honored, and we will do our best to make the appropriate adjustments.
  • Schedules will only be changed primarily for the following reasons:
    • Course is at the wrong level (ex: student needs Algebra 1 instead of Geometry)
    • Duplicate courses (ex: ceramics scheduled twice)
    • Course already taken (in previous years or in summer school)
    • Student has a hole in their schedule 
    • Student is missing a graduation requirement
  • Other schedule change guidelines:
    • Schedules are not changed for teacher preference.  
    • SENIORS- there is no Late Start/Early Dismissal 
    • Schedules are not changed because of athletics or other after school activities. 
    • Classes will not be overloaded even with teacher permission. 
    • There are no waitlists for full classes.

Other elective preference schedule change requests may require administrative approval. 

Deadline For Schedule Change Requests –
Due Sept. 11 at 11:59 p.m. PST

• The deadline for schedule change requests is Friday, September 11 at 11:59 p.m. PST. Counselors will not respond to emails about schedule changes. 

Students should remain in assigned classes until changes are made. You will receive an email response from your school counselor to your school email address. Please check school email regularly. Counselor response times will be longer than usual. Please be patient.

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Mission Statement

We strive to support all students to become honorable, thinking, skillful, global citizens by supporting students’ academic, social, emotional, and post-secondary planning needs.

Nathan Hale Counseling Staff

Students are assigned to Nathan Hale Counselors by grade. Counselors work with students supporting students’ academic, social, emotional, and post-secondary planning needs.

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Counseling Team Quick Resources

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Counselor Appointments Information

Students can make an appointment using the counselor’s calendar links or email (using your SPS email address).

Parents wishing to contact their student’s counselor are encouraged to send an email to their counselor.

As of September 7, 2026