Counseling Department

*See Counselors under the Staff tab for contact information.

Mary Jo McCarey, Head Counselor
N - Z
Cynthia Frushone
A - E
Nella Landau
F - M
Andrea Kocher and Wendy Janicik
STARS Counselors
Caroline Karoczkai
Interim A-E 

School Counseling Program Management Agreement for Secondary Schools

Welcome to Counseling
Our counseling department consists of 2.7 school, 2 GEAR UP and 2 STARS counselors. Caseloads are divided by alpha except for STARS students and Applied Students ( non-diploma bound students). GEAR UP is a grant funded program that supports increasing a college bound culture on campus.  The department also includes the Registrar.
Seeing Your Counselor
Students may request to see their counselor by sending a message via Naviance or by sending an email.
Tutoring: Tutoring is available in the Library M, T, and Th 2:25 - 3:25pm.  See the Tutoring Schedule under the Student tab for details. 
Many faculty members are also available during lunch, before and after school to help students.
These services are available to help you earn the best grades possible; please use these opportunities frequently.
 

Senior Honor Roll: A list of every member of the senior class with a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher.

Honor Roll: This list of students with a 3.3 GPA or higher is published at the end of every six week grading period.
 
Citizenship Guidelines: When a spirit of cooperation exists on campus, a positive learning atmosphere also exits. Good citizens demonstrate attitudes of caring, concern and respect for others. The staff of CHS wishes to have all classroom environments conducive to learning.
The counseling department is designed to help students attain the higest standards of academic achievement, personal development, social development and career planning. To accomplish this, we:
 
  • Schedule students into classes that meet their post secondary college/career goals
  • Provide information, workshops, classroom presentations in various areas (college application, college testing, anger management, career explorations, etc...)
  • Provide Instructional Services Team (IST) Meetings and individual conference with teachers, parents and students.
  • Provide conflict mediation, crisis-intervention and referral to agencies.
Our counseling program is results-based and meets national standards for counseling and guidance, developed by the American School Conuseling Association.
 
CHS Counseling Policies: The following counseling policies have been established at CHS and are in keeping with San Diego Unified procedures and most other high schools in the district.
 

Class Change Policy: With the counselor’s assistance, students are encouraged to make careful decisions regarding class selections and asked to follow through with their decisions. Students who truly need a class change should email their counselor or send a message via Naviance during the first two weeks of school. However, only necessary changes will be made. After the first two weeks, request for schedule changes will have to be approved by the administration.

Home Period: To qualify you must be a senior with an overall GPA (grades 9-11) of at least a 3.0.  You must currently have good attendance, no more than 3 tardies and/or 5 unexcused absences per semester.  For more details and for further information on qualifications, please see your counselor.

Grading and Report Cards
CHS issues report cards approximately every six weeks. The first two reports of each semester serve as progress reports. Poor grades on progress reports warn of possible failure at the semester. Please consult the master calendar for the specific dates for progress report distribution. They do not always get mailed out.
 
Grades:
Academic                                        Citizenship

A Superior                                    E Excellent
B Above Average                        G Good
C Satisfactory                              S Satisfactory
D Below Average                        N Needs Improvement
F Failure; credit not granted       U Unsatisfactory