--The mission of the Harnett Central High School Counseling Program is to provide all students with a comprehensive school counseling program centered on an engaging curriculum that encourages the highest level of student achievement through their growth in academic, career, and personal/social domains.  Through ethical practices, equitable resource allocation, fostering diversity, positive collaboration with families, school staff, resource personnel, and community members, we promote a culture of success for all students in the 21st century. 

Student Services Department

• Lisa Williams

  • Serving students with last names A-C

  • email: lwilliams2@harnett.k12.nc.us

  • phone: 919-639-6161 (ext. 1166)

• Hannah Matthews

  • Serving students with last name D-H

  • email: hmatthews@harnett.k12.nc.us

  • phone: 919-696161 (ext. 1167)

• Amanda Hesselmeyer

  • Serving students with last names I-M

  • email: ahesselmeyer@harnett.k12.nc.us

  • phone: 919-639-6161 (ext. 1162)

• Morgan Colmenero (Co-Lead Counselor)

  • Serving students with last names N-Sh

  • email: mcolmenero@harnett.k12.nc.us

  • phone: 919-639-6161 (ext. 1314)

• Courtney Osborne (Co-Lead Counselor)

  • Serving students with last names Si-Z

  • email: cosborne@harnett.k12.nc.us

  • phone: 919-639-6161 (ext. 1165)

Student Services Support Staff:

• Ellen White Registrar

  • bwhite@harnett.k12.nc.us

  • phone: 919-639-6161 (ext. 1163)

• Lisa Stewart Student Support Services Facilitator

  • lstewart3@harnett.k12.nc.us

  • phone: 919-639-6161 (ext. 1341)

• Ben Thomas CCCC- Career and College Adviser

  • phone: 919-639-6161 (ext. 1412)

• Eden Curtiss College Advisor

  • ecurtiss@harnett.k12.nc.us

  • phone: 919-639-6161 (ext. 1340)

• Lesley Hamby Success Coach

  • lhamby@harnett.k12.nc.us

  • phone: 919-639-6161 (ext. 1343)

• Giovanni Solera Family Engagement Specialist

  • gsolera@harnett.k12.nc.us

  • phone: 919-639-6161 (ext. 1317)

• Alexa Lewis Social Worker

  • alewis3@harnett.k12.nc.us

  • phone: 9190639-6161 (ext. 1342)

• Najat Dixon Data Manager

  • ndixon@harnett.k12.nc.us

  • phone: 919-639-6161 (ext. 1114)

Schedule Changes

Every effort is made to ensure you have courses that meet your graduation requirements and career/college interests. We realize you may want to make changes.  However, we are limited in what changes we can accommodate:

Examples of VALID schedule change requests:

• To meet a graduation requirement

• To correct an error

• If you did not meet the prerequisites

Examples of INVALID schedule change requests:

• Changing a teacher.

• The class is too hard.

• The class requires too much/too little work.

• The student is failing the class.

• To have classes with friends

• To change electives that were selected.

• To have a class during a different time.

See the FAQ's below for details. If you have a question regarding your schedule, you are welcome to discuss the issue with your counselor.  

Schedule FAQ’s

1. How is my schedule developed?

In the spring, students meet individually with their counselors to choose their courses based on graduation requirements, their career/college considerations, and their desired electives. Schedule conflicts are bound to arise so it is necessary to provide alternative elective choices that will be used by the counselor as a student’s second or third choice for elective. Required courses are assigned by the school using multiple points of data and teacher input. Parent input is considered during the spring schedule request period by asking the student to review their schedule request form with their parent and obtain the parent’s signature. This parent signature is required for students to be enrolled in Honors or AP (Advanced Placement) courses.

2. When do I get my schedule?

Students receive their completed class schedules in August. All schedules are reviewed by the counselors for accuracy. Note: There should be very few schedule changes necessary as students request the courses they wish to take toward graduation.

3. Why is it so difficult to change my schedule?

We have a highly structured seven-hour school day. The courses fit together like a puzzle. One change will affect other courses. Teacher staffing decisions are made based on student course requests. We only run courses that students want and need. Therefore, schedule changes can be considered only for extenuating circumstances.

4. What is the Schedule Change Process?

At the beginning of each semester, a student can request a change. If you feel your request meets the guidelines on this website, please email your counselor. The deadline for a schedule change request is the end of the first week of classes for each semester.  

5. What issues will be considered for schedule changes?

Correcting errors is the focus. The following are some examples:

• If the student is in a class that s/he has already passed, that s/he received credit for through summer school and/or credit recovery

• If the student has a class listed on the schedule twice

• If the student is missing a required course/class (Ex. Student is missing a course necessary to graduate the upcoming school year.)

• If the student is missing a prerequisite for a course. (Ex. The student is in Carpentry 1 but hasn’t taken Core Construction.)

• If the student has an empty spot on his/her schedule

• If the student was accidentally placed into the wrong course (e.g. Football instead of Band; English 11 instead of English 12). Note: These mistakes will be compared to the classes students selected on their registration form.

6. If a student is struggling in an Advanced, Honors, or AP course, what is the process to follow?

Students should put their best effort into their courses from the beginning of the semester. Collaboration and direct communication between student and teacher is paramount and should be ongoing. A student should seek out tutoring opportunities and ensure that s/he has no incomplete coursework (zeros). Parents and teachers should also communicate via email, phone, or personal conference during this time to support the student. Only after these remedies have been attempted would counseling/administration consider becoming involved.

7. What if I prefer to have a different teacher?

Conflict and disagreements are inevitable aspects of relationships. Therefore, personality conflicts will not be justification for changing a class. All conflicts need to be resolved in a mature, professional manner. We ask that the student and parent first take the responsibility to meet with the teacher and work through the problem. If a resolution cannot be reached, then the parent or teacher should contact an administrator/counselor to meet about the issue. If a class change is granted by administration, it will be based on space availability and with the least impact to the students' schedule.

If you have any questions about schedules please email your counselor for assistance.