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Essential Guidance for Freshmen Success: Navigating High School and Beyond

This presentation provides critical insights for 9th-grade students on how to make the most of their high school experience. It outlines the role of counselors in academic, career, and personal support, and emphasizes the importance of good attendance, seeking help from teachers, and getting involved in extracurricular activities. Students learn about credit requirements for graduation, the significance of standardized tests like the SAT and ACT, and planning for future educational pathways such as trade schools or colleges. Enjoy a successful and enriching high school journey!

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Essential Guidance for Freshmen Success: Navigating High School and Beyond

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  1. RVHS9th Grade Presentation 2012- 2013

  2. Questions I'll be able to Answer How can my counselor help me? How can I be successful in High School? What courses do I need to complete to graduate High School? What classes do I need to take to support my goals after High School?

  3. Freshman Timeline

  4. Get to Know Your Counselor • Counseling Services: Academic, Career Advising, Social, and Personal • Counselors are available by appointment or walk ins welcome during break and lunch time. Claudia Barajas Sue Cuquet Lisa Marcotte Tina Tayloe

  5. Secrets of Good Grades • Good Attendance • Asking Teachers for Help • Utilize After School Tutoring (in the library) • Time Management • Use of Parent Connect and/or Weekly Progress Reports

  6. Get Involved • Join Clubs on Campus • Play a Sport • Volunteer • Keep a running journal of activities you are involved in throughout high school. Doing so will help you write personal essays your senior year when applying for UC/Private Colleges and applying for scholarships.

  7. Credit Time Line on the Block Schedule

  8. Transcript We have just completed the 1st quarter on October 12th 2012. Students had the potential to earn 5 credits in each class = 20 credits for the quarter.

  9. Grades & Credits • Pass California High School Exit Exam: Taken Spring of 10th grade ELA: 350 Math: 350 • Meet Credit Requirements: 280 credits • Pass Subject Areas • English 40 credits • State Requirements 5 credits • World History 10 credits • U.S. History 10 credits • Amer. Govt/Econ 10 credits • Physical Education 20 credits • Science (physical,life,3rd yr) 30 credits • Mathematics (including Alg 1) 20 credits • Art or Foreign Language 10 credits • Additional 125 credits *Failed Credits in required courses must be made up.

  10. Start Planning for your Future Trade School: Make contact Check on prerequisites for program Military: Take the ASVAB : Starting in 10th grade Make contact with recruiter Community College: Complete Graduation Requirements Continue taking Math and Science CSU/UC Complete A-G requirements (C or higher) Or private college Take the SAT/ ACT 10th grade: Take the PLAN (practice ACT) 11th grade: Take the PSAT in the fall 11th grade: Spring, Take SAT and/orACT 12th grade: Take SAT and or ACT by Dec.

  11. A – G Requirements

  12. SAT and ACT Tests

  13. Programs to assist you with going to College • If you are a first generation college bound student you can apply this year for the following programs: • Upward Bound through Yuba Community College or Chico State (check online for applications or see your counselor) • ETS (Educational Talent Search) through Chico State (check online for applications or see your counselor)

  14. Tip: Check out the websites for CSU Mentor and California Colleges. You can create a personalized high school planner to help prepare you to be college bound.

  15. HaveAGreatYear!!! • Come in and see your counselor if you have any questions. • You can make an appointment or drop in at break or lunch time.

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