Counseling Center
Cleveland STEM HS Counseling
Welcome CHS Students & Families!
At Cleveland STEM High School our Counselors are here for students and offer academic planning, college and career readiness, social-emotional support, and post-secondary transitions.
Please explore our Counseling Resource Pages: College Visits, Events and Career, Community Partners, Forms & Resources, Online Course Registration, Regional Internships, Running Start, Scholarships and Transcript Requests.
Visit our Counseling Corner News, College Visits, Events & Career Information for students and families.
Upcoming Events, College Visits & Careers InfoCommunity Food Support & Resources
We wanted to ensure everyone who needs it has access to our CHS Community Resources, specifically our Food and Clothing supports, to be prepared for any upcoming changes happening next week re: SNAP Benefits in WA State.
- Food Support – CHS Family Community Resources in the Oct. 31, 2025 Principal Letter.
- CHS Family Community Resources (Oct. 2025) in the Oct. 31, 2025 Principal Letter.
If anyone has immediate and urgent needs, we have a limited amount of non-perishable food and household supply bags to give out directly to families in the SW/SFA Office (Building 2, Room 2050). Please reach out if you have any questions or need support: Amy Hashiguchi, SSW athashiguchi@seattleschools.org (206-252-7849) and Jamil Harding, SFA; jtharding@seattleschools.org (206-252-7859).
Complete: School Meals Application (CNEEB)
Please complete the School Meals Application (or Child Nutrition Eligibility and Education Benefit). Completing the application may help provide many benefits, including fee waivers for college applications, fee waiver for tests, and access to scholarship opportunities. This also helps ensure Cleveland receives the resources we need to best serve students. It takes 10 minutes to apply and you only need to complete the form once for all of your school aged students.
Cleveland STEM Counseling Team

We’re excited to welcome new faces to our counseling team this year! Ms. Izzy Steiger joins us as a School Counselor, bringing a strong background in student support. She has worked in our building as a Behavioral Health Coordinator, subbed at NHHS last year, and completed her counseling internship at CHS. Izzy also has experience working in South End schools and is passionate about building relationships with students and families. We’re also thrilled to introduce our counseling intern, Ms. Linda Wang, who will be with us on Tues, Wed, and Thurs. You can reach her at liwang@seattleschools.org. In addition, we want to recognize our incredible school registrar, Ms. Kelly Tagupa, Room 2151, who supports students with transcripts, records, and enrollment needs—she’s an essential part of our student services team.
CHS Students Assigned By Last Name
Students are assigned to CHS Counselors by the first letter of their last name.
- Napsiyah Sallee (A-E); nssallee@seattleschools.org
- Claire Abe (H-Ng); cwabe@seattleschools.org
- Chloe Kimiai (Nh-S); cbkimiai@seattleschools.org
- Izzy Steiger (F, G, T, Z); izsteiger@seattleschools.org
Schedule a Counseling Appointment

If you are a student, you can schedule an in-person or virtual appointment with your Counselor or our Intern if you have questions regarding college and career/ service learning opportunities. Select the button link below and your counselor’s name. You will receive an email confirmation.
Counseling Services
Cleveland STEM School Counselors offer academic, career and personal/social support for students. This includes:
- Individual and small group counseling
- Classroom lessons
- Intervention for attendance and coursework issues
- Confidential referrals to outside agencies
- High school class registration and planning
- Class changes and waiver requests
- Summer courses guidance/ Credit Retrieval/ On-line courses for first time credit
- Post-high school planning through career and college guidance lessons in Naviance
- Student and Family Events
- Scholarship and financial aid information
- Serves on Student Intervention Team
- Serves on the College Career Leadership Institute
- Serves on the Building Leadership Team
Students Book a Private Space
If you access telehealth therapy services during the school day, or meet with a therapist on campus, but don’t have access to a private space students can now book the Mental Health Space or a conference room in the THC to take your appointments!
To book a private space complete the Online CHS Community Partner Space Form. Questions? Izzy Steiger, School Counselor; izsteiger@seattleschools.org
As of November 8, 2025
