Counseling

Page last updated: October 15, 2021

Counseling Team & General Information

It is the mission of the Northwest High School Counseling Department to advocate, collaborate, and facilitate individual and system change to ensure every student has the knowledge and skills necessary for academic success and personal growth.

Counseling Services include:

  • Academic & Personal Counseling (long term therapy is not provided)
  • College & Career Planning
  • Group Counseling
  • Coordination of Collaborate Action Plan Meetings
  • Coordination of Parent/Teacher Conferences
  • Referral Services to Mental Health and Drug Intervention Programs
  • Coordination of Advanced Placement Testing

The Counseling Department is open from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday. Please call ahead to make an appointment. You are also invited to e-mail your child's counselor at the address provided below.


AP & Honors | The College Application Process at Northwest HS |Transcript Request Form
| Counseling Calendar & Testing Bulletin|
The Counselor Connection Newsletter | New Enrollments | Post-Secondary Resources

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR STUDENT RECOMMENDATIONS: Self-Evaluation Form | Secondary School Report Form [UPDATED AUG. 28]

CounselorCounselor AssignmentsE-Mail
Dr. Paul BauerA - B This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Ms. Tamela McCarthy-ReddC - D This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Ms. Valerie TooleE - Ga This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Ms. Theresa Dethlefsen, ResourceGb - Har This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Ms. Athena CoisHas - K This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
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Mr. Dan Zarchin, LTS for Ms. EdmundsL - Mop This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Ms. Ellen O'ConnellMoq - RaEmail contact information for Ms. O'Connell
Mr. Scott PerroneRb - S This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Ms. Sue BuntingT - Z This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
LTS - long term substitute

This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , Counseling Secretary
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , Counseling Office Support (mornings)

This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , Registrar
Ms. Suzanne Moreland, Assistant Registrar (afternoons)

This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , College/Career Information Coordinator
NWHS CEEB CODE: 210-589 (FOR COLLEGE TESTING)
NWHS TEST SITE CODE: 21-298 (FOR SAT TESTING LOCATION SELECTION)


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Last Updated ( Thursday, 15 October 2021 )