Transcript Sophomore Conferences

General Information
Counseling Office
Assistant Principal of Instruction
Kristi Hronek, Teacher on Special Assignment
Nicole Judd, Interim Principal; API
Counselors
Martha Aggazzotti
Moira Fagan Simpson
Greg Jackson
Melissa Kukta
Susan Wilson
Counseling Office Staff
Kathie Solare, Registrar
Barbara Howe, Counseling Secretary
Helene Franklin, Secretary of Instruction
Marilyn Maygren, Counseling Clerk
WOW
• Week of Welcome, aka Warrior Orientation Week
• Aug 11th-13th
• Registration form available in your middle school counseling office
or at WHS
OUT OF DISTRICT STUDENTS
 If you live out-of-district:
1.
Request a release from your home district. Your district of residence will forward the approved
Interdistrict Transfer Agreement to CVUSD.
2.
To expedite the process, send your application with all supporting documents to your district of
residence AND to CVUSD at the same time as you apply for release from your home district.
3.
Interdistrict transfer paperwork will be processed as it is received starting in mid February and takes
two weeks to be processed.
4.
ONCE ACCEPTED, you may request an enrollment packet from the WHS counseling office and
register your student
PLEASE NOTE: Enrollment paperwork can take up to one hour.
Please arrive no later than 2:00 p.m. to enroll your student.
Please call WHS Counseling to obtain an enrollment packet
805.497.6711 ext. 1019, 1020, 1021 or 1032
PRIVATE SCHOOL STUDENTS
 If your student is coming from a private school but lives within WHS
boundaries:
 Contact the WHS counseling office to enroll your student.
 Must bring proof of residence to obtain enrollment packet.
 Proof of residence = gas, electric, water, and/or trash bill from within the last 45
days.
PLEASE NOTE: Enrollment paperwork can take up to one hour. Please arrive no later
than 2:00 p.m. to enroll your student.
Please call WHS Counseling to obtain an enrollment packet
805.497.6711 ext. 1019, 1020, 1021 or 1032
SCHOOL CHOICE STUDENTS
 Must submit school choice paperwork by March 2nd to the district office.
 Decision letters mailed back to families by end of March
 Once approved, you may pick up a 9th grade course request form from the
WHS counseling office and submit by May 1st to WHS
ACADEMIC PETITIONS
Available at the
middle schools
and in the WHS
counseling office.
NOTE:
We may be
piloting an
online
petition form
for science
courses.
Due: May 1, 2015
More info
soon.
ACADEMIC PETITION CRITERIA

All students in CP must petition to move from CP to honors/AP level courses

Los Cerritos and Colina students should pick-up forms at the middle school; all others pick-up at WHS

Submit completed petition to middle school or WHS by May 1st

Placement exams required in math and English


Geometry H: Wed., May 20th, 3:30 p.m. at WHS

Other H/AP math courses: Wed., August 19th, 8:00 a.m., at WHS

English: Will be taken in English 8 CP classes this spring
No placement exam for Biology Honors. Student must earn at least 2 A’s in 8th grade science & should be
going into Geometry CP or H in grade 9
NEW: All students currently in honors courses:
 If you are currently in honors and earn B- or better, you may select honors on your registration form.
 If you are earn a C, you must submit a petition to remain in honors in grade 9
COURSE REGISTRATION FORMS
COURSE REGISTRATION FORMS
 Registration forms distributed to Redwood, Los Cerritos and Colina
 Registration forms are due to the student’s Social Science teacher
 Colina: Forms given on Fri., Feb 20th – DUE: Mon. Feb. 23rd
 Redwood: Forms given on Thurs., Feb 26th – DUE: Mon., March 2nd
 Los Cerritos: Forms given on Mon., March 2 – DUE: Wed., March 4th
 Students from other CVUSD middle schools will need to submit a school
choice application prior to obtaining a course registration form from the WHS
counseling office.
 Out of district/private school students will obtain a course registration form
when enrolling the student.
Q PARENT CONNECT
 The district grade reporting system is “Q”
 Report cards are not mailed home but are available online on Q
 Families coming from middle schools within the district will maintain the
same Q accounts in high school
 Students new to the district will receive a Q account after they register
 The system takes 24 hours to update and generate a parent/student account
 Parents may call/email the counseling office (Marilyn Maygren or Barbara Howe) at
least 24 hours after they register to obtain their Q passwords
WHS SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
SUBJECT
Classes worth 5
credits per semester
Must earn a D or
better to receive
credits
Must earn C or better
for university
admissions
Log-in to Q to view
your transcript
Required
CREDITS
English
4 years
40
Health
1 semester
5
Mathematics (must
include Algebra 1)
3 years
30
Physical Education
2 years
20
Phys. Science (Geosci
or Chemistry)
1 year
10
Biology
1 year
10
World Hist/Geography
1 year
10
US History
1 year
10
United States
Government
1 semester
5
Economics
1 semester
5
1 year
10
75 credits above and
beyond required courses
75
PASSING SCORE ON
ENGLISH AND MATH
230
Visual Performing Art,
World Lang or CTE
Electives
CAHSEE (California
High School Exit Exam)
THERE ARE TWO BASIC SETS OF
REQUIREMENTS IN HIGH SCHOOL:
High School Graduation
Requirements
 Any level of the course
will count
 Must meet only the
minimum requirements
 Earn credits with D- or
better
4-Year University
Requirements, a.k.a. “A-G”
 Must take CP level or
higher
 Must often take courses
above and beyond
minimum requirements
 Must earn a C or better
(must earn a B or better
for selective colleges)
TYPICAL 9TH GRADE SCHEDULE:
Sample schedule:
1. Unscheduled period 1
2. Biology
3. English
4. P.E.
5. Health/Careers/Computers
6. Math
7. Elective (Foreign Language;
Band; Art…)
 6 classes
 Start/End times:
 1ST thru 6th period: 7 a.m. – 1:47 p.m.
 2ND thru 7th period: 8 a.m. – 2:48 p.m.
 If you plan to take band,
choir, or theater, students
can opt to take health in
summer school to avoid a 7
period day
 Otherwise, if you take one of those classes
in addition to an elective, you will be at
school from 1st thru 7th period.
ENGLISH REQUIREMENT
High School Graduation
 Four years of English
College/University,
a.k.a. “A-G” :
Four years of college prep (CP)
level or higher. Must pass with
grade of “C” or better.
MATH REQUIREMENT
A-G Reqt:
High School Graduation
•
Three years of mathematics
(equivalent of 30 credits)
Three years of CP level or higher.
Must pass with a grade of “C” or better.
•
One of the three years must
meet or exceed Algebra 1.
REQUIRED
 Algebra 1 CP / H
 Geometry CP / H
 Algebra 2 CP / H
Note: Algebra 1 taken in grade 8 will not
count towards the 3 year HS graduation
requirement, therefore you must take 3 years
above and beyond Algebra 1.
Some students will complete Algebra in grade 8 and
therefore must go above and beyond to meet his/her 30
credits
4th year RECOMMENDED
AP Statistics
AP Calculus
Functions Stats and Trig CP
Math Analysis CP / H
Statistics CP
SOCIAL SCIENCE REQUIREMENT
STARTS IN GRADE 10
High School Graduation
Each of the following
•
1 year World History (or AP Euro)
•
1 year US History
•
1 semester U.S. Government & Politics
•
1 semester Economics
A-G Requirement:
Must pass the following with a “C” or
better
1 YEAR
 World History CP
or AP European History
1 YEAR
 US History CP
or AP US History

1 SEMESTER
US Govt & Politics CP
or AP US Govt & Politics
1 SEMESTER
 Economics CP
or AP Macroeconomics
Well qualified students (“A” or “B” in English honors; “A” in CP)
may enroll in AP Human Geography as an ELECTIVE in grade
9, space permitting. This is not a required course.
SCIENCE REQUIREMENT
High School Graduation
•
1 year of a Biological Science
•
1 year of a Physical Science
(Geosciences or Chemistry)
A-G Reqt:
Two years of laboratory science.
Must pass with “C” or better.
2 Years Required
 Biology CP / H
 Chemistry CP / H
3rd Year Recommended
• Advanced Anatomy H (Teacher approval
required)
• AP Biology
• AP Chemistry
• AP Environmental Science
• AP Physics
• Anatomy & Physiology CP
• Biotechnology CP
• Forensic Science CP
• Marine Science CP
• Physics CP
• Physiology H
PHYSICAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENT
FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION ONLY
2 Years Required:
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P.E.
WHS team sport (try-outs required)
Marching band
Colorguard
ISPE (must apply)
Completed in grades 9 and 10
HEALTH REQUIREMENT
FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION ONLY
One semester
Paired with Careers for one quarter and
Personal Computing for one quarter
HEALTH IN SUMMER SCHOOL
 Health is offered by the Conejo Schools Foundation for a fee
 www.conejoschools.org
 Why take health in summer?
 This allows the schedule to accommodate a world language AND band,
choir or theater without having a 7 period day.
 Final grades due to the counseling office by August 10th
VISUAL & PERFORMING ART, WORLD LANGUAGE, &
CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION
High School Graduation
1 year, chosen from ONE of the
following subject areas:
• Visual & Performing Art or
• World Language or
• Career Technical Education (CTE)
course
A-G Reqt:
Must take BOTH a VPA and a World
Language and pass with “C” or better:
• 1 year of a VPA and
• 2 years of the same World
Language 3 years of
language recommended
ELECTIVE REQUIREMENT
High School Graduation
Every class taken above and beyond
the previously listed graduation
requirements will count towards the
75 credit elective requirement
A-G Reqt:
Must pass with “C” or better.
1 full year of a CP/H/AP level
elective is required (above
and beyond previously mentioned
requirements)
9TH GRADE ELECTIVE CHOICES
SPECIAL PROGRAMS,
DUE DATES
&
RESOURCES
WHS CAREER MAJORS PROGRAM
 A voluntary, self-paced and self-directed career exploration program for
students in grades 9-12 who want to focus on college and career exploration
in a particular area.
 Benefits include: preparing for future employment, networking with
professionals, gain valuable insight into career options
 Requirements include: job shadowing, informational interviews, volunteer work
hours, membership in campus a related campus club.
 Career majors offered: Business, Engineering, Family/Consumer Science, Fine
Art/Media Art, Health Science, Public and Human Service
 Check out the “Career Education” tab at www.conejousd.org/whs for more
information and documents
DUE DATES
 Last day to turn in Registration Forms:

Colina: Monday, February 23, 2015

Redwood: Monday, March 2, 2015

Los Cerritos: Wednesday, March 4, 2015
 Must be signed by a parent and turned in to your Social Studies teacher
 Academic petitions for honors courses are due to Colina, Los Cerritos or
WHS by May 1, 2014
 Students who submit a late petition will be subject to being placed on a wait-
list if petition is approved.
 Interdistrict transfer paperwork can be submitted now and will be processed
as received.
 School Choice applications are due by March 2
http://www.conejousd.org
RESOURCES
• WHS Main Website: www.conejousd.org/whs
• WHS Counseling Website: www.conejousd.org/whs/counseling
• Interdistrict transfer and school choice info: www.conejousd.org
• Counseling Office Info
•
Phone: 805.497.6711 ext 1019, 1020, 1021 or 1032
•
Fax: 805.497.2606
•
Hours: 7 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.