1. Freshmen Parent Night Class of 2021
The Secrets We Want You to Know to Succeed in high school ! !

2. We Are Here for you! Administration Team Counseling Team
Ms. Patterson –Principal
Mrs. Bartlett – Freshmen **
Mr. Duggan- Sophomore
Mr. Hansen –Junior & Senior
Counseling Team
Mrs. Molina –Freshmen **
Mr. Hubbard - Sophomore
Mrs. Le /Mr. Ugarte- Junior
Mrs. Campos – Senior

3. Teens Top 7 Personal Concerns
Understanding Freshmen!
Teens Top 7 Personal Concerns
From: Teen Trends: A Nation in Motion
R.W. Bibby & D.C. Posterski
Self-image/looks
Losing friends
Not being understood by parents
What to do after graduation/future
Not having enough time
Financial issues
Pressure to do well academically

4. Freshman Year Tasks
Get involved! Join clubs, sports, and/or community programs that interest you.
Earn a high GPA; set reasonable yet challenging goals
Avoid being absent and if you are, make-up the missed work right away!
Start learning about college (
Keep track of your involvement and accomplishments.
MAKE SUMMER COUNT: summer is your chance to get ahead by volunteering, enrolling in summer programs, making up “D’s”, etc.

5. High School at-a-Glance
Grade 9
Grade 10
Grade 11
Grade 12
English
Eng.1P/ Eng H
Eng 2P/ Eng 2H
Eng 3P/AP Lang
ERWC/AP LIt
Math
Algebra
Geometry
Algebra 2
Trig/Stats
Science
Biology P/H
Physical Sci/ Chemistry P/H
AP Bio; AP Chem; Physics; AP Physics B &C ; Anatomy;
Social
Studies
AP Human Geo(optional)
World History P/H/AP
US History P/AP
Civics/Econ
P/AP
World Language
Spanish 1
Spanish 2
Spanish 3
Spanish AP PE
PE/Sports
Elective
Electives
Health/Elective
Total # Credits 60
Classes: 6 per day
Semesters:2 per year (8 total)
Credits:30 per sem/60 per year
Graduation Credits: 220

6. A-G and District Graduation Requirements
Subject
A-G Requirements
Graduation Requirements A
History/Social Science
2 years
3 years B
English
4 years
4 years C
Mathematics
3 years (4 recommended) D
Laboratory Science
2 years (3 recommended) E
World Language
2 years of PE F
Visual/Performing Arts
1 year
1 year of Fine/ Applied Arts G
College Prep. Electives
62.5 elective credits &
2.5 credits of Health Education
A high school diploma will be granted to all students who have:
Acquired 220 units of credits meeting graduation requirements
State Universities, Cal State Universities (CSU) and Universities of California (UC), require a certain number and sequence of courses, which are called the A-G requirements.
Students must pass these courses with a C or better in order to be eligible to apply to a CSU or UC.

7. What’s a GPA? A = 4 B = 3 C = 2 D =1 F = 0
Add (it equals 11)
Then divide by 4
That means your GPA for that semester is a 2.75
Your GPA is CUMULATIVE, which means your final senior GPA includes grades from freshman year or earlier.
A GPA is your grade point average; the average of all the grades you have earned divided by the number of classes you have taken.
A = 4
B = 3
C = 2
D =1
F = 0
If you earn these grades for example:
A, C, C, B

8. The Importance of Your GPA
A GPA is the single most important factor that colleges look at for admissions.
A high GPA can make you eligible for more scholarships and for college honors programs.
A low GPA can make you ineligible to play sports both in high school and in college
(Must have at least a 2.0 GPA to participate in sports in high School).

9. Parent and Student Portal
Assignment Break-down
Parent and Student Portal
Teacher (you can teachers from here)
Missing assignments

10. Do you have questions about your student’s progress in class?
Principal
-Consult s with freshmen team & parents.
-Consults with DO and facilitates solution.
Assistant Principal
-Contact/meet with parents, student, and teacher
-Consults with counselor and principal
-Facilitates solution
Counselor
-Will meet with student/facilitate intervention
-Attend/facilitate parent-teacher meeting
-Consult with AP and /or arrange parent/teacher
meeting
Teacher(s)
- Contact teacher via phone or
- Teacher will address concern/provide feed back
-Teacher will set up parent conference and could invite
counselor, if needed
Start here 

11. Study Tips Attend class every day
If you are absent ask teachers for the missed work right away.
Use your student agenda daily!
Have a designated study area set up at home away from distractions
Schedule study times
Check student portal and Google classroom
regularly.
Create flashcards or other study aids
Have a partner quiz you
Ask questions about anything you don’t understand
Get additional support from your teachers during their office hours.
Get a good night’s sleep (8-9 hours)
When testing, check your answers, if you have time

12. Praise efforts, NOT JUST accomplishments!
Parents: Study Tips
Over dinner, talk about what they learned in classes today
Become a study skills expert; Google “Study Skills” or “Test
Taking Tips” or “Test Anxiety”
Be aware of how much time your child spends on homework
Help with time management and organizational skills
Find a dedicated place to do homework in the house; it should
be comfortable, free of distractions, well lit and stocked with
paper, pens, pencils, crayons, etc.
Many parents find it best if computer access is in a public place
in the home
Check your parent portal and call or teachers when your child is struggling
Praise efforts, NOT JUST accomplishments!

13. 9th Grade Algebra 1 Team   

14. How to Access Algebra 1 Book Online
This is a great resource with plenty of extra help in the form of self checks, worksheets and videos (both in English and Spanish).
Go to
Username: Same as student’s ggusd . (*Be sure to type in the entire address)
Password:  *First and Last initial capitalized followed by 8-digit birthdate  
EX: if my name is Joe Smith and I was born on August 12th, 2001 then my password would be JS
       

15. Homework Help and Answers
slader.com
This is a free website that has all the solutions to all the math problems in the book. Students can use this resource to check their answers and to look for the steps used to solve the problems.

16. 9th Grade English Team

25. November Library Hours - Tutoring
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Oct. 30
Oct. 31 1 2 3
7:30 am -3:50 pm
8:40 am -3:50 pm
Lunch
7:30 am -2:50 pm
Math Tutoring: Lajevardi
Math Modeling
& CSF Tutors
English Tutoring:
Holt
Science Tutoring:
L. Anderson & CSF Tutors 6 7 8 9 10
No School
Math Tutoring:
Zulauf
Spanish Tutoring: Perez
CSF Tutors 13 14 15 16 17
English Tutoring: Jefferson 27 28 29 30
Dec. 1
Spanish Tutoring:
Perez & CSF Tutors

26. Your student can: CaliforniaColleges.edu Parents Can:
Is an online platform designed to help your child plan
and prepare for college and their future career.
Your student can:
Complete activities that matches their goals and interests.
Search and save careers, colleges, majors, and scholarships.
Plan high school courses and monitor completion of A-G
course requirements, as well as CSU and UC eligibility.
Apply to colleges and track submissions.
Launch the Federal Student Aid Application (FAFSA).
Store college application essays and other important documents.
Parents Can:
View student’s activity on the platform.
Learn information to support student career exploration, college and financial aid planning, and application processes.
College and Career Units:
High School 101/Cal Colleges: 11/29-12/7.
High School Planning Cal Colleges: 3rd quarter (1/29-3/9)
Class Registration: 4th quarter (3/12-6/15)

27. Extra Curricular Activities
Clubs
Key
Debate Club
Academic Decathlon
Associated Student Body
Student Council
Student League
World Languages Clubs
Sports Clubs
Water Polo
Basketball
Football
Swimming
Tennis
Soccer
Baseball
Visual and Performing Arts
Band/Orchestra
Chorus
Drama
Dance
Piano
Guitar
Photography

28. Extra-Curricular Activities
The importance of:
Exposure to different activities and talents
Enhances college applications
Learn responsibility, time management skills
Allows students to connect and network with other students and/or community members

29. Beyond High School

31. College Athletes http://www.ncaa.org/
Student Athletes:
NCAA CLEARINGHOUSE INFORMATION FOR:
Division I
Division II
Division III
Complete 16 core courses:
4 years of English
3years of math (Algebra 1 or higher)
2 years of natural/physical science (including one year of lab science if your high school offers it)
1 additional year of English, math or natural/physical science
2 years of social science
4 additional years of English, math, natural/physical science, social science, foreign language, comparative religion or philosophy

32. University of California
10 campuses
Apply November 1 – November 30
Application Fee: $70
Apply online at
$13,900 per year
Complete A-G courses
SAT or ACT
Minimum GPA of 3.0
Bachelors, Masters, Doctoral and
professional Degrees
Estimated Costs
With Parents
On-Campus
Fees/Tuition
$13,900
Books and Supplies
$1,200
Room and Board
$15,400
$11,800
Miscellaneous
$4,200
$4,700
Estimated Costs
$31,600
$34,700

33. UC admissions statistics for Freshman Class of 2016
Pacifica High School
Class of 2016
UC CAMPUS
Applied
Admitted
Enrolled
# of Students
Average GPA
All UC Campuses 84
3.75 58
3.84 41
3.91
Berkeley 25
3.98 5
4.28 4
Davis 31 15
4.12 6
4.00
Irvine 72
3.77 21
4.15 7
4.09
Los Angeles 43
3.96
4.23
Merced 17
3.52 16
3.59
Riverside 32
3.63 29
3.68 10
3.56
San Diego 53
3.82
4.19
4.13
Santa Barbara 38
3.74 13
Santa Cruz
3.57 9
3.70 3
Schools with fewer than five applicants are not shown. Admits and enrollees fewer than 3 are not shown.

34. California State University
23 campuses
Apply October 1 – November 30
Application Fee: $55
Apply online at
$6,819 average tuition/fees per year
Complete A-G courses
SAT or ACT
Minimum GPA of 2.0
Bachelors and Masters degrees
Estimated Costs
With Parents
On-Campus
Fees/Tuition
$6,857
Books and Supplies
$1,756
Room and Board
$4,886
$13,094
Miscellaneous
$2,769
$2,536
Estimated Costs
$17,184
$26,741

35. Minimum Eligibility Index (SAT/ACT)
CSU Eligibility Index 2017
CSU
GPA
(Average)
SAT Score
ACT Score
Minimum Eligibility Index (SAT/ACT)
Based on Fall ‘17
All Majors Impacted
Impacted Campus
Bakersfield
3.20
905 19
2950/694
Channel Islands
3.22
1070 21
Chico
3.27
1080 X
Dominguez Hills
3.13
910 17
2900/694
East Bay
3.25
1136 22
Fresno
3.07
990
3900
Fullerton
3.61
1159 25
3600/866
Humboldt
3.26
2901
Long Beach
3.50
1054 23
3200
Los Angeles
3.21
980 18
3750/842
Maritime
3.30
1170
Monterey Bay
3.32
1060
Northridge
3.18
3700/890
Pomona
3.49
1130 24
Varies by major
Sacramento
1020 20
San Bernardino
San Diego
3.87
1241
26.8
4337/1042 (av)
San Francisco
3.23
1050
2951/694
San Jose
3.40
1120
2900/ Varies by major
San Luis Obispo
3.92
1300 28
Do NOT use EI*
San Marcos
1030
3400/894
Sonoma
3.24
3200/770
Stanislaus
3.31
1000
2950/
SAT (Math & Critical Reading) + (800 X GPA)=
(10 X ACT) + (200 X GPA)=
Eligibility Index varies by major/campus/applicant pool each application year. This is not a guarantee of acceptance based on the
minimum criteria listed above. The Index listed in the chart is the minimum for each campus and/or non-impacted majors
*See Cal Poly Prospective Student Profile at
CSU Eligibility Index Formula

36. Independent Colleges, Universities, and Out of State Colleges
CALIFORNIA PRIVATE COLLEGES:
There are 76 independent colleges/universities
Chapman University, Concordia University, Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine University, Stanford University, University of Southern California, etc.
Out of State:
Harvard, Princeton, Yale, etc.
Applications available at: :
Estimated Costs
With Parents
On-Campus
Fees/Tuition
$32,405
$32,100
Books and Supplies
$1,650
Room and Board
$4,401
$13,070
Miscellaneous
$4,300
$3,650
Estimated Costs
$42,451
$50,470

37. SAT
ACT
Why Take It
Colleges use SAT scores for admissions and merit-based scholarships.
Colleges use ACT scores for admissions and merit-based scholarships.
Test Structure
Reading
Writing & Language
Math
Essay (Optional)
English
Science Reasoning
Length
3 hours (without essay)
3 hours, 50 minutes (with essay)
2 hours, 55 minutes (without essay)
3 hours, 40 minutes (with essay)
5 reading passages
4 reading passages
Science
None
1 science section testing your critical thinking skills (not your specific science knowledge)
Covers: Arithmetic
Algebra I & II
Geometry, Trigonometry and Data
Analysis
Geometry and Trigonometry
Calculator Policy
Some math questions don't allow you to use a calculator.
You can use a calculator on all math questions.
Essays
Optional. The essay will test your comprehension of a source text.
Optional. The essay will test how well you evaluate and analyze complex issues.
How It's Scored
Scored on a scale of 400–1600
Scored on a scale of 1–36

38. Sources of Financial Aid
Federal government
State government
Colleges and universities (scholarships)
Private agencies, companies, foundations, or your parents’ employers

39. Preparing for College at the High School Level
Work Hard
Develop good study skills.
Know the difference between graduation requirements and college admission requirements (A-G requirements).
Take university required courses (A-G requirements).
Pass A-G courses with a “C” or better.
Maintain a high GPA.
Get Involved
Join an athletic team, service club, cultural and/or other school organization.
Become involved in volunteer work and/or community service.
Plan Ahead
Be aware of college application deadlines.
Do your best in the PSAT.
Register for admission tests (SAT and ACT).
Establish and/or continue a savings account.
Apply for financial aid and scholarships.

41. Internet Resources College Entrance Financial Aid
California Colleges
The College Board
ACT/College Net
Know How 2 Go
CA Education Roundtable
Peterson’s Guide to College
Cappex
Financial Aid
U.S. Dept. of Education
The College Board
Electronic FAFSA
FinAid: SmartStudent Guide
FastWeb

42. Parent Resources OC-LINKS (Mental Health Resources)
(855)
National Suicide Prevention 24-hour Hotline
(800)
Crisis Text Line:
Text
Trevor Lifeline (LGBTQ Support)
(866)
NAMI-OC Warm Line (Mental Health Resources)
(714)