Nick Kourabas was born in New York City, attended Stuyvesant High School and New York University, where he received a Bachelor's Degree in English. He received a Master's Degree in Guidance and Counseling from Lehman College. He has been a counselor at MHS since 1988. Prior to that he taught English and helped to create an internship program for seniors. He also taught English at a high school in El Paso, Texas (!), New York City and The Graham School in Hastings. He is currently teaching a graduate course in group counseling at The College of New Rochelle. Nick also was the owner of a bowling center for two years.

Outside of the high school, Nick likes to spend his time in the woods and sand traps of local golf courses. Golfing is a sport he recently took up, and questions why every day. On Lake Mahopac, where Nick lives, he loves to attempt starting his boat and not catching fish. For all of these reasons, Nick clearly loves coming to work and is not planning on retiring anytime soon.

    It is his hope that his students will see him as their advocate, as someone to whom they can turn with any sort of academic, personal, or other problem. His door is open and he loves for "his kids" to pop in at anytime, whether it's to discuss a problem, lament the fates of the Mets and Jets or just to say "hi".