Counseling Office
Our school counseling program is an important part of education. We focus on students' academic, career, and social/emotional development. The school counselor is here to support and prioritize each student.
Confidentiality
Trust is the foundation of the student/counselor relationship. Any information shared by the student will be kept confidential, except in these situations:
- If there is a clear and present danger to the student or others.
- If the student agrees to share the information.
- If the information is required by a court of law.
Counseling Resources
Valley Southwoods students are automatically included in a Canvas course with more information about Naviance, social-emotional learning, mental health resources, and guidance for course registration at Valley High School.
Xello Career Information System
Xello is a tool that helps students explore career interests, whether that's continuing their education after graduation, military enlistment, or finding a fulltime job in the workforce.
Schedule Change Request Form
The deadline to ADD a class for Semester 1 is 2 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 27 (Day 3 of semester 1). This form will then remain active through Friday, Sept. 6 (Day 10 of semester 1), which is the last day to drop a semester 1 class with no penalty (only if you have enough classes to do so)
Fill Out the 2024-25 Valley or Valley Southwoods Schedule Change Request Form
Southwoods Counselors
Valley Southwoods Counseling Department has two full-time school counselors. The students are assigned to a counselor based on the first letters of the student’s last name.
Tess Young
Counselor A-K
515-633-4524
TJ Cox
Counselor L-Z
515-633-4643