In the beginning of the school year the Counseling Center is always really busy. For the most part, students need to talk to their counselors about scheduling changes, whether they need a different teacher, another class, or they simply weren’t put into a class they wanted to be in. “We like to make things nice and help everyone,” counselor Lisa Sullivan said, “but we do have certain procedures we have to follow.” The counselors have a lot of pressure on their backs with kids lined up out of the door trying to get help with their schedules. “My phones haven’t stopped ringing and I have about 80 emails in my inbox,” said Sullivan.

Although the counselors try to accommodate everyone, they ultimately can’t. “When I have to help with scheduling changes I first try to just move periods, not teachers or classes,” said counselor Quinn Heinz, “but if we can’t do that and other classes are already too full, we just have to cut the last additions to the class.” The counselors try their best to help everyone and make sure no one is too upset with their classes and schedule. “We always want to be the nice guy, but sometimes we just can’t,” said Heinz.

The counselors have a lot to do in the beginning of the school year while they help newly enrolled students, students wanting to change classes, etc. AHS students need to be patient while the counselors try to manage everything into their 8 hour a day schedule.