School counselors are highly educated, professionally certified individuals who help students succeed in school and plan their career. School counselors help students form healthy goals, mindsets, and behaviors. With the aid of a school counselor, students learn to develop effective collaboration and cooperation skills, to practice perseverance, to develop time management and study skills, and to learn self-motivation and self-direction habits. 

Contact us

​​Office Hours: 7:30am - 4pm
Address:
2900 S. Cliff Ave 
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Phone: 605-367-7994
Fax: 605-367-4539
​School Counselors:
​(students assigned alphabetically by last name):
Tanielle Sylvester (A-C)
David Myers (D-G)
Wendy Dorman (H-K)
Matt Meyers (L-N)
Jacob McDonald (O-Sq)
Becky Thomas (Sr-Z)
​Counseling Support Staff:
Kim Bowman (Administrative Assistant)
Ashley Ruppert (Social Worker)
Kristy Pesicka (Success Coordinator/504 Coordinator)
Michelle Peterson (Registrar)

Post-Secondary Representative Visits

LHs Calendar of Events

October
4 - Mount Marty University - Open House for 6-8pm with free food/drinks at the Sioux Falls Campus. Learn more about the MMU Difference, Scholarship/Financial Aid, and students can receive help with filing their FAFSA. Register at:
https://admission.mountmarty.edu/register/?id=636bfaa3-7259-4e6a-aac9-92c1bece1e2c
10 - No Classes
11 - District Planned Inservice - No Classes
12 - PSAT
15 - Fall ACT Test Prep Seminar - Day 4
18 - Family Forum (SFSD/Avera Health Partnership) - Free Virtual Forum on Anxiety https://www.sf.k12.sd.us/page/counseling-services​
19 - NCRC
22 - ACT
24- Fall Parent Teacher Conferences/Financial Aid Meeting 5:30 pm Little Theatre 
25 - Fall Parent Teacher Conferences
​
November
5 - SAT
11 - No Classes
15 - Family Forum (SFSD/Avera Health Partnership) - Free Virtual Forum on Digital Media https://www.sf.k12.sd.us/page/counseling-services​
23 - No Classes
24-25 - Thanksgiving Break - No Classes

December
3 - SAT
10 - ACT
20 - Family Forum (SFSD/Avera Health Partnership) - Free Virtual Forum on Gaming Addiction https://www.sf.k12.sd.us/page/counseling-services​
22- 30  - Holiday Break - No Classes

January 
2 - Holiday Break - No Classes
​11-12 - Semester Test Days
16 - No Classes
17 - Family Forum (SFSD/Avera Health Partnership) - Free Virtual Forum on Recognizing Unhealthy Eating https://www.sf.k12.sd.us/page/counseling-services​

February
6 - District Planned Inservice - No Classes
11 - ACT
20-21 - President's Day Break - No Classes
21 - Family Forum (SFSD/Avera Health Partnership) - Free Virtual Forum on Vaping & Children's Health https://www.sf.k12.sd.us/page/counseling-services​
​25 - PreACT
 
March
4 - Spring ACT Test Prep Seminar - Day 1
10 - No Classes
11- Spring ACT Test Prep Seminar - Day 2
11 - SAT
15 - ASVAB
21 - Family Forum (SFSD/Avera Health Partnership) - Free Virtual Forum on Grief & Loss https://www.sf.k12.sd.us/page/counseling-services​
21 - Spring Parent Teacher Conferences
25 - Spring ACT Test Prep Seminar - Day 3
27 - Spring Parent Teacher Conferences

April 
1- Spring ACT Test Prep Seminar - Day 4
3 - Career Day
3,4,5 - State Assessment for Juniors
5 - STAMP - Spanish Language Proficiency Assessment
7-10 - Spring Break - No Classes
15 - ACT
18 - Family Forum (SFSD/Avera Health Partnership) - Free Virtual Forum on Helping Your Child Resolve Conflicts https://www.sf.k12.sd.us/page/counseling-services​

May
6 - SAT
16 - Family Forum (SFSD/Avera Health Partnership) - Free Virtual Forum on Community Resources Available During Summer https://www.sf.k12.sd.us/page/counseling-services​
​21 - Graduation, LHS 7:15pm
23-24 - Semester Test Days
24 - Last Day of School