Resources

Academic:

  • Princeton Review: Homework Hub
    • From tackling tough homework assignments to studying for a big test or writing an essay, their tutors are available to help 24/7 for FREE!
    • When you log into your PowerSchool account, there's a link on the bottom left corner that says, "Live Tutor." If you are logged into PowerSchool, you'll automatically be logged onto this website.


Intervention Central

    • Interventioncentral.org
    • Success in school depends on the student acquiring effective 'academic survival' skills such as study skills, time management, and homework completion. The Academic Survival Skills Checklist Maker is a free application that allows teachers, students, and parents to assemble 'how to' checklists that can be used to train students in essential academic-support skills.
    • https://www.interventioncentral.org/tools/student-academic-success-strategies-checklist-maker (Towards the bottom of the web page)
  • Antelope Valley High School: FREE tutoring program
    • After school tutoring for all subjects
    • Days: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays
      • Time: 2:30-3:30PM
      • Where: AVHS Library

**Please note that there is no tutoring on Wednesdays**

      • Khan Academy: https://www.khanacademy.org/
      • Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. We tackle math, science, computer programming, history, art history, economics, and more. Our math missions guide learners from kindergarten to calculus using state-of-the-art, adaptive technology that identifies strengths and learning gaps. We've also partnered with institutions like NASA, The Museum of Modern Art, The California Academy of Sciences, and MIT to offer specialized content.
      • If you have taken the PSAT or SAT, link your CollegeBoard account with your Khan Academy account, and you will receive free, personalized ways to improve your test scores!
      • YouTube: Crash Course Channel
      • Check out the playlists for past courses in physics, philosophy, games, economics, U.S. government and politics, astronomy, anatomy & physiology, world history, biology, literature, ecology, chemistry, psychology, and U.S. history.
      • Check out other educational channels and videos on YouTube as well to ensure you understand the material being presented in your classes!

personal/social:

Mental Health

Workshops designed to help students be successful with regard to their academics, personal/social lives, and college/career plans. Click here for the flyer.

Boys Town offers resources students can utilize to ask for help so that they don't have to face problems alone. Boys Town offers a way for students to call, text, chat, or email for help as well as tips for how to deal with tough situations like bullying, suicidal thoughts, and anxiety. Click here for their website: http://www.yourlifeyourvoice.org/Pages/home.aspx

College/Career:

Workshops designed to help students plan for life after graduation. Workshops include topics such as financial aid, the differences between community colleges and four-year universities, community colleges, life as a freshman in college, application support, and many more topics!

    • Next Session Dates:
      • September 15th, 2018
      • October 13th, 2018
      • November 20th, 2018
      • November 27th, 2018
      • December 15th, 2018 - CANCELED

Workshops designed to help students be successful with regard to their academics, personal/social lives, and college/career plans. Click here to the flier.

Mr. Cincis and Mr. Haggard are AVC Bridge Counselors who want to help with you anything you might need to apply, register, and be successful at AVC!

Antelope Valley Adult Education offers individuals in our community an opportunity to advance professionally through quality, low-cost career technical education programs in the clerical/secretarial, medical, dental and technology fields. We also provide English as a Second Language, Citizenship, High School Diploma and High School Equivalency (HSE) courses.

Judy Coleman-Levy - Work Experience Coordinator

    • Ms. Coleman-Levy issues work permits to students who have found a job. She is typically at AVHS on Thursdays during lunchtime.
    • Email: jcoleman@avhsd.org Phone number: 661.946.3800 Ext.1140
    • Eastside High School: 3200 East Ave. J-8 Lancaster, CA 93535

Debbie Penny - Career Technical Education Counselor

    • As a Career Technical Education Counselor for the AVUHS District, Ms. Penny serves 8 sites on Naviance instruction, career presentations, plans college and career fairs and is a co-Resilient Scholar Counselor at AVHS. Ms. Penny is at AVHS on Fridays.

An online platform that helps students with career exploration, self-assessments, academic planning, resume building, and much more!

It offers services that include scholarship applications, research, advocacy, college planning, and college and career search tools. CollegeBoard.org helps over seven million students each year prepare for college though its testing and other programs.

Not every student can afford to travel the country visiting schools. For the cash-strapped and college bound, there’s CampusTours which allows for a much cheaper virtual alternative to visiting a number of universities. CampusTours builds video tours, photorealistic interactive campus maps, mobile walking tours and custom data-driven multimedia applications for education, non-profit and government clients worldwide.