FROSH FOCUS TRANSITIONS CLASS OF 2016 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 Cohen Cross Peterson Siskind DAVIS Gracian Judd Moncure Tucker JACOBS Phillips Sloate Valerie Youngren KLAMBERG Klamberg, K. Sewell Thienes Venlet

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* LOTE20* 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” INTEGRITY - PRINCIPLES HONOR SELF AND OTHERS - CHARACTER, DIGNITY SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - DUTY 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…  ACTIVITIES CHECKLIST + SCHOOL SUBJECTS + PERSONAL QUALITIES = RESULTS NAVIANCE 5 EASY STEPS “TASK”

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