FROSH FOCUS… TRANSITIONS CLASS OF 2017 Presented by IHS Counselors

WHAT IS THE MEANING OF “GUIDANCE” AT IHS?  ACADEMIC  PERSONAL/SOCIAL  CAREER

WHO IS MY COUNSELOR?  FOUR ADVISEMENT UNITS  WHERE IS MY COUNSELOR?  WHEN ARE “OFFICE HOURS”?  BEFORE PERIOD 1  BETWEEN PERIOD 1 AND 2  HOW DO I LEAVE A MESSAGE?  FILL OUT A “STUDENT REQUEST TO SEE COUNSELOR”…. BLUE SLIP

ADVISEMENT UNITS CONFREY Evans McCabe Peck Perales Rosser DAVIS Baker Chang Dumont Garbarini Khurgel JACOBS Harris Molina Rundle Sakallah Smith KLAMBERG Colunga Degani Donnelly Phillips Russell

9 TH GRADE COUNTS!  FOUNDATION YEAR  HABITS ARE FORMED  KNOWLEDGE IS GAINED  CONFIDENCE GROWS  RELATIONSHIPS CHANGE  GOALS ARE CONSIDERED  TEACHERS RECOMMEND

ACADEMICS

SUCCESSFUL ACADEMIC PLANNING  HAVE GOOD DAILY ATTENDANCE  USE YOUR PLANNER  ESTABLISH STUDY SKILLS  PREP FOR EXAMS  DO “YOUR” BEST WORK  MONITOR YOUR PROGRESS  CONSIDER EXTRACURRICULAR  GET TO KNOW YOUR COUNSELOR  VISIT THE LIFE CENTER READ!!!!!

HOW ARE MY STUDY SKILLS?  DO I…. -TAKE AND REVIEW MY NOTES? -READ MY ASSIGNMENTS? -DO MY HOMEWORK? -TURN IN MY HOMEWORK ON TIME? -WORK WITH A STUDY PARTNER OR IN A GROUP? -ATTEND TUTORIAL? -PREPARE FOR EXAMS? WORKSHEET ACTIVITY

IHS GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS  215 CREDITS  SPECIFIC SUBJECTS (INCLUDING ALGEBRA)  CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL EXIT EXAM - ELA - MATH See Program of Studies for details

COMPARE DIPLOMA AND 4-YEAR COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS SUBJECTDIPLOMACSU/UC* ENGLISH4040* MATH20 (must include Algebra 1)30* (through Algebra 2) SCIENCE2020* (must include lab) SOCIAL STUDIES3030* LOTE --20* VPA (VISUAL/PERFORMNG ART) --10* LOTE OR FINE ART10 -- P.E.2020 HEALTH55 UC ELECTIVE (3 rd year Social Studies) ELECTIVES7030 TOTAL UNITS *Must be met with University of California “a-g” subjects CP requirements may vary for private colleges

WHAT ARE “a through g” SUBJECTS? *High school subjects that have been approved to be college preparatory by the University of California a =HISTORY/SOCIAL SCIENCE b =ENGLISH c =MATHEMATICS d =LABORATORY SCIENCE e =LOTE (Language Other Than English) f =VPA (Visual/Performing Arts) g =COLLEGE PREPARATORY ELECTIVES  View your high school site-specific certified “a-g” list:

HIGHER EDUCATION OPTIONS  CALIFORNIA COLLEGES -COMMUNITY COLLEGES – OPEN TO ALL -CSU – CAL STATE UNIVERSITY – TOP 33% -UC – UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – TOP 12.5% -PRIVATE/INDEPENDENT COLLEGES  OUT-OF-STATE COLLEGES -PUBLIC -PRIVATE Q: “ARE YOU GOING TO COLLEGE?” A: “YES I AM!”

YOUR IHS TRANSCRIPT  REVIEW YOUR TRANSCRIPT FOR ACCURACY… Courses taken Grades received Credits earned GPA  AT THE CONCLUSION OF EACH SEMESTER YOU WILL RECEIVE A COPY OF YOUR TRANSCRIPT DURING TA.

FOUR-YEAR PLANNING 9 TH, 10 TH, 11 TH, 12 TH  ENGLISH  MATH  SCIENCE  SOCIAL STUDIES  LOTE  HEALTH  VISUAL OR PERFORMING ARTS  P.E. OR TEAM SPORTS  OTHER ELECTIVES WORKSHEET ACTIVITY

PERSONAL/SOCIAL

WHAT IS IHS? “THE VAQUERO WAY”  I NTEGRITY - PRINCIPLES  H ONOR SELF AND OTHERS - CHARACTER, DIGNITY  S OCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - DUTY TO OTHERS VIVA VAQUEROS!!!

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES  CLUBS  STUDENT GOVERNMENT  SPECIAL INTERESTS - MUSIC - ART - THEATRE - ATHLETICS  COMMUNITY SERVICE / VOLUNTEER  INTERNSHIPS  WORK  OTHER?

DECISIONS, GOALS, CONFLICT RESOLUTION  DECISIONS -ACADEMIC PLANNING -FRIENDSHIPS  GOALS -GETTING GOOD GRADES -MEETING COLLEGE PREP REQUIREMENTS  CONFLICT RESOLUTION -FRIENDS -FAMILY

PERSONAL/SOCIAL REFLECTION TABLE TOP ACTIVITY

You get into a big fight with a friend. Out of anger, your friend posts something private you shared with her/him on for everyone to see. You are embarrassed and angry….

CAREER

LIFE CENTER  COLLEGE & CAREER EXPLORATION  WORK PERMITS  ROP  MILITARY INFORMATION  VOCATIONAL INFORMATION

 CAREER CLUSTER FINDER”  BEGIN WITH (OR RESET)… ACTIVITIES CHECKLIST + SCHOOL SUBJECTS + PERSONAL QUALITIES = RESULTS AND RESEARCH NAVIANCE 5 EASY STEPS “TASK”

RESOURCES  PARENTS, TEACHERS, FRIENDS  COUNSELORS  LINK CREW LEADERS  LIFE CENTER     