WELCOMETO San Benito High School

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A FRESHMAN? BEING A FRESHMAN MEANS THAT YOUR STUDENT HAS SO MANY… OPTIONS CHOICES RESPONSIBILITIES CHALLENGES

Your Student’s Support Team You the Student Your Guidance Tech Your Counselor Your Support Manager Your Vice-Principal

GUIDANCE TECHNICIAN A-GaMRS. YETTER Ge-OMS. BROWN P-ZMS. GUTIERREZ LAST NAME BEGINS WITHYOUR GUIDANCE TECH

COUNSELORS A-Di Salvo MR. PRISCO Dias-Kh MR. CAFFIERO Ki-Ra MS. ROJCEWICZ Re-Z MR. PIPES

 SCHEDULE CLASSES  INFO ON CREDITS/GPA  TRANSCRIPT EVALUATION  4-YEAR PLAN  CLASS CHANGES  ALTERNATIVE ED. OPTIONS  INDIVIDUAL / ACADEMIC COUNSELING  PARENT/TEACHER CONF.  CRISIS COUNSELING  STUDENT STUDY TEAMS  COLLEGE/CAREER COUNSELING AND INFORMATION  FINANCIAL AID ASSISTANCE GUIDANCE TECH COUNSELOR

Patricia LopezMigrant Education Counselor Ext. 195 Claudia UrbinaCase Manager/ RecruiterExt. 156 Elizabeth Alvarado Case Manager/ RecruiterExt. 154 Elizabeth Martinez Migrant Education ClerkExt. 189 Room 194

PLANNING TO BE ON A SPORTS TEAM? YOU MAY QUALIFY FOR A PE WAIVER 4 SPORTS = 1 YEAR OF PE A WAIVER DOES NOT GIVE YOU CREDITS BUT… IT FREES UP YOUR SCHEDULE FOR AN EXTRA ELECTIVE HOWEVER, MOST COACHES WANT THEIR PLAYERS IN PE

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS SUBJECT TOTAL9TH10TH11TH12TH ENGLISH SOCIAL SCIENCE MATH* SCIENCE PHYSICAL ED VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS OR WORLD CULTURES 10 VOCATIONAL ARTS 10 COMPUTER SCIENCE 5 ELECTIVES40 CREDITS PER YEAR TOTAL 220

Additional Graduation requirements Students must pass the California HighStudents must pass the California High School Exit Exam School Exit Exam Students must pass Alg. 1, must attempt geometry and complete 30 credit of mathStudents must pass Alg. 1, must attempt geometry and complete 30 credit of math

If your GPA falls below a certain point, you will be on Academic Probation Here’s how it works For the first 6 weeks, everyone is eligible to participle in school activities. The first grading period (6 weeks) determines if you are eligible, on probation or ineligible. If your GPA is between a 1.67 and 1.9, you are on Probation. If your GPA is under 1.66, you are ineligible.

Calculating Your GPA for your Online Application Grade 10Grade 11Fall Semester CourseGradePointsCourseGradePoints English 10A4Eng 11AP*A5* World StudiesB3US HistoryB3 GeometryC+2Algebra IIC-2 Biology Adv.B-3ChemistryH*C3* French 2A4French 3A4 Dance BA4PsychologyB320 Spring Semester CourseGradePointsCourseGradePoints English 10A4Eng 11AP*A5* World StudiesB-3US HistoryB3 GeometryC2Algebra IIC+2 Biology Adv.A4ChemistryH*B-4* French 2B+3French 3A4 Dance BA4SociologyB Total Grade Points = 81 Number of Courses = 24GPA = TGP/NC = 3.37

REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION & 4-YEAR UNIVERSITY SUBJECT GraduationA - G requirements ENGLISH4 years SOCIAL SCIENCE3 years2 years MATH*3 years3 years through Alg 2 SCIENCE3 1/2 years 2 years including Chem. PHYSICAL ED2 years FINE ARTS 1 year1 year Advanced VOCATIONAL ARTS1 year COMPUTER SCIENCE ½ of year FOREIGN LANGUAGE 2 years, 3 recomm. ELECTIVES6 year long classes 1 year of “G” approved class

UC and CSU Schools UC System (9)CSU System (23) Berkeley (4.15) Bakersfield (NR) Maritime (NR) Davis (4.00) Cal Poly Pomona (3.36) Monterey Bay (3.2) Irvine (4.01) Cal Poly SLO (3.84) Northridge (3.09) Los Angeles (4.16) Channel Islands (3.24) Sacramento (3.2) Merced (3.53) Chico (3.27) San Bernardino (3.14) Riverside (3.61) Dominguez Hills (3.23) San Diego (3.47) San Diego (4.08) East Bay (NR) San Francisco (3.11) Santa Barbara (3.93) Fresno (3.28) San Jose (3.21) Santa Cruz (3.76) Fullerton (3.27) San Marcos (3.35) Humboldt (3.2) Sonoma (3.22) Long Beach (3.3) Stanislaus (3.2) Los Angeles (3.13) (High School GPA Averages for Freshman Admission, Fall 2011) NR – Not Reported

What test should you take if you are planning on attending college? Freshman PSAT (In Fall) Sophomores PSAT (In Fall) Juniors PSAT (In Fall) SAT Reasoning test SAT Subject Tests ACT Test (In Spring) Senior (In Fall) SAT Reasoning test SAT Subject Tests ACT Test

Colleges look for the well-rounded student VOLUNTEERED IN THE COMMUNITY A WELL-ROUNDED STUDENT MIGHT HAVE: BEEN INVOLVED IN SCHOOL ACTIVITIES HAD A JOB BEEN INVOLVED IN SCOUTING OR SIMILAR ORGANIZATION

STUDENT ACTIVITIES ART BAND CHOIR COMPUTER DRAMA FRENCH GOLF INTERACT KEY RALLY SCIENCE CLUBS SOCCER SPANISH TENNIS VOLLEYBALL WRESTLING YEARBOOK BLOCK H CSF HONORS FBLA OTHER ACTIVITIES GROUP CAMPUS LIFE CLOSE-UP FFA FOREIGN EXCHANGE FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE FHA LINK CREW MECHA WRITER’S GATHERING TOBACTION

THERE ARE MANY WAYS OF ACHIEVING YOUR DREAMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE GO FOR 2 YEARS FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE TRANSFER TO A UNIVERSITY FOR YOUR JUNIOR/SENIOR YEARS VOCATIONAL/TRADE SCHOOL FROM HIGH SCHOOL YOU CAN START RIGHT AWAY ARMED SERVICE YOU MUST HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA

What path will you take after high school & how does it relate to your interests? Interests Career Options Education Required Apprenticeship Programs 2-Year Colleges 4-year Universities Direct Employment      To assess yourself, go to:

What grades you earn in High school determines how well you live after high school… Apprenticeship Programs 1-4 yrs 2-Year Colleges 4-year Universities Direct Employment     To assess yourself, go to: $ per hour $16.00 per hour - 1 ½ years, Voc. Certificate $18.40 per hour- 2 years- Assoc. of Arts degree A-G qual. in H. S. $24.45 Per Hr. 4 years- Bachelor of Arts degree Living with Paren ts or Multiple roommates Basic apartment, 2-3 roommates, no car Basic apartment, 1-2 roommates, used car House or nice Apt. New car, entertainment able to save for future    

TIME FOR A REALITY CHECK WHAT DOES IT COST TO LIVE?

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