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Counseling CORNER

NEWS, RESOURCES & REMINDERS

CounselingCORNERNEWS, RESOURCES & REMINDERS

September 2026 September 2026

Welcome to our September Counseling Newsletter! As we begin a new school year, we look forward to the opportunities ahead for growth, learning, and connection. Your SOTO Counseling Team is here to support students in their academic, social, and emotional success. We are committed to partnering with families and staff to ensure every student feels supported, encouraged, and empowered to thrive throughout the school year!

๐Ÿพ๐ŸพMeet Our Counseling Department Staff๐Ÿพ๐Ÿพ

Please see below for your counselor's contact information.

โญ Counseling Department Staff โญ โญ Counseling Department Staff โญ

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MRS. SOLIZ

Head Counselor

desiree.soliz@nisd.net

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Ms. Castro

A - Carn

jennifer.castro@nisd.net

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MRS. NEVAREZ

Caro - Fern

christina.nevarez@nisd.net

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MRS. ANNAYEVA

Fero - Hern

lydia.annayeva@nisd.net

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MS. GARCIA

Hero - Mas

melinda.garcia@nisd.net

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MS. TOWNSEND

Mat - PL

lisa.townsend@nisd.net

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MRS. FAVATA

Po - Sil

jessica.favata@nisd.net

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MS. DUVAL

Sim - Z

katrina.duval@nisd.net

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MRS. MARTINEZ

Counseling Secretary

vanessa.martinez@nisd.net

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TBD

Registrar

(210)398-2737

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Mrs. Rios

Grade Reporting Secretary

beverly.rios@nisd.net

HOW COUNSELORS SERVE OUR CAMPUS HOW COUNSELORS SERVE OUR CAMPUS

Our counseling program supports the educational, career, personal, and social development of all students and is designed to include the following components:


Guidance Curriculum


School counselors provide classroom guidance lessons that facilitate student growth and development in the areas of educational, career, personal, and social development in four curricular content areas: Intrapersonal Effectiveness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Post-Secondary Education and Career Readiness, and Personal Health and Safety.


Individual Planning


The individual planning component guides students to plan, monitor, and manage their own educational, career, personal and social development. Each student is provided with necessary steps toward his/her established goals.


Responsive Service


In this component, school counselors intervene with or on behalf of those students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grades whose personal circumstances, concerns, or problems are threatening to interfere with or are interfering with their healthy educational, personal, social, career and/or educational development.


System Support


The System Support component describes management activities which assure the delivery of a high quality school counseling program, and service which indirectly benefit students by supporting other programs.

Mrs. LA Rose - Student Achievement Coordinator Mrs. LA Rose - Student Achievement Coordinator

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Mrs. La Rose is our Student Achievement Coordinator, she assist students and parents in all grade levels with Advanced Academics, colleges, scholarships, career exploration, military, Alamo Promise, SAT/ACT prep and more! Come visit her in the Career Center, Rm A104!

Click Here to contact Mrs. La Rose
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๐ŸŽ“Graduation Requiremnets

Click the button below ๐Ÿ‘‡for access to the requirements for completing a high school diploma.

Graduation Requirements
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๐Ÿซถ Lunch Activity ๐Ÿซถ

On Monday August 31st, The SOTO Counseling Team will be collaborating with PTSA with a lunch Activity in the cafeteria, promoting Suicide Prevention Awareness.

Individual Planning Individual Planning

Senior Conference with Counselors

Counselors will meet with seniors to review the status of graduation requirements, credits, and their post secondary plans. A copy of the senior conference checklist was sent home with students to review with their parents.


Please contact your student's counselor if you have any questions.

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National Bullying Prevention Month
  • Decision of Respect
  • Blue up Day Oct. 5th

Community Resources Community Resources

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https://www.nisd.net/node/8901

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https://988lifeline.org/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=onebox

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https://www.findhelp.org/

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https://safoodbank.org/

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https://cbcst.org/about-us/

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https://www.ransomedlifetexas.org/

๐Ÿ’› TOGETHER. SUPPORTING. EMPOWERING. ๐Ÿ’› ๐Ÿ’› TOGETHER. SUPPORTING. EMPOWERING. ๐Ÿ’›

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