Counseling and Career Guidance
Welcome to the 2025-26 school year!
HHS Counseling and Career Department provides information and assistance with academic progress, course selection, careers, college searches, scholarships, financial aid, and other post-secondary opportunities. Individual guidance and classroom group instruction are provided to assist students in making educational and vocational/career plans. Additionally, our staff offers personal and social support to individuals and families. Students are assigned to counselors by last name.
Class Schedules – Requesting a Schedule Change
Class schedules for the 2025-2026 School Year will be released to students through PowerSchool on Wednesday, August 20. Students will be able to work with their counselors to make any changes to their schedule based on the process below. Please remember, the master schedule is built based on the requests students put in each Spring. While we do our best to make changes for students, the schedule is pretty tight with limited open seats in many classes, so there may not be any other options for a student than the classes they requested in March. I appreciate the work our counselors put in to help our students navigate these decisions and get them in the right spots.
We are making a change this year to student schedule change requests. From August 20 – September 1, students will use the Schedule Change Request Online Form based on their counselor linked below. We are also limiting a student to 3 change requests this year. During this time frame, we may require parental permission for the change to happen.
From September 2 – 10, students will need to meet with their assigned counselor to complete a paper schedule change form that requires signatures from all parties (student, parent, counselor, teacher).
If a student is wishing to make a change based on a teacher, they will need to work through that with their assistant principal.
After September 11, any changes made to a schedule will require administrator approval and will result in a Withdraw/Fail (W/F) on their transcript.
Students will be able to request changes at any point starting on August 20, seniors will generally be given priority to ensure they have what they need in their schedules to graduate. If you would like to come in person to work with your counselor, the following times are available for that to happen.
- Wednesday, August 20 – Seniors 8:30-11:30 a.m., Juniors 12:30-3:30 p.m.
- Thursday, August 21 – Sophomores 8:30-11:30 a.m., Freshmen 12:30-3:30 p.m.
- Friday, August 22 – New to the district students 1:00-3:30 p.m.
Schedule Change Request Form Students Last Names A-G (Mr. Sieminski)
Schedule Change Request Form Students Last Names H-N (Mrs. Staldine)
Schedule Change Request Form Students Last Names O-Z (Mr. Michaud)
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Class of 2025 Survey: Click Here
Counseling News & Upcoming Events:
September
- 10-11 Dual Credit Registration- Register Here
- 12-Last day for Schedule Changes
- Please make sure to schedule a time and or teams your counselor to finalize your semester schedule.
- 16- Senior Parent Night – 5:30pm- Little Theatre @ HHS
- Visit with your counselors and steps to graduation, scholarships, and college prep.
- 30– College Application Week
- Visit Montana University System website for more information and guidance on what type of career path to choose from! This will help when application week comes to decide on a college/University.
October
- 1- Angel Fund application opens. Please visit Mrs. Staldine in the counseling office for more information
- Oct 1-Oct 11th– College Application Week
- Visit Montana University System website for more information and guidance on what type of career path to choose from! This will help when application week comes to decide on a college/University.
- 22nd- Healthcare prospects @ Helena College 9AM-2PM- QR code on bulletin outside of counseling office
November
- 13th- FSA ID Night – HHS Library 5:30-7pm.
- 15th- Montana Western Day
- 15th- MT Tech Digger Days
- 19th- 25/26 FAFSA application is OPEN!
- 25th- EMT Info Night @ Helena College- More Info
December
- 20th- Internship meeting – Lunch TLC
January
- 29th- Army – Military Visit- Counseling office @ Lunch
February
- 6th- Army National Guard- Counseling office @ Lunch
- 10th- Carroll College Visit @ lunch
- 26th-2025 Manufacturing and Mechanics Day
March
- 17th- Sophomore Parent Night Little Theatre- Time: TBD
April
- 3rd- Montana STEM Summit – Helena, MT- Register here
- 5th- Skills USA Job and Fair Expo –
- 8th- ACT Testing Day
May
June
- Montana Conservation Corps Youth Summer Program – Register here
Flyers for upcoming events this year!
Scroll down for more information!
Click here to connect with the Helena High School Counseling Department Facebook page.
You can also follow along on Instagram, @bengal_counseling
Our Staff
Miss. Alexis Navarrete, College and Career Counselor
College and military recruiters: please contact Alexis Navarrete at anavarrete@helenaschools.org or 406 324.2225 to schedule an appointment.
