Marketing Scotts Valley HS

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MarketingScotts Valley HS
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Welcome Sophomore Parents

• SVHS counselors promote academic, career
  personal/social development for every student,
  through a comprehensive guidance program.

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Scotts Valley High School 2009/2010

• Principal Gregg Gunkel
• Vice Principal Mrs. Bariteau
• Counselor Kimberly Frey (last names A K)
• kfrey_at_santacruz.k12.ca.us 438-9555 x107
• Counselor Barbara Cushing (last names L Z)
• bcushing_at_santacruz.k12.ca.us 438-9555 x112
• Angela Marshall Principals secretary, School
  secretary
• Holly Biancucci Counselors Secretary
• Barbara Tansy Registrar
• Kelly Cox Attendance Clerk
• Career Center Technician Christine Danner
  (M,T,TH,F 10-2)
• ROP counselor Julie Levy(T, F 9-1030)
• Youth Service Counselor Mike Leimbach (Mon. Tue.
  830-1230)

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Student/Parent/School-wide benefits of SVHS
Counseling Program      
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SVHS Graduation Requirements

• English/Lang Arts 4 years/40 credits
• Math 3 years/30 credits (or through Alg.
  2)
• Science- 1 yr of Physical 1 yr of
  Life and
• an
  additional yr of science from either area
• Humanities 3 years/30 credits
• Phys. Ed. 2 years/20 credits (2nd yr
  flexible)
• Health 1 Semester/5 credits
• World Lang. 1 years/10 credits
• Visual/Perf. Arts. 1 year/10 credits
• Additional year of World Lang. or
  Visual/Perf.Arts 1 yr/10 credits
• Electives 3 ½ yrs/35
  credits

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Additional SVHS Requirements

• 35 additional units of electives for a total of
  220 units
• Each semester class 5 units
• Passing score on High School Exit Exam, Math
  English score of 350- each section
• Minimum of 60 hours of approved Community Service
  Learning

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Community Service Learning

• Students are encouraged to use summers to
  complete community service hours, and to have the
  total hours completed by at the conclusion of
  summer of junior year.
• Students are encouraged to go to the Career
  Center for a pre-approved list of community
  service opportunities, or visit SVHS homepage
  (top,left).
• CSL experience requires pre-approval (if not on
  the pre-approved list) your reflection in
  writing. See Mr. Gundel, Mrs. Bariteau or Mr.
  Crawford to get a pre-approval signature for
  something not on the list.
• Turn completed forms into the Career Center or
  school counselor.
•     More resources for you
•  For local community service opportunities,
  updated weekly- visit www.scvolunteercenter.org
  or call YouthServe 427-5066
•      You can also visit- www.dosomething.org
  and www.challengeday.org
• Refer to the green flyer, page 2 , for more sites
  with ideas.
  

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High School Exit Exam

• Sophomore Class
• First testing
• February 2010
• Need a passing score of 350
• in both the Math English.
• The CA High School Exam Web site gives
  info about the content of the exam-
• www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/hs

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High School Transcript

• Official record of academic performance in high
  school
• Shows units attempted/units completed each
  semester (6 12 week progress reports are not
  listed on transcripts)
• Used by college admissions, military and
  employers
• Shows various GPA calculations, and class rank.
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4-year Graduation Plan

• Purpose Provide a place for students to track
  their progress towards graduation requirements.
• Course of study by year
• Graduation requirements
• Notes Post Secondary Plans
• Please become familiar with your son/daughters
  4 yr Graduation Plan which will be mailed out to
  you Dec. 1st, with 12 week progress report. If
  you have any questions about it, email or call
  your students counselor.

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Pursuing rigor

• IB is well known to us for excellent
  preparations. Success in an IB programme
  correlates well with success at Harvard. We are
  always pleased to see the credentials of the IB
  Diploma Programme on the transcript.
• Marilyn McGrath Lewis, Director of
  Undergraduate Admission, Harvard University

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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program

• Students can choose to take one, or more IB
  classes in their junior and senior year.
• A Full IB Diploma student will take nearly
• all subject courses in the IB track.
• Our IB Coordinator is David Crawford
• dcrawford_at_santacruz.k12.ca.us
• 439-9555 x 13
• If your son/daughter intends to pursue the IB
  Diploma and be sure to email both Mr. Crawford
  and your son/daughters school counselor to let
  them know of their intention to pursue the IB
  Diploma.

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Sophomore IB Parent Night

• Thursday, November 12th
• 6 8 pm
• SVHS Student Union
• Find out more about IB offerings and the Full IB
  Diploma
• Meet the IB Coordinator, David Crawford who will
  be leading this presentation.

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Junior/Senior Options at SVHS

• All SVHS courses (No IB courses)
• Mix match IB courses with other SVHS courses
• Full IB Diploma program
• ROP classes on or off campus
• Work experience/ TA/ Office Aide
• Cabrillo classes
• Cross Age Tutor

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Santa Cruz County Regional Occupational Program
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What is ROP?

• County and state funded courses in Career
  Pathways for high school students-
• Economics of Marketing - Sports Related
  Occupations
• Administration of Justice Digital
  Photography
• Culinary
• -Construction technology, International Business
  Aquaculture- (environmental sci. or wildlife
  biology, lndscape architecture- related to water
  systems) all offered at SLV, Green Careers
• Medical Occupations, Medical Technologies,
  Athletic Trainer all offered at Harbor high
  school, Dental Occupations
• CA Highway Patrol Explorer - First Responder
• Vet Science Horticulture offered at Soquel HS
• Engine Performance, Interior Fashion Design
  offered at SCHS
• Seniors Only- Cosmetology - Dental Assistant -
  Fire Science Central Fire Dept

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Medical Technologies Harbor High School
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Why students like ROP courses!

• The Instructors!
• Meaningful and fun hands-on projects
• Exposure to specific career information and
  opportunities
• Challenging course content in an appropriate
  learning environment
• Learn useful work skills
• Some ROP classes are on the approved U-C Regents
  A-G lists as a college prep elective. (such as
  ROP Admin of Justice, Marketing, Medical
  Technologies)

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Sports Related Occupations Scotts Valley HS
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CA Scholarship Federation This is a statewide
organization whose purpose is to recognize
students who have demonstrated outstanding
academic achievement. Qualifying for membership
is on a semester basis. It follows a point
system that requires As and Bs in approved
classes, and specific type of community service
each semester. Ms. Rhoads is the advisor
drhoads_at_santacruz.k12.ca.us Students need to
get an application from the front office, and
submit the completed application to Angela
Marshall, secretary, to to see if they will
qualify. The first opportunity to apply is after
1st semester grades are released. Membership in
CSF on your college application looks good
! Please refer to the orange flyer in your packet
titled, Class of 2012
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College Career Center

• Visit the College Career Center to access
  resources for college research, scholarships,
  summer learning programs, financial aid
  information, PSAT, SAT, ACT information,
  part-time jobs and Community Service
  opportunities.
• There are computers available for online
  research.
• Christine Danner is the person to see in the
  College Career Center. Shes there to help you
  M, T, TH, F 10 2.
• Turn to page 20. Soft Skills
• Refer to Pages 21 30 for info about Resume
  writing, Cover letters, job interviews work
  related rights and responsibilities.

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How to find out more about a Career!

• Visit the SVHS Career Center- talk
  with the Career Center Tech. she can direct you
  to the information we have to research careers.
• Turn to Pages 18 19 in your Life After High
  School booklet. And refer to the Website list
  (green flyer).
• Research careers in your pathway on the internet.
• Explore the pathway by talking to people in the
  field about what they do.
• Enroll in a ROP class in your area of interest.
• Job shadow a person for the day to see what the
  work is all about.
• Do an internship or get a job in your area of
  interest.

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Post High School Options

• 4 Year College/University
• universityofcalifornia.edu csumentor.edu
  CaliforniaColleges.edu aiccumentor.org
• 2 Year Community College www.cccco.edu
• Associate Degree /or Transfer to 4-yr college
  (60 credits)
• Certificates of Achievement (23 45)
• Skill Certificate (12-17 credits)
• CTE (Career Technical Ed.) training, including
  ROP
• Career Related Classes
• Apprenticeship Programs
• CityYear (Americorps)- See purple flyer in your
  packet.
• CA Conservation Corps Job Corps- Pages 69 70
• www.ccc.ca.gov
  http//jobcorps.dol.gov
• Gap Year- page 69 in booklet
• Military- www.todaysmilitary.com
• or On the Job training (not recommended, due to
  cost of living and low wages)

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Gap Year programs

• www.andeo.org
• www.planetgapyear.com www.gap-year.com
• www.gapyearabroad.ca
• www.ciee.org
• www.interimprograms.com
• www.idealist.org
• www.dynamy.org
• The above listed websites are listed in the green
  website list on the 2nd page.

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Training other than College

• CTE (Career Technical Ed.) Programs are available
  at CA Community Colleges, Regional Occupation
  Programs (ROP), and private sector post-secondary
  institutions
• rop.santacruz.k12.ca.us rwm.org
  cacareerzones.org
• Few weeks to two years in length
• Learn a specific skill for a particular career
• Apprenticeship Programs, page 66
  calapprenticeship.org
• Focus is on On-the-job training, includes some
  classroom instruction
• Earn while you learn a trade -Application
  process is competitive
• CityYear (AmeriCorps), page 69 www.cityyear.org
  americorps.org
• -AmeriCorpsNCCC in Your State-
  Service Through Teamwork
• See purple flyer in your handouts.
• Military, page 68 todaysmilitary.com
• Excellent training in a specific area such as
  Accounting, Optometrist, Nursing or Airplane
  mechanic, (for example). Opportunity for
  travel, free room and board, money to pay for
  college. Must be a high school graduate
• Job Corps CA Conservation Corps
• See Purple flyer in your handouts

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College Options

• Two-year colleges - usually public community
  colleges. Open admissions. Minimal tuition.
  Accept anyone over age 18 or with a high school
  diploma.
• Pages 52-55
• Skill Certificate for specific jobs (12-17
  credits)
• Certificate of Achievement for a specific career
  field (25-39 credits)
• Associate degree and/or transfer to a 4 year
  college (60credits)
• 4-year colleges or universities - selective and
  open admissions Pages 56-65
• Many are residential -Require students to
  pursue a degree
• Tuition, room and board more expensive than
  community college

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What do 4-Year Colleges look for?

• Strong academic program (6 classes a year)
• Including some IB classes or Full IB Diploma
• Increase your chances of getting into the
  colleges of your choice page 48
• See pages 45 47 to help you decide on which
  college is the best one for you.

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UC/CSU A-G Requirementsa grade of C (each
semester) or higher in

• English 4 years
• Math (thru Alg. 2) 3 years (4 preferred)
• Laboratory Science 2 years (3 preferred)
• Social Studies 2 years
• World History (studies) U.S. History
• Foreign Language 2 years of the same language
• College Prep Electives 1 year
• Choose from History, Social Studies, English,
  Advanced Math, Lab Science, Foreign Lang.)
• Visual/Performing Arts 1 year
• Page 8 in your Life After High School
  booklet

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UC/CSU A - G GPA

• Only 10th, 11th, and 12th grades used
• Courses taken in 9th grade are used as Subject
  Requirements
• (and must be C or above for academic
  classes-each semester)
• but the GPA from 9th grade is not factored into
  your academic GPA
• 12th grade marks determine final acceptance

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College Entrance Exams

• PSAT- (Practice SAT) taken the 3rd Saturday in
  October of your junior year. Offered only once
  per year.
• SAT-taken during junior or senior year. Divided
  into 3 sections 1) critical reading, 2) math and
  3) writing.
• SAT Subject Tests- Only the UC universities and
  some private colleges require the subject tests.
  The CSU do not require these. Normally taken at
  the end of the junior year, or when you have
  completed a specific subject. It is designed to
  measure knowledge in that specific subject.

• ACT- accepted at all colleges universities in
  the US. Divided into 4 sections English, Math,
  Reading comprehension Science. There is an
  optional Writing Test. Includes a career
  inventory and extensive feedback which can be
  helpful in choosing a college major.

See pages 9 - 12
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Paying for Post Secondary Opportunites(Colleges
2 yr, 4 yr, CTE programs, etc)

• Check out the Financial Planning to fulfill post
  secondary goals
• pages 36- 44
• There is a monthly budget sheet to emphasize the
  reality to students, on page 43
• You want to see these pages!

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Engine PerformanceSanta Cruz HS
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Website Resource List
See the green flyer in your students packet.
This is an awesome resource list, which is
updated and current !!!
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Administration of Justice
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HOMEWORK

• Due date- by November 13th Friday
• Go to the Website
• cacareerzone.org
• Pink flyer in packet. This homework provides
  your son/daughter with an opportunity to gain
  insight into potential good-match careers,
  according to their likes, values or goals. They
  will also be receiving homework points from their
  history teachers for turning in this homework.
  All they need to print is the results page
  which lists potential career matches and make
  sure they have put their names on it. This is
  turned in to the Career Center by the date posted
  above.

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The sophomore student Power Point is on the SVHS
homepage, counselor link- under Whats New.

• Thank you for attending our Sophomore Parent
  Night Presentation. We appreciate your
  participation and support !
• -Kim Frey (A K) and Barbara Cushing (L Z)
• Our contact information is on the
• back table, for your convenience.

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"Trust yourself. You know more than you think you
do."
-Benjamin Spock-