Sometimes we all need a little help to make sure our education is progressing the way we want it to be. That's where we come in. Please check this page for the latest on what's going on in the world of education. Feel free to contact our Guidance Counselor, Kathy Hoogerwerf. She's here to help you.

Counseling Responsibilities

The White Cone High School Counseling Department aims for all students to be successful academically, socially, emotionally, and in their future careers.

Our goal is that with: 

  • Academics, that students will:
    • Acquire attitudes, knowledge and skills that contribute to effective learning in school and across the life span.
    • Complete school with the academic preparation essential to choose from a wide range of substantial post-secondary options, including college.
    • Understand the relationship of academics to the world of work and to life at home and in the community.
  • Careers, that students will:
    • Acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and to make informed career decisions.
    • Employ strategies to achieve future career goals with success and satisfaction.
    • Understand the relationships between personal qualities, education, training and the world of work.
  • Personal/Social issues, that students will:
    • Acquire the knowledge, attitudes and interpersonal skills to help them understand and respect self and others.
    • Make decisions, set goals, and take necessary action to achieve goals.
    • Understand safety and survival skills.

The duties and responsibilities of the White Cone High School Counselor are:

  • Individual Planning with Students – working with small groups or individual students concerning educational plans, appraisals, assessment and advisement.
  • Responsive Services – responding to crisis situations, individual problems, groups of students with an immediate needs, etc. with outside community and tribal resources.
  • System Support – program planning, professional development, community relations, consultations with teachers and others concerning the program, data analysis, program evaluation and student results, etc.