Welcome to the
Sophomore
Parent Meeting
Class of 2013
Counselors
9th, ELL
 10th
 11th & 12th
 11th & 12th
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Alfonso Gonzalez
Danielle Lageman
(A-I) Sharon Ferrer
(J-Z) Jon Morris
Healthy Start Counselor Anna Hunnicutt
www.syvpirates.org – Departments - Guidance Office
Agenda
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Sophomore Counseling
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Graduation Requirements
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Post High School Educational Options
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College Entrance Requirements / Tests
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The “Junior Year”
Sophomore Counseling
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Class Presentation – Social Studies class
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Naviance Course Planner and College Search
– Course planner - 11th and 12th grade
– College search - worksheet
– Transcript review
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Individual Counseling with Counselor
Santa Ynez Valley Union H.S.
Graduation Requirements
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English
Math
Science
Social Studies
Foreign Lang. or Art
PE
Electives
Total
4 years (40 credits)
3 years (30 credits)
3 years (30 credits)
3 years (30 credits)
1 year (10 credits)
2 years (20 credits)
(90 credits)
250 credits
CAHSEE (California High School Exit Exam) must pass
Post High School
Educational Options
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Trade/Specialty school
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Two-Year College
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Four-Year College
COLLEGE ENTRANCE
REQUIREMENTS
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English
Laboratory Science
History/Social Science
Math (Algebra 1, 2, Geom.)
Foreign Language
College Prep Elective
Visual or Performing Art
4 years
2 years req. / 3 rec.
2 years req.
3 years req. / 4 rec.
2 years req. / 3 rec.
1 year
1 year
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Entrance Exams
SAT/ACT
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* Must earn a “C” or better to satisfy subject
requirements
University of California
“A-G” subject requirements
To satisfy the “A-G” requirements, the
courses must appear on SYHS/UC
approved certified course list
 Only underlined courses will be
assigned extra honors credit (weighted
grade)
 All certified courses have a (P) next to
the title on transcript and registration
guide
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Subject
Grade Courses
Course Offerings
1. English
Comp. English 3, CP English 3
or AP English
2. Math
Geometry, Algebra 2 (Honors),
Pre-Calculus (Honors), AP Calculus,
AP Statistics or Entrepreneurship
3. Social Studies
U.S. History, AHC US History, AP U.S. History
4. Science
EAST, Chemistry (Honors), AP Biology, Physics (AP)
or Integrated Animal Science
5. Foreign Language or Elective
6. Art/PE or Elective
Benefits of earning a 3.0
G.P.A. in 10th – 11th grade
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“Good student” car insurance rate
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No minimum SAT/ACT score requirement
to be CSU eligible (academic g.p.a.)
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Cal Grant A eligibility based on
10th-11th unweighted academic g.p.a.
Pre - Admission Tests
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PLAN – Pre-ACT, college readiness
assessment, Career Interest Inventory
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PSAT – Preliminary SAT used as preparation
and a predictor for SAT scores, offered once a
year in mid-October
Four-Year College Admission Exams
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SAT Reasoning – max score 2400
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Critical reading (200 – 800)
Writing (200 – 800)
Math (200 – 800)
Most popular on the West coast
ACT – max score 36
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English
Math
Reading
Science
Optional Writing Test
NAVIANCE: YOUR STUDENT
SUCCESS SYSTEM
The Junior Year - Fall
Time Frame
Activity
All Year
Take Challenging College Prep Courses
Oct
PSAT (National Merit Scholarship) –
Oct. 15, 2011
All Year
College Fairs, Visit College Reps./Colleges
Jan
PSAT Interpretation Night
The Junior Year - Winter
Time Frame
Activity
January
Junior Parent Meeting
Spring
Narrow College Search
College Visits (spring break)
March
Admission Test Preparation
The Junior Year - Spring
Time Frame
Activity
April/May/June
SAT/ACT tests
April
Begin Service Academy &
ROTC applications
May
AP Exams
June/July/August
Summer Jobs (Paid and/or Volunteer)
Internships or Summer enrichment
programs – Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
NEW RULE
SHOTS BEFORE SCHOOL
7th – 12th graders are now required
to get a whooping cough shot before
starting the 2011-2012 school year.
Call your doctor to schedule an appt.
COPY
of required whooping cough
vaccine verification
brought to the guidance office
 faxed to the guidance office, 686-3577
 emailed to twestfall@syvuhsd.org
 mailed to SYV High, Attn: Terry Westfall
PO Box 398, SantaYnez CA 93460
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 NO
VACCINE NO SCHOOL
Thank you
for coming!!