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Verdugo Hills High School WASC/CDE Self-Study Reportchoices. Both students and parents receive relevant information to academicplanning, expectations, and school support services.Ninth-Grade StudentsWhen students begin their ninth grade year they select one of the threeSmaller Learning Communities (SLCs) Visual Performing Arts, BiomedicalSciences, Health and Fitness or Humanitas and Magnet. Smaller LearningCommunities provide the student a more personalized and relevantconnection between coursework and student interests, developing moreelective choices, and providing students a link with their learning interestsand the real world. In addition, students are assigned an SLC-specificcounselor and cohort of teachers. VHHS is developing further supports forninth graders including a summer bridge program and Link Crew mentoringprogram.Life Skills is a class that is offered to ninth graders. During this class thecounselors speak with the ninth-grade students about high school graduationrequirements, and post-secondary goals including vocational opportunitiesand college entrance requirements. The class prepares students to plan foracademic and career pathways beyond high school. Students research futurecollege and career options and begin exploring post-secondary opportunities.This course is a comprehensive guide and also provides a four-year plan forgraduation preparation, college and career planning, personal and socialskills development, job-hunting skills, program services for students withspecial needs, financial planning, and post-secondary options.Tenth-Grade StudentsDuring their tenth grade year, all students meet with their counselors todevelop an Individual High School Graduation Plan. Parents are invited toattend these meetings to learn about graduation requirements.Preparation classes are offered to students who did not pass the CAHSEEand need help with test-taking strategies. Students in tenth-grade areencouraged to take the PSAT. In the spring the tenth-grade students havethe first opportunity to take an AP test.Verdugo Hills High School WASC Self-Study Page 172
Verdugo Hills High School WASC/CDE Self-Study ReportEleventh-Grade StudentsAll juniors and their parents meet with counselors to review their IndividualHigh School Graduation Plan. This plan provides a timeline of courseworkincluding non-academic requirements, leading up to graduation and postsecondarygoals. With the assistance of their counselor, students plan UC “A– G” course requirements (CAHSEE, computer literacy, service learning) andoptional test scores (PSAT, SAT, or ACT). Copies are given to students andparents for signatures; counselors keep a copy for their records and alsoupdate student progress on a “High School Graduation Checklist” for each oftheir counselees.The College Counselor prepares workshops, seminars, and presentations forjuniors and seniors. In October, juniors attend a college workshop, followedby the High School Individualized Graduation Plan in November, and MakingHigh School Count assembly in the spring.Twelfth-Grade StudentsSeniors and their parents attend the College Admission Strategy Session inOctober, Financial Aid Workshop in January, and College Knowledge seminarin the spring. The college counselor coordinates outreach services fromseveral colleges and universities on a weekly, monthly, or bi-annual basis.California State University, Northridge provides an outreach counselor twicea week from October to June, from 3pm to 5pm. Representatives from LosAngeles Mission College, Los Angeles Valley College, and GlendaleCommunity College visit the school twice a month. California StateUniversity, Northridge, Humboldt State, UCLA, UC Riverside, WoodburyUniversity, Occidental College, Mt. Saint Mary’s College, and University ofSouthern California visit at least once in the fall. Many colleges, universities,and companies are represented at the Annual Spring College and Career Fairheld during the school day on our campus. Of the students graduating inJune 2011, 28% were accepted to a four-year college or university, 65%planned to attend a community college, and 4% planned to attend atechnical/vocational institution or join the U.S. Armed Force.Verdugo Hills High School WASC Self-Study Page 173
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