AHS Counseling Center • Departments

Welcome to the AHS Counseling Center!

The Anacortes High School Counseling Department provides students and families resources to help navigate high school and beyond. School counselors can assist you with Academics, College and Career Readiness and Personal/Social concerns and support.

On this website you will find family and community resources, updates from your counseling team, contact information and more. We are here to serve all students and our website is updated weekly.

Every student is assigned a School Counselor, based on their last name.

A - G Joyce Binschus, jbinschus@asd103.org

H - PA Kara Fox, krfox@asd103.org

PE - Z Ashlee Poggie, apoggie@asd103.org

The Counseling Center is closed 11:40 - 12:10 daily for lunch.

AHS Counseling Center Contact Information

1600 20th Street, Anacortes, WA

360-503-1300

How to connect with your school counselor or the school social worker

Students:

May sign up via the QR Code in the Counseling Center to request a meeting.
Click on THIS LINK to request a meeting.

Parents/Guardians

May call the counseling center to request an appointment OR Click on THIS LINK to request a meeting.
May call to speak with the school counselor.
May email with questions.

The counseling center team is here to assist our students, parents/guardians and staff to the best of our ability. Thank you for your patience as we strive to respond as quickly as we are able.

If you are in a mental health emergency, please call the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline -- dial 988

Learn more about The Lifeline and 988

Vision: Every student from Anacortes High School achieves personal success and is a responsible and productive citizen.

Mission: The AHS counseling program holistically and equitably supports all students in fostering hope, resiliency, and understanding of self as they navigate challenges and pursue their goals.