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Important AP Student Support Announcement

Here are the latest updates to AP Classroom to better support remote learning, practice, and feedback. There is also additional information about resources to help students leading up to this year's exams.

Sign in to see how The College Board has:

Highlighted free AP live classes on every student's homepage, and added links to recorded classes on key topics and review concepts.

Enabled all free-response questions to be taken by students at home on any device, without requiring the LockDown Browser.

Provided optional, self-paced student practice, with free-response questions to help students practice their knowledge and skills as they prepare for the exam. Students can see scoring criteria from past exams to help revise their responses.

Added each student's written or uploaded response to their student report, so they can view their response alongside scores and get feedback from teachers.

Helped students stay signed in, especially during online tests.

Urgent AP Exam Message:

Please log in to your College Board account as soon as possible to check on the following:

1. That your email is a current working email account with the College Board

2. Review each of the AP exams that you are signed up for this year. Remember signing up for AP exams this year was a TWO part process:

1. You must have paid on Total Registration

2. You must have signed into your AP classroom/classrooms with the AP classroom access code/codes given to you by each of your AP teachers. This is how College Board AP exams were ordered

Below are some important AP exam and College Board changes designed to help and support students this school year:

What Do I Need to Do?

Please make certain that the College Board has your up to date e-mail address as this is where the AP exam/exams will be sent to you. The email used should be one that you check frequently and be one that can receive emails from an "outside sender". Students should plan to update their CB email if needed to an active, personal email address they check regularly. Please do this as soon as possible.

If you have questions regarding your email account please log in to your College Board account and/or contact the College Board directly at 866-315-6068. Due to privacy issues, the counseling department cannot view your College Board account or make any new changes to your personal account.

• Traditional face-to-face exam administrations will not take place. Students will take a 45-minute online free-response exam at home.

• Some students may want to take the exam sooner rather than later, while the content is still fresh. Other students may want more time to practice. For each AP subject, there will be 2 different testing dates. However, we do not have those testing dates available to us yet. These dates and more details will be announced in early April.

• Please visit https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/coronavirus-updates for more information and helpful resources as you prepare for AP exams.

Exciting News! Our CAHS students are being accepted to many colleges and universities across the nation. Here are just a few:

Albion College, Arizona State University-Tempe, Azusa Pacific University, Baylor University, Belmont University, Biola University, Butler University,California Baptist University, California State Polytechnic University- Pomona, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, California State University-Channel Islands, California State University-Fullerton, California State University-Monterey Bay, California State University-Northridge, California State University-San Marcos, University of California-Irvine, University of California-Irvine (School of Biological Sciences), University of California-Los Angeles,University of California-Santa Barbara, Cedarville University, Columbia University, Concordia University-Irvine, Eckerd College, Grand Canyon University-Traditional Campus, Indiana State University, Indiana University - Purdue, University Indianapolis-Indiana, Wesleyan University-Marion, University of Iowa, Lee University, LeTourneau University, MarquetteUniversity, University of Mary, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Montana State University, Bozeman, Northern Arizona University, Pacific Lutheran University, Palomar College, Pepperdine University, University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus, Point Loma Nazarene University, University of Portland, Regis University, Saint Mary's College of California, San Diego Miramar College, San Diego State University, Seattle Pacific University, Studio School Los Angeles, Trinity Western University, Union University, Waynesburg University, Westmont College, Wheaton College, Texas A&M University, University of California-San Diego

Attention Seniors: Important Counseling News

Please let Karen Withem or Natalie Mauhili (Academic and College Counselors) know where you will be attending college or your postsecondary plans once that final decision has been made. We'd love to hear and share your story. You can let them know by emailing them your favorite picture along with a short blurb about your future plans. (i.e. if you are attending a community college/4 year university/trade school/apprenticeship, please include where you will be attending and your college major and/or career goals).

Karen Withem- kwithem@classicalacademy.com

Natalie Mauhili- nmauhili@classicalacademy.com

It is important that you mark all the colleges that have accepted you in Naviance. You do this by logging in to your Naviance account, click on the pencil edit icon in the "Colleges I am Applying to List" then mark the result.

IMPORTANT: New Tools and Resources Are Now Available to Students Navigating College Admissions

New NACAC tool helps students navigate the college admission process amid the coronavirus outbreak.

As a service to students and families, NACAC has created a new resource cataloging campus-specific changes in college admission events, deposit dates, and more as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.

The purpose of the tool—which features information from post-secondary institutions—is to make it easier for students and others to navigate the admission process during this unprecedented time of upheaval. So far, more than 460 colleges and universities from around the world have submitted their information.

Both public and private postsecondary institutions are included on the list. The resource will update in real-time as NACAC receives new information from colleges and universities.

“Students need reliable information to assist them in making informed choices during this uncertain time,” Jayne Caflin Fonash, the association’s president, said in a press release. “This collaborative resource does just that.”

http://admitted.nacacnet.org/wordpress/index.php/2020/03/18/new-nacac-tool-helps-students-navigate-college-admission-process-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/

Are you a Senior planning to go to Palomar College after you graduate? This is for you! Seniors: Important Update Below!

Due to COVID-19, the Palomar College tour and workshop day with CAHS peers scheduled for April 20th has been canceled. Please review the steps in the link below for priority enrollment and refer to the Palomar College website for more up-to-date information regarding COVID-19 and enrollment.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oGrRFkezT4It9PoqEvRCxJ_fRYLOKMXmh_P0_1I7ATs/edit?usp=sharing

California State Update

The entire California State University system is taking all the necessary steps to mitigate the disruptions caused by COVID-19 while ensuring the health and safety for our students, faculty, staff and communities.

Please be assured that all CSU campuses are prepared to be as flexible as possible when working with fall 2020 applicants on meeting admission requirements and selection. This flexibility will vary by campus and potentially by major applied due to impaction. Although there has been disruption, as campuses transition to some or all staff working remotely, processing of applications and communications is still taking place. We would encourage fall 2020 applicants to continue to check their email and campus portals regularly.

If students have specific questions, they can contact campuses via email. Campus contact information can be found at: https://www2.calstate.edu/apply/Pages/contact-a-campus.aspx. We would encourage applicants to contact campuses via email and be patient while awaiting a response.

As more information becomes available we will send additional updates.

SENIORS- IMPORTANT FAFSA AND CAL GRANT INFO

Reminder to all Senior Parents: The FAFSA (The Free Application for Federal Student Aid)/ CA Dream Act Application sites opened October 1st and will be based on the prior, prior tax year. In order to be considered for the CAL Grant, the FAFSA/CA Dream Act Application must be completed no later than March 2nd. Keep in mind that funds are limited, so please consider getting it filled out earlier. Remember to create your WebGrant 4 Students account to check the status of your Cal Grant eligibility and to be able to receive your awarded funds ONE week after submitting your FAFSA application. .

Palomar Promise:

Important Information for Seniors: The Palomar College Promise Application is NOW OPEN! Attend College for FREE @ Palomar College for first-time college students!Please review the steps in the flyer below.Funds are limited and are on a first-come, first-serve basis. Start the application process NOW! Please Note: The FAFSA application is now open as well and is another important step to being eligible for the Palomar Promise Program.

Community College Summer Program:

If you are planning on taking a Community College course this summer, please know that the summer schedule for Palomar and Mira Costa have now been released. Please call the college directly regarding admissions and paperwork.

SAT EXAM ANNOUNCEMENT

The College Board is moving to a possible SAT exam digital format for students in the fall if needed.

Please see link below:

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/16/us/digital-sat-coronavirus-college-board/index.html

Senior Graduation Alert:

If you are a current senior taking a concurrent enrollment/community college course, please make sure that you are on track to complete these courses with a passing grade. Not completing these courses with a passing grade could affect your graduation status. Please check in with your community college professors ASAP if you have any concerns.

Quarter 4 Naviance Cohort Curriculum

Due to our shift to distance/online learning, the Academic and College Counseling department has set up Career Exploration lessons. These lessons are a continuation of The College Planning Lessons that were previously covered in Cohort during quarter 2. Please access this important resource on your Cohort Schoology page.

Check out CollegeBoard’s parent website that offers key dates and deadlines, details about financial aid, and more. You can also view additional parent webinars and get answers to frequently asked questions about many college planning subjects.

https://parents.collegeboard.org/?SFMC_cid=EM51578-&rid=30305688https://parents.collegeboard.org/?SFMC_cid=EM51578-&rid=30305688

COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

If you are still needing Community Service hours, please see below for some ideas:

- Clean out old blankets, sheets, towels and donate to an animal shelter (knowing the shelters are closed or by appointment only, students can prepare donations)

- Foster an animal

- Clean out closets and donate to Goodwill, Salvation Army, or other thrift stores accepting donations

- Video or record reading to a younger sibling

- Tutor younger students online

- Write cards or letters to people in need of comfort

- Pick up trash around your neighborhood following social distancing rules

- Send cards to deployed soldiers

- Donate to a charity

- Organize an online book club

- Clean out bookshelves to prepare to donate books once libraries reopen

- Be an online buddy to a younger friend of the family during this stressful time