Counseling Services

Mission

GPHS counseling services are committed to empowering ALL students with access to the tools necessary to shatter every barrier and achieve their full potential academically, socially, and emotionally.

Vision

Gophers will self-advocate positively and demonstrate empathy to achieve collective success.

We commit to:

• Identify needs and provide program avenues for our 9th-12th student population to address individualized needs through the utilization of PANORAMA Survey, CANVAS, XELLO, SEL Advisory Lessons, Early College, College, and Career Center, Advanced Level Courses, Military Exposure, and Career and Technology Pathways. (ACCESS)

• Implement and model a comprehensive Counseling Program that promotes equity by providing available resources to level the playing field and empower students to self-advocate; programs such as AVID,CCMR passport, Stop IT, Be Project, Kindness Crew, Start with Hello, Hand Prints on Hearts, Gopher Legacy, Classroom Guidance Lessons, Student Success Plan, Individual/Group Counseling, BE Kind initiatives such as Bullying and Suicide Prevention and Go Center. (EQUITY)  

• Inspire students to succeed by removing social, emotional, academic, and cultural barriers that may impede student achievement and future success. By providing individual/group counseling, academic planning, ongoing IGP review, College Preparation: ACT, SAT, TSI, Texas College Bridge, ASVAB, Go Merry, Upward Bound, Dallas County Promise, FAFSA/TASFA, Khan Academy, College Board, and Advanced Placement/Dual Credit/Onramps courses. (SUCCESS)

Request a Visit With Your Counselor

To request a visit with your counselor, complete the link below.  Counselors are assigned based on your last name (If you have two last names listed in Skyward we use the first one). This is NOT an appointment, but a request for the counselor to pull you from an elective class.  Please be specific in your request.