BUHS School Counseling
academic ~ career ~ social
Welcome to the BUHS School Counseling website.
The Counseling Department provides students with academic, post-secondary and career counseling, and social and emotional support.
*College Admission counselors please contact Nikki Braun at nbraun@wsesdvt.org or (802)451-3421 to set up college visits.
To request a transcript, click here. For information about enrollment and registration, please contact our School Registrar at 802-451-3424.
School Counseling & Student Engagement Services
School counselors are assigned to students by grade and alphabetically by last name. Counselors concentrate on working with each student on:
academic achievement
college and career planning
social/emotional well being
*If students are feeling stressed about school or life, in general, they should contact their school counselor. If students have questions about their schedule, grades, or want to chat about options for careers/post-secondary planning these are all things their school counselor can assist with.
*School counselors use Google Classroom to share important information. Students should accept the invitation to join their counselor's classroom.
ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS:
Rhonda Winegarner, Director of Counseling.
Onsite Social Workers - Linda Heimerdinger, Alexandra Keep and John Ward, provide therapeutic support.
As the Flexible Pathways Coordinator, Kathy Thielen offers credit-bearing expanded learning opportunities (beyond the traditional classroom) where students have a significant voice in what they want to learn, how they want to learn, and how they want to show their newfound knowledge/skills.
Our SAP (Student Assistance Program Counselor), Ricky Davidson, supports all students to be successful in school - whatever that means for them. Though his focus is on substance use and misuse issues, he is a good resource for all types of things and his door is open to all students.
Student Engagement Coordinator, Winston Sailsman, works closely with school counselors and administration to find ways to better connect and engage students in their high school success.
Restorative Justice Coordinator, John Kersey, facilitates restorative meetings with students and staff as a way of building community and an alternative to traditional discipline.
Below is the listing of 2024-2025 counselor caseloads/emails. They are broken up by student last name.
Grade 9
A-K Meghan Pacheco: mpacheco@wsesdvt.org
L-Z Rebecca Speisman: rspeisman@wsesdvt.org
Grade 10
A-K Brooke Welch: bwelch@wsesdvt.org
L-Z Cynthia Nordmeyer: cnordmeyer@wsesdvt.org
GRADE 11
A-K Meghan Pacheco: mpacheco@wsesdvt.org
L-Z Rebecca Speisman: rspeisman@wsesdvt.org
Grade 12
A-L Brooke Welch: bwelch@wsesdvt.org
M-Z Cynthia Nordmeyer: cnordmeyer@wsesdvt.org
