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Counselor's Corner

Welcome to the Counselor's Corner

Once A Maverick Always A Maverick!

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Counselor's Mission Statement

The mission of the Pasadena Memorial High School Counseling program is to foster academic excellence, social and emotional development, and college/career readiness, creating contributing citizens of global society!

Who is your Counselor?

Below is a list of our counseling staff and the students they are responsible for helping, sorted by last name. Please click the counselor's name to request to see your counselor.

Hortensia Melchor Lead Counselor - Last Names A-B, Z & 12th Grade Liaisons
Dolly Markel Last Names C-F & 9th Grade Liaison 
Arlene Hernandez Last Names G-J & 9th Grade Liaison
Marissa Gutierrez Last Names K-N & 10th Grade Liaison
LaKeitha Kirven  Last Names O-R & 11th Grade Liaison
Rachael Siegner Last Names S-Y & 9th Grade Liaison
Maricela Escamilla Special Education Support Grades 9-12
Tara Evans College and Career Coordinator
Laura Milam Early College Counselor

Leveling Down

Schedule Changes

  • Level-down forms may be obtained from the testing coordinators beginning 9/6; however, students will not be leveled down until the end of the first six weeks (9/23). 
  • The parent, student, and teacher must sign all level-down forms. 
  • Counselors can not level a student down unless Mrs. Lair signs off on the form to ensure the accuracy of our exam order.
  • If a student doesn’t level down in the first six weeks, the next available time frame to level down will be at the end of the first semester.

Steps for students to follow if they wish to level down:

  1. Speak with their AP teacher about their concerns.
  2. Obtain a form from the testing office beginning 9/6.
  3. Have parents & teachers sign the form.
  4. Please return the form before 9/23 to the Testing Office.
  5. Mrs. Lair will cancel the exam order & give the form to the AMAZING counseling team for a schedule change beginning 2nd 6 weeks.  

Community Service

If you are looking for/interested in Community Service Hours or need to pick up extra Community Services Forms, please stop by the Counseling Office and speak with Ms. Wendy Amaya. You may also email her at wamaya@pasadenaisd.org.