Tara Salmans (T161) -- Co-Counseling Department Head, A-C (salmans.tara@usd443.org)
Emily Dierksen (H272) -- Student Service Coordinator, Co-Counseling Department Head, D-I (dierksen.emily@usd443.org)
Jennifer Mendoza (C363) -- Counselor, J-N (mendoza.jennifer@usd443.org)
Sarah Kirk (M121) -- Counselor, O-R (mendez.lizette3@usd443.org)
Lou Ann Barker (S232) -- Counselor, S-Z & Foreign Exchange Students (barker.louann@usd443.org)
Jill Ewy (S216) -- Special Education Counselor (ewy.jill@usd443.org)
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Bailey Zerger (S418) -- Social Worker (zerger.bailey@usd443.org)
Tracy Mejia (S417) -- Social Worker (mejia.tracy@usd443.org)
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Jessica Trent (S422) -- 11-12 Family Liaison (trent.jessica@usd443.org)
Tanya Nau (S422) -- 9-10 Family Liaison (nau.tanya@usd443.org)
Alesha Pedigo (S421) -- Sparkwheel (pedigo.alesha@usd443.org)
Claudia Delgado (S419) -- Registrar (delgado.claudia@usd443.org)
Kaylee Chilton (S416) -- Instructional Coach (chilton.kaylee@usd443.org)
Heather Steiner (S415) -- Instructional Coach (steiner.heather@usd443.org)
Denise Salem (S414) --Instructional Coach (salem.denise@usd443.org)
Maria Kane (S407) -- Pathway Coordinator (kane.maria@usd443.org)
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Melissa Garcia (M101) -- College Advisor (garcia.melissa@usd443.org)
Jennifer Buddy (T174) -- SST Secretary (buddy.jennifer@usd443.org)
Check the information and resources below. If you still have questions, please ask someone on the Student Support Team for more information.
Upcoming Events/Notices
Grade Level Information
Academic and Future Education Information
Getting Involved
Additional Resources
The Dodge City High School comprehensive school counseling program is working towards alignment with the American School Counseling Association (ASCA) national standards. We offer preventative services to help students meet academic, social/emotional, and career goals.
Academic: Our Student Service Center staff are available to facilitate academic and educational goals by assisting with:
Individual Plans of Study
Information on college preparatory testing (ACT/PSAT, etc)
College Planning Conference
Freshman Orientation
Curriculum Fair
Etc.
Social/Emotional: We offer responsive services to meet the needs of our students such as:
short-term counseling (group and individual)
consultation
referral
Career: Through Xello and other educational tools, Dodge City High School students will learn more about themselves by:
taking interest/personality/learning style surveys
explore career and post-secondary options in-depth
update their Individual Plan of Study
explore related occupations,
plan post-secondary education and training
search for scholarships
Parents have a tremendous impact on career planning for their students. Parents can view their child’s Xello dashboard and help their child with career planning by going to www.xello.com and using their student’s login information.