Counseling
About the Counseling Department
Welcome!
Welcome to the Morton West Counseling Department!
The school counselors at the building assume a number of roles, all important and potentially critical in affecting a student's future. These roles relate in a major way to academic preparation and planning but they also extend to mental health, interpersonal relations, social adjustment, career planning, and work adjustment. If you need to meet with a school counselor, please feel free to email or call to set up an appointment.
Schedule an Appointment via Teams!
The counseling office and career center are open for virtual, phone, and in-person meetings. Our counselors are available to assist with academic planning, answer college questions, explore careers, and provide social-emotional support. The counseling team is passionate about helping students and would love to see or hear from you soon!
Meet the Counselors
Meet the Morton West Counselors!
Don't know who your Counselor is?
1. Log in to Skyward.
2. Click the Student Info tab and your Counselor's name is located there.
How do I contact my counselor?
Counselors and the College and Career Center staff can be reached by phone, email, and are available for appointments. Appointments can take place in the form of a phone conference, a virtual meeting through Microsoft Teams, or an in-person meeting in the Morton West counseling office.
Counselors
Freshmen
Sophomores
Juniors
Kimberly Arthur
Counselor Coordinator
Email: KArthur@jsmorton.org
Rosendo Arreguin
Email: RArreguin@jsmorton.org
Seniors
Maria Chemello
Email: MChemello@jsmorton.org
Bianca Cahue
Email: BCahue@jsmorton.org
Christine Simek
Email: CSimek@jsmorton.org
College and Career Center
SchooLinks
SchooLinks is a modern, college and career readiness platform to prepare students for what comes after graduation. SchooLinks helps students discover their interests and strengths, explore colleges and careers, and create an individualized career and academic plan that best reflects their post-secondary goals. SchooLinks at J. Sterling Morton District 201 is accessible to students and their parents/guardians in 9th-12th grades.
SchooLinks features are incredibly user-friendly and were designed to streamline the college and career readiness workflow for counselors and staff.
Using SchooLinks, students and families can:
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Access career interest, strength, and mindset surveys
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Explore 2-year and 4-year colleges
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Create course plans based on career pathways
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Take virtual reality college campus tours
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Search for scholarships
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Learn about financial aid
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Find internship and volunteer opportunities
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Explore traditional, emerging, and military career fields
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Create digital portfolios/resumes
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Communicate with counselors
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Build their PCAP
Using SchooLinks, teachers, counselors, and staff can:
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Centralize all student info in one place (course plans, resumes, transcripts, scores, etc)
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Track students’ college applications
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Post internships, scholarships, and career fairs
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Send electronic transcripts and supporting documents
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3-way communication among students, parents, and counselors
