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AHS Counseling Mission Statement

The AHS counseling program provides a comprehensive, Texas Model–aligned approach that promotes academic success, college and career readiness, and social-emotional growth for all students. Counselors collaborate with students, families, staff, and the community to advocate for equitable access to resources, implement data-driven interventions, and deliver guidance lessons that address student needs. By fostering leadership, equity, and personal development, the program equips students with the skills and supports necessary to succeed in high school and beyond.

2025 CREST Award Winning Program

Counseling Request Form

Need to speak to your counselor?  Students may use this link to make a request.

Submit a Request Here

College/Military Rep Visit Request

Are you a college or military recruiter interested in visiting AHS?  Use this link to make a request.

Submit a Request Here

Coffee with the Counselors

Coffee with the Counselors are informal parent meetings where the AHS Counseling team will share information with parents about requested topics.  It is also a great place for AHS parents to connect with each other.

Come by, have a cup of coffee, and join in the conversation!

Counseling Frequently Asked Questions

Aledo High School Counseling Newsletter

Each month, the AHS counselors share information with families via our newsletter.  Each newsletter is linked below.

You can also find information and fun on our social media accounts!  Follow us on Instagram and X @AledoHSCouns and on Facebook as Aledo High School Counseling Department

Meet the AHS Counseling Team

Tricia Hackfeld

thackfeld@aledoisd.org

All 9th Grade Students

Lindsay Fuller

lfuller@aledoisd.org

Last Names A-B

Maggie Alexander

malexander@aledoisd.org

Last Names C-G

Beth Sweeney

esweeney@aledoisd.org

Last Names H-Ma

Annie Walker

awalker@aledoisd.org

Last Names Mc-R

Melanie Prince

mprince@aledoisd.org

Last Names S-Z

Bound for Success Specialist - in partnership with UTA

The Bound for Success program is a partnership between UTA and Aledo ISD where a dedicated College and Career coach works on our campus 2 days per week. When here, they will be working with students on college applications, financial aid, and so much more. While they do work for UTA,  they can partner with you to help you with any college or technical school application to ensure you have the support you need. These partners have a wealth of knowledge in post-secondary planning and will work with our Counseling Team to bring another layer of service and support for our AHS students! 

Students can request to see them by scanning the BFS QR code on their door outside of the Library!

 

Parents and students may send the reps an email or schedule a virtual meeting here:  https://appt.link/kattya-cepedas-meetings-m6kqjxvh

kattya.cepeda@uta.edu   or     mariska.debruijn@uta.edu

Bound for Success

CONFIDENTIALITY

While it is important that a student's conversations with a school counselor be kept confidential, confidentiality does have its limitations. According to the American School Counselor Association's Ethical Standards for School Counselors, counselors must "keep information confidential unless legal requirements demand that confidential information be revealed or a breach is required to prevent serious and foreseeable harm to the student."(American School Counselor Association [ASCA], 2010).

The most frequent type of breaches include a student verbalizing the following:

1. Verbal, Physical or Sexual Abuse

2. Neglect

3. A desire to harm him/herself

4. A desire to harm someone else

5. An unreported sexual assault  

Reference:

American School Counselor Association. Ethical Standards for School Counselors. American School Counselor Association, n.d.Web. 19 March 2013 <http://www.counselors.k12.sd.us/ethics.html>