Counselor’s Corner
Counselor’s Corner
As school counselor at the Advanced Career Education Center at Highland Springs, Paula Harris collaborates with faculty, administration, parents and guardians to provide counseling services which align with state and national standards. She offers a school counseling program which addresses student’s academic, career personal and social needs. She provides a nurturing and safe environment to assist students with their goals from secondary to postsecondary education and the world of work. She strongly encourages students to become life-long learners!
Paula Harris serves on HCPS' career and technical education recruitment team, traveling to all nine comprehensive high schools to promote career and technical education.
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- 804-328-4075, press 1 for counselor
- pmharris@henrico.k12.va.us
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- U.S. Department of Education
- College Foundation of North Carolina
- Future Educators
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- College search: College Scorecard and FastWeb
- SAT: College Board ; some colleges require the Subject Tests
- ACT: ACT Student
- SAT/ACT prep website: I Need a Pencial
- SAT prep: Khana Academy
- College applications: CollegeNET
- College applications: EduIncOnline / Common App
- Common Black application: Apply to 36 HBCU member institutions and pay a one-time fee of $35.
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- Alcoholics Anonymous: 804-355-1212
- Child Protective Services: 804-501-5437
- Child Abuse & Neglect: 1-800-552-7096
- Runaway Hotline: 1-800-448-4663
- Sexual Abuse Hotline: 1-800-552-7079
- One Call One Community (domestic abuse): 804-612-6126 (anonymous)
- YWCA Hotline (domestic abuse): 804-643-0888 (anonymous)
- Love is Respect: 1-866-331-9474
- Safe Harbor Shelter (domestic abuse) 24-hour hotline: 804-287-7877
- Henrico East Health Clinic: 804-652-3190
- Virginia Treatment Center (mental health): 804-828-3129
- Henrico Mental Health and Developmental Services: 727-8484/8500 or 222-2607
- St. Joseph’s Villa Outpatient Counseling: 804-393-6914
- Crisis Stabilization Unit St. Joseph’s Villa Hotline: 804-874-9119
- HPS Parent Resource Center: 804-343-6523
- Runaway Hotline: 1-800-448-4663
- Free Grief Support:
- Comfort Zone Camp: 1-866-488-5679
- Full Circle Grief Counseling Center: 804-912-2947
- Bereaved Parents of the USA
- Henrico Christmas Mother: 804-236-9741
- McKinney-Vento Act for homeless young people: see your school counselor
- United Way (statewide information and referral): 211
- Free eyeglasses, Lions Club: 804-746-8836 or Vision USA: 1-800-766-4466
- Red Cross: 804-780-2250
