Fall 2023 Registration

Your student will be meeting with their guidance technician to register for their Fall 2023 classes. If you did not complete the course registration by the deadline, that is okay! Your student is still able to make changes during registration. 

• Freshman will be registering April 11th - April 18th with their English classes.

• Sophomores will be registering April 19th - May 10th with their Social Science classes.

• Juniors will be registering April 20th - May 17th with their Social Science classes. 

Saddleback Virtual Academy (SVA) Classes

Interested in taking an online course through Saddleback Virtual Academy (SVA)? See the SVA Online Registration flyer below (linked here) for more information about the classes offered and the process to request the course with your counselor. 

SVUSD Summer School

Summer school registration is open! If your student needs to remediate any Math or Science courses, they can register for the 3-week summer school class that is taking place at Mission Viejo High School. You can learn more and register here!

If your student needs to remediate an English or Social Science class, they can register for the class through OCDE. To register, visit this link. 

Saddleback College Opportunity 

Saddleback College is hosting prospective students on Saturday, April 22nd from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. You will be able to meet faculty and staff, attend informational workshops, visit a resource fair, tour the campus, and enjoy free food! See the flyer (linked) for more information. Our Saddleback Counselor, Ms. Alejandra, is still available every Thursday at THHS. You can make an appointment to meet with her to ask Saddleback-related questions here.

Need help picking your first semester classes at Saddleback? Attend this Workshop!

Saddleback College is providing virtual workshops for high school seniors that need guidance with their First Semester Plans AND are not enrolled in the Counseling 100 course. 

Workshop dates:

• Monday, April 17 @ 6:00 pm

• Saturday, April 22 @ 10:00, 12:00 and 2:00

• Monday, April 24 @ 6:00 pm

• Monday, May 1 @ 6:00 pm

• Saturday, May 6 @ 10:00, 12:00 and 2:00

Calendly link to sign up:  https://calendly.com/carolmay-saddleback/first-semester-planning-workshop

Summer Programs - Updated

Our Summer Opportunities tab on the THHS Guidance Google Site has been updated to reflect new pre-college programs as well as local programs that are available to our students this summer. Several opportunities are included such as STEM-related fields, Journalism, School of Design, Biomedical Research, and more!  Please take a moment to see all that there is available for our students.

National Merit Scholarship

From over 16,000 Semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Competition, more than 15,000 advanced to the Finalist level, and our THHS semifinalists both advanced to the Finalist level in February.  Congratulations Claire Stuvland and Harika Amineni!  Our Finalists will compete for one of 2,500 National Merit® $2500 Scholarships that will be awarded on a state-representational basis. About 950 corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards will be provided by approximately 180 corporations and business organizations for Finalists who meet their specified criteria, such as children of the grantor’s employees or residents of communities where sponsor plants or offices are located. In addition, about 160 colleges and universities are expected to finance some 3,800 college-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards for Finalists who will attend the sponsor institution. National Merit Scholarship winners of 2023 will be announced in four nationwide news releases beginning in April and concluding in July. These scholarship recipients will join nearly 368,000 other distinguished young people who have earned the Merit Scholar title!  Merit Scholar designees are selected on the basis of their skills, accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous college studies, without regard to gender, race, ethnic origin, or religious preference.  Let's wish our Finalists good luck as the National Merit Scholarship winners of 2023 will be announced in four nationwide news releases beginning in April and concluding in July. These scholarship recipients will join nearly 368,000 other distinguished young people who have earned the Merit Scholar title.

Scholarships

Seniors! Did you know that we have a webpage full of scholarship opportunities that we update every week? Check out our Guidance Page (scroll down to scholarships) to see all the opportunities from local scholarships to nationwide scholarships. If you have any questions, schedule a time to meet with your counselor who can give you more guidance.

Freshman 4-Year Plans

Over the first two weeks back from Spring Break, your School Counselors are reviewing how to create their 4-year/academic plans to help them guide course selection conversations over their time in high school. The 4-year plan is NOT their registration but a document that they can use to help reach their post-high school goals. We encourage you to review their plan with them at home! If you'd like to see the information and activity provided to them, please click HERE. 

Academic Workshops

The school counselors are offering several workshops throughout the months of April and May for our students. See below for the various opportunities and their details.

• College Series for Juniors - an opportunity for juniors to build their college list, learn about the Common App and UC/CSU Applications, write their essays, and learn why volunteering/extracurriculars matter on college applications. The workshops take place in the Guidance Conference Room during lunch. See the flyer below. 

• OCDE Coping Skills presentation - are you an AP or IB student gearing up for end of year testing? This workshop is for you! See the flyer below. 

AP Week

The Princeton Review is offering a week of webinars aimed at helping students with their test taking skills and strategies to be successful on their upcoming AP Exams. See the flyer here for more information. Register by clicking the name of the AP class you are interested in. 

Parent Presentation: Social Media Focus

Cyberbullying and Digital Drama: Keeping Kids Safe, Happy, and Healthy in the Digital Age 

May 16, 2023, 6:00-7:00 p.m. via Zoom

OCDE will be hosting a free virtual parent presentation focused on social media trends, information literacy, privacy and security, addressing and reporting cyberbullying, and parent/child communication. In our ever-changing world with a lot of time being spent on digital devices, it is important to keep the conversation going about what parents can do to support their children in the complex environment of online learning and socializing.

Please see below for flyer or click HERE.  

Thoughtful Thursdays (Demerit Recovery)

Every Thursday at Lunch*

Mental Wellness Counselors from the District Office collaborate with THHS School Counselors to bring students an opportunity to learn more about their mental health, coping mechanisms, stress relief, self-care and so much more. These lunchtime sessions are offered as a way to help serve our student's social and emotional needs based on data that they have provided in our recent Panorama survey. Additionally, this is an alternative way to clear demerits. Students who attend one entire session (and sign in) will be able to clear one demerit. Please see the flyer below for more info!

• When: Thursdays at Lunch* (Starting December 1st)

  • *Thoughtful Thursday facilitation is subject to change based on school events, non-student days, and staff/facility availability. Communications will be provided if there are any changes to the regular schedule. 

• Where: "The Meadow" (Room 129 - aka the "Old" College & Career Center)

• What: Quick lessons regarding student mental health and related subjects. Additionally, a new opportunity for students to clear demerits (1 per 1 Thoughtful Thursday).