Welcome to the Merced High School Counseling Department!
The team concept in guidance means that counselors, guidance staff and administrators work together to meet the needs of students. The goal of the guidance team is to help students develop and work toward their educational, personal and career goals.
Students are assigned to counselors based on their grade level. Assignments are listed below next to each counselors name.
Counseling Staff:
Kay Malhi
Associate Principal
Counseling/Guidance
209-385-6495
Andrea Evans, MSW
9th grade, Class of 2016
Last names that begin with the letters A-L
209-385-8015
Follow her on Twitter @ Merced2016
Gena Lanz
College/Scholarship Counselor
209-385-6458
Regina Cherf, MA, PPSC
Counselor
11th grade, Class of 2014
209-385-8069
Cindy Davis, MA, PPSC
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Crisis Counselor
209-385-6436
Dolores Espinosa, MA Spanish Language, MS Educational Counseling, PPSC
Department Chair
209-385-6585
Yer Xiong, PPSC
Kurt Smoot
Counselor
209-385-6494
12 grade, Class of 2013
Follow him on Twitter @ SmootMHS
Denise Bailey
Guidance Assistant
209-385-6495
Carol Tippett
Guidance Assistant
209-385-6449
Rebecca Pascal
Registrar
209-385-6456
Barbra Rowe
Data Entry
209-385-6457
Karen Hazeltine
College/Scholarship Guidance Assistant
209-386-6458