Social Emotional Counseling

Welcome Back Caimans!

Hello, I am Ms. Hughes and I am your School Counselor!

I am here to help you understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, establish and maintain positive relationships, make responsible decisions, and whatever else you may be facing.

During this time, I am hosting meetings through Zoom and by phone. Please reach out if I can help in any way by filling out this Counseling Referral Form

Also, look out each Wednesday on Schoology for my Wellness Wednesday videos. In them you will find lots of good tips to help you in all areas of life. Each month we dive into a new BIG topic.

I will "see" you Wednesdays and hope that you reach out if you need some extra support.

College and Careers

Counseling News

September 21-25

Virtual College Visits:

Colleges have been reaching out to set up visits via Zoom with CAHS students. Please log in to Naviance for all upcoming virtual college visits designed for CAHS students only and for access to register for the Zoom link to attend. These virtual college visit dates and Zoom links will also be posted on Schoology under the Academic & College Counseling page.

Please note, there are hundreds of virtual college visits currently available for students to attend. You can find these virtual visit opportunities for all students across the country by going to the “Colleges” tab in your Naviance Student account and then clicking on “College Events”.

September 21st - Goucher College @ 1:00pm

University of Colorado Colorado Springs @ 4:00pm

Rutgers University @ 6:00pm

September 22nd - Westmont College @ 1:00pm

Pomona College @ 1:00pm

September 23rd - Hawaii Pacific University @ 1:00pm

San Diego Christian College @ 1:00pm

September 24th - Palomar College @ 1:00pm

United States Air Force/Academies @ 1:00pm

September 25th - University of Colorado Colorado Springs @ 4:00pm

September 26th - United States Army @ 10:00am

*Please note that colleges may cancel. Please check Naviance regularly*

College Fair Opportunity!

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from current students at over 100 universities and learn what the colleges you’re applying to are really like!

Attend CollegeVine’s Student Panel College Fair, a free online event featuring live Q&As with current college students from over 100 universities, including Harvard, UCLA, Penn State, CU Boulder, USC, Minnesota, Stanford, Baylor, University of Michigan, Morehouse College, University of Miami, and many more.

You will have the opportunity to ask questions and hear unfiltered perspectives from actual college students.

All events are completely free for students, and you can sign up for as many as you’d like!

The fair runs from September 21-26. See the full list of colleges and register here: cv.watch/student panels.

IMPORTANT: AP EXAM REGISTRATION HAS BEGUN. PLEASE SIGN UP ON COLLEGE BOARD AND PAY ON TOTAL REGISTRATION BY OCTOBER 2ND TO AVOID ANY COLLEGE BOARD LATE FEES

If you are currently in an AP course, all AP teachers have been sharing their AP classroom Join Codes for each of your individual AP classes. Signing up to take an AP spring exam is a simple 2 STEP PROCESS. Students will register on their College Board account by joining their AP classroom AND by paying for the exam on Total Registration. Please check Schoology updates on the Academic & College Counseling page for step-by-step instructions and the link to pay on Total Registration.

Please sign up by October 2nd to avoid any late fee.The first deadline that will incur a late fee will be October 2nd.This fee is $20. The high school order for all AP Classes will be FINALIZED on November 11th. Any late registrations allowed, will result in a $40 late fee.

IMPORTANT- Current 11th Grade PSAT Update

If you are a current student in 11th-grade and wish to take the PSAT on the NEW TESTING DATE of Wednesday, January 26, 2021 please click on the Permission Click below to indicate that you will either be opting IN or OUT for PSAT testing. The College Board has changed the testing date from October 14th to January 26th. If you filled out the Permission Click at Gear Up we are asking that you fill it out again for the new January administration.

https://permission.click/aGN1E/us#/information

Please respond back with a "Yes" or a "No" response no later than Monday, November 16th, 2020 so that PSAT tests can be ordered with the College Board.

The PSAT is designed for 11th-grade students. This is a practice test for the SAT. Only 11th-grade students are eligible for National Merit, Commended Scholar, and National Hispanic Scholar status. These awards are based on a student’s performance on test day.Testing will begin at 7:45 and will go until approximately noon on January 26, 2021. All testing will take place on campus in classrooms. CAHS will be covering your cost for the test, however, you MUST indicate on this form your plan to test in order for you to participate. The PSAT tests are ordered from The College Board who has a firm deadline on ordering.

College & Career Planning Nights Held Virtually

Virtual College & Career Planning Night for Juniors: If you missed the virtual informational college and career planning night held on September 17th at 6:00pm you are still able to view and/or go back and watch the presentation in the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rALpe-THSB8&feature=youtu.be

Please see the invite below for more information on what the presentation covers and for a great resource counseling resource link for parents and students:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/15YCNOoDSOdT49bRPc-m4DF73lER8fDnUY8gPIVZ6p8U/edit?usp=sharing

Virtual Senior Night & Virtual College & Career Planning For Seniors: Please plan on watching on September 24th at 6:00pm for important information regarding Senior Year and college and career planning information.

Please see the link below for more detailed information:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dZrSupSKx9pqFQcuIa4zn5KiaGAdNR2e2GQbsXK6RLE/edit?usp=sharing

Want to meet with the counselors?

The Academic Counselors have set virtual Q&A meetings for parents to start off the 2020-2021 school year. Please bring any questions regarding credits, graduation planning, college applications, career, etc. The dates and times are listed below:

Virtual Counselor Q&A's:

Wednesday, September 23rd at 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Tuesday, September 29th at 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Please check the Academic & College Counseling Schoology page for the Zoom link invitation. Only current students and parents will be admitted. Please have your full legal name listed when joining the Zoom room.

Did you take a Summer Class or a Concurrent Enrollment Course?

If so, you must request an official transcript to be sent to the CAHS Registrar, Elenna Uribe. No credit will be given until this official transcript has been received.

Concurrent Enrollment

Did you sign up for a Concurrent Enrollment course this Fall? If so, please be sure to send proof of enrollment ASAP to Ms. Uribe at euribe@classicalacademy.com. A screenshot of your registration showing your name, the course name, and the term will suffice.

SCHEDULE CHANGES:

The Add/Drop deadline ended on September 4th. Any requests to drop a course will now require special teacher/counselor/principal approval. Please email lfletcher@classicalacademy.com to start the drop request process. Please include a brief reason for potentially dropping after the deadline. Additionally, please note that a drop penalty of withdrawal/fail (W/F) may appear on the student transcript at this time.

College Board for Parents:

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/

2021/2022 College Admissions

If you are a current senior, please note that Cal State, UC universities and many, many others are no longer requiring the SAT or ACT as a part of the admissions process. Some universities however are offering an SAT on their own campuses with scores that cannot be transferred but are using those results for their own scholarship purposes. Please check with your list of colleges/universities to see what they are requiring for both admissions and for merit scholarships.

Seniors- College Application Time is Now! Please Review the College Application Info Below:

Seniors requesting transcripts to be sent to colleges: Please make sure you request transcripts through Naviance or through the Common Application. Please note that Naviance is not linked to the Common Application.

If you are requesting through Naviance, here is a link with step by step instructions on how to request letters of recommendation and transcripts through Naviance:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kciKewrxhsVRMTTbiFn7zc-pzMSYQAaw/view?usp=sharing

If you are needing teacher or counselor letters of recommendation, you will need to request them through Naviance, by selecting their name and/or the Common Application by putting in their email address and asking them personally. All letters of recommendation need to be requested 2-3 weeks in advance of the deadline. If you have a deadline of November 1st for your college application, please be sure to request your counselor and teacher recommendations by no later than October 16th.

CSU Applications: Planning to apply to a CSU? CSU Fall 2020 application opened on October 1st and ends December 4th. Visit Calstate.edu/apply now to apply.

UC Applications: Planning to apply to a UC? UC Fall 2020 applications open on November 1st and close November 30th. Visit https://admissions.universityofcalifornia.edu.

Senior College Application Questions and Answers:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1flObe4c1TfqCMRrBAuzyNtKYXbRDY7NO/view?usp=sharing

SENIORS: If you are using the Common Application for college admissions, please invite your counselor on the site. A counselor recommendation is required. Please provide counselors with your brag sheets or resume and allow 2 weeks for letters to be written. The brag sheet template can be found in the link below. Please make a copy and share it with your counselor once it is completed.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f0rz5zqMjND-jd9cTAJ-vFIU5ATIyYUseoKF71Je8CA/edit?usp=sharing

Studio Students A-L: Natalie Mauhili-- nmauhili@classicalacademy.com

Studio Students M-Z: Karen Withem-- kwithem@classicalacademy.com