NHHS Counseling
Complete the Google Form below to connect with your School Counselor, Social Worker, Graduation Coach, BRCC Career Coach/Liaison, ESL/Migrant High School Success Advocate, NHHS Registrar, or School Nurse.
If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, please contact Mobile Crisis at 1-888-573-1006, Vaya crisis hotline at 1-800-849-6127, call 988 or go to the nearest emergency room/hospital.
Rising Freshman Class Registration
Eighth Grade Parents and Guardians!
It’s almost time to register for high school classes for the 2025-2026 school year! Please check your email for an electronic version of The Freshman Registration Handbook, which includes important dates, course options, course descriptions, and other important class registration information.
2025-2026 Registration Timeline
- January 13: Freshmen Registration Materials and Information available online and pushed out via: PS Messenger, Parent Email/texts, Student Email and Google Classrooms.
- January 16 at 6 pm: NHHS hosts an information session and Knight Vision: See Your Path for parents. At Knight Vision, you’ll have the chance to explore various course options, extracurricular activities, career technical pathways, clubs, sports, and more. This event will help you envision your high school journey and begin thinking about your 4-year academic plan to support your long-term goals.
- January 17: 8th-grade students visit Knight Vision during Exploratory classes.
- January 22: NHHS counselors visit 8th-grade Social Studies classrooms to review the course registration process and expectations for high school and graduation requirements and answer any questions students may have about the transition to high school. PowerSchool registration opens today and will remain open until January 31 at 3pm. Students are responsible for entering their freshmen elective choices (3 courses and 3 alternate courses) in PowerSchool. Students may also make changes to submitted requests anytime during this window (January 22-January 31). PowerSchool registration opens on January 22 and will remain open until January 31 at 3 pm. During this window, students are responsible for entering their freshmen elective choices (3 courses and 3 alternate courses) in PowerSchool. Students may also make changes to submitted requests anytime during this window.
- January 31: PowerSchool Class Registration Portal closes at 3pm. Students double-check their course requests in PowerSchool and turn in their Registration Worksheet to their Social Studies teacher.
Community Resources
Mobile Crisis services provide intensive, on-site response, stabilization and intervention for people of all ages who are experiencing a crisis due to mental health disturbances, developmental disabilities, or addiction: 1-888-573-1006
Phone Number: 828-692-4289
Dial 211 to get connected to local resources.
Counselor Contact Information
The Counseling Department is typically available between the hours of 8:00 am and 3:00 pm
LAST NAMES:
A-Gonzalez
– Natalie Anderson
LAST NAMES:
Goodman-Ortega
– Leigh Leik
LAST NAMES:
Ortiz-Z
– Joey Wilson
SOCIAL WORKER
Charlee Bowman
Email Charlee Bowman
GRADUATION COACH
– Julie Holbert
BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE LIASON
– Kate Stucke
Email kastucke@hcpsnc.org
ESL / MIGRANT HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESS ADVOCATE
– America Moreno Jimenez
Senior Information
Scholarships:
Please check out the NHHS scholarship page. The scholarship page web address has been sent to your student email. Most scholarships will allow recommenders to email letters. Counselors can provide you with a transcript via email. Please contact your counselor or Mrs. Strickland with transcript requests.
FAFSA:
What is federal aid? It’s money from the federal government—specifically, the U.S. Department of Education—that helps you pay for college or career school. More than $150 billion in federal student aid is available through grants, work-study, and loans every year.
RDS:
Completion of the RDS is required in order to receive in-state tuition as well as state grants at North Carolina colleges and universities, both public and private.
College Applications:
Apply to most of North Carolina’s colleges and universities at cfnc.org or visit the school’s website. You may also apply to colleges using The Common Application. Please schedule a digital advisement appointment with your counselor for specific questions. We are happy to help!
Send Your Transcript to colleges and universities using your cfnc.org account. Click Apply – Application Hub – Request a Transcript. Please send requests for out of state colleges to the NHHS registrar, Mrs. Strickland at ksstrickland@hcpsnc.org