Bountiful High's Counseling Department is a comprehensive counseling program that is dedicated to student success.  Our goal as a counseling team is to provide EVERY student with the knowledge and resources they need to become college and career ready.

Parents may set a quick 10-minute appointment with their student’s counselor by clicking/scanning the QR code below. NOTE** If you have an urgent need or desire a longer in-depth meeting, please email the counselor, or call the counseling office during school hours.

Counseling Office Hours

7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Counselors available 7:15 a.m.-2:45 p.m.

801-402-3907

Counselors

Mrs. Watts A-D

Mrs. Watts A-D

Email Mrs. Watts A-D

801-402-3922

Scan the QR below for an appointment.

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sara

Mrs. McKay E-K

Email Mrs. McKay E-K

801-402-3923

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McKay QR

Mr. Mortensen L-Re

Mr. Mortensen L-Re

Email Mr. Mortensen L-Re

801-402-3925

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Mortensen QR

smith

Mr. Smith Rf-Z

Email Mr. Smith Rf-Z

801-402-3918

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chris

Mrs. Sedlacek

kathy

Mrs. Anderson

Scholarship Coordinator

Monday-Thursday 8-12

Email Mrs. Anderson

801-402-3965

What We Do

We are a comprehensive school counseling program and follow the Utah State Board of Education College & Career Readiness School Counseling Model. Our goal is to provide all students with the knowledge, resources, and opportunities to become successful adults by earning their high school diploma and being prepared for entering college or a career after graduation.  We work collaboratively with students, parents, teachers, and the community to encourage and support student growth and achievement.

Our main areas of focus are:

  • Planning for College & Career Readiness

  • Student Dropout Prevention with Social/Emotional Supports

  • Collaborative Classroom Instruction

  • Systemic Leadership and Counseling Program Management

Planning for College & Career Readiness

  • Student & parent College & Career Readiness (CCR) meetings

  • Group meetings with sophomores during Drivers Education

  • Individual meetings (CCR’s) with all juniors

  • Senior updates in 12th grade English classes

  • ·Counselor attendance at Early College meetings with WSU Early College Advisors

  • College application and scholarship assistance

  • Utah College Application Week/Month during October

  • Utah Higher Education Day for all juniors in February

  • Common App recommendations

  • Letters of recommendation upon request

  • Individual student meetings with College Access & Scholarship Advisor

  • Academic advisement and course scheduling (course requests, registration, and class changes)

  • Graduation tracking and monitoring

  • IEP attendance and coordination with Special Education case managers

  • Military opportunity assistance

  • NCAA eligibility planning

  • Online/digital course registration (Davis Connect, SOEP, and SEATS)

  • Promoting advanced coursework

  • Concurrent Enrollment (CE)

  • Advanced Placement (AP)

  • Certificate of Completion & Early College

  • Catalyst Center

  • Davis Tech programs (DTC)

  • CTE Internships

Dropout Prevention With Social/emotional Supports

  • Transcript/credit evaluations

  • Edgenuity (credit recovery)

  • Student identification and tracking

  • Student interventions through Local Case Management Team

  • Parent/teacher/student collaboration to address student needs

  • Family Service Worker and Teen Center access for students in need

  • Short-term crisis counseling

  • SafeUT tip response

  • Referrals to community resources when appropriate

  • Small group counseling (based on needs assessment data)

  • Alternative Education referrals (Mountain High, Canyon Heights Adult Education)

  • Homebound/Hospital coordination

  • Displaced student resources and assistance

  • Promote diversity and related programs

  • LIA (Latinos in Action)

Collaborative Classroom Instruction

  • Classroom presentations

  • Senior updates in English classes

  • Sophomore and junior course requests in classes

  • CTE Pathway presentation in CTE classes

  • Orientation for incoming sophomores

  • Advanced coursework options (CE and Certificate of Completion)

  • Scholarships

  • FAFSA completion night

Systemic Leadership and Counseling Program Management

  • Annual data projects for program development and improvement

  • School needs assessments (every 3 years)

  • Community Council and JSSC representation

  • Teacher/departmental/CTE correlation meetings

  • College & university articulation trainings

  • Testing Coordination

  • ACT (American College Test)

  • PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test)

  • AP (Advanced Placement)

  • ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery)

  • Monthly district counselor trainings and committee meetings (I.S., Scholarships)

  • Professional School Counseling Association memberships (DSCA, USCA, and ASCA)

  • Individual counselor professional development trainings

Bountiful High's Counseling Department is a comprehensive counseling program that is dedicated to student success.  Our goal as a counseling team is to provide EVERY student with the knowledge and resources they need to become college and career ready.

Parents may set a quick 10-minute appointment with their student’s counselor by clicking/scanning the QR code above. NOTE** If you have an urgent need or desire a longer in-depth meeting, please email the counselor, or call the counseling office during school hours.

Tiered Student Interventions

Bountiful High's Counseling Department is a comprehensive counseling program that is dedicated to student success.  Our goal as a counseling team is to provide EVERY student with the knowledge and resources they need to become college and career ready.

Parents may set a quick 10-minute appointment with their student’s counselor by clicking/scanning the QR code above. NOTE** If you have an urgent need or desire a longer in-depth meeting, please email the counselor, or call the counseling office during school hours.