Counseling Information
Welcome to Sequoia Grove's Counseling site.
Meet your Counselor's:
Mary Buhr serves students with the last name A-F
Rachel Radekin serves students G-O
Michelle Bliss serves students P-Z
Here are flyers regarding upcoming events, the clickable links and more info is below under "News Updates" (see the corresponding number):
1) High School Friday Focus...On Your Future: 2) College Fair for all Students:
3) Strong Workforce CTE opportunities:
News Updates:
1) Come and Meet your Counseling TEAM!!! We are starting FRIDAY FOCUS on your future!!! Here is the Current Flyer - you can even add the dates to your calendar!!!
2) Sacramento State is hosting the WACAC 2024 Spring College Fair. Students will be able to meet with representatives from over 100 public and private universities. The event will be on Tuesday, May 28 at the Sacramento Safe Credit Union Convention Center in Downtown Sacramento. We recommend registering in advance at www.strivefair.com.
3) Strong Workforce through the Sacramento County Office of Education: Things have changed with this program, but they are still offering some great option. Here is a Power Point with all their information. Deadlines to apply are coming up, please inquire right away.
YUBA DUAL ENROLLMENT WILL OPEN 4/29/24. See the below tab "Taking College Courses While In High School".
Scholarship season is here!!! Please scroll down and read about scholarships under the Main Tab below. There are many scholarships that students can apply to!!!
New "Free" Opportunity for students!! Here is a great app that will give you all kinds of College Guidance, you can also reach out to your counselor with any questions :)
Need help with your classes??? High School Study Hall (All Subjects) with Ms. O’Brien Monday and Wednesday 11:00-12:00 and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:00-2:00pm. Where can you go to get live help with your math, your writing, or any other subject area giving you a hard time? Well, right here! You can drop in any time without signing up or having to come each time. Take advantage of this support, and make your assignments go so much more smoothly. Class Zoom Link
Also, here is an Intervention Class Catalog for 23/24. These are classes that can help in any subject!!
More help with your classes: The Sacramento Public Library provides access to free online tutors daily from 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. in English, Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, and Tagalog. Students can connect with a live tutor who can help students in Kindergarten through 12th grade with a variety of subjects including math, English, history and more.
Please visit their Homework Help page for more info
Counseling Team Presentations and Friday Focus Recordings
YouTube Channel!!!
All videos below are also on our Sequoia Grove High School YouTube channel.
Friday Focus, on your future:
All recordings will now be under our Sequoia Grove High School YouTube channel.
Friday Focus - 10/13/23, College Admissions!! Here is the PowerPoint for this session since there are a lot of links.
Jenny Johnston's PowerPoint for 12/15/23 Friday Focus - Soft skills: Taking Responsibility
Friday Focus Presentation on Military Science: PowerPoint
Counseling Team Various Presentations:
These Presentations can also be found under the appropriate titles below. They are grouped here, as well, to easily see what Workshops have been done:
Counseling Team/High School Team High School Information Presentation (Spring 24) - Go to the Sequoia Grove High School Information Website for the complete recording of the presentation and here is the PowerPoint!!!
Counseling Team's College Admissions 101: Recorded Presentation (Passcode: 7ic7=q&g) and the PowerPoint Presentation
Counseling Team's UC/CSU Application Workshop: Recorded Presentation and the Power Point Presentation
Counseling Team's Community College Presentation: Recorded Presentation and actual PowerPoint Presentation
Counseling Team's Financial Aid Presentation: Recorded Presentation and the Actual PowerPoint
Counseling Team's Concurrent Enrollment Presentation- Recorded Presentation and the actual PowerPoint
Counseling Team's Dual Enrollment Presentation- Recorded Presentation and the actual PowerPoint
Social Emotional/Mental Health/Resources
Sequoia Grove Recourses:
Fall 2021 - Mental Health Memo
Resource for all students that have a Financial need: CalKIDS account!! Check this out, it's free money, you may even already have an account.
Mental Health Week: Click here for each day's Tips and Resources.
The Counseling Team's Mental Health Week Seminar: Click Here for the Recording of the event, and click here for the PowerPoint Presentation
Social-Emotional Learning Hub. Sequoia Grove's Student Supports Website. There is a tab that has Community/Counseling Resources there as well.
Community Resources:
A great resource if you have a friend that is struggling emotionally!
Please click here for a National Suicide Hotline
The California Parent and Youth Helpline provides support and resource referrals to parent and youth during the current COVID-19 pandemic, 7-days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Call or text 1-855-4APARENT (855-427-2736) for services in English, Spanish and other languages. For more information, please visit their website.
Placer County Wellness and Behavioral Health Website.
Sacramento Area:
The Sacramento Public Library is hosting two Virtual Job Workshops for Teens starting next week: Click here for the flyer
Teens can register for free at these links: Job Application and Resume Writing Skills for Teens on April 27th 4-5pm
Various Community Opportunities:
Sacramento State School of Music Program, The String Project, for 2nd -8th graders. Click on this link to get more information.
Out of School Youth (OSY) program offers youth ages 17-24 the opportunity to gain paid work experience and pursue advanced training. Click here for more information.
Taking College Courses While In High School (Dual Enrollment and Concurrent Enrollment):
Getting Transcripts after taking a Dual Enrollment or Concurrent Enrollment course:
Here is a great Power Point that gives all the information regarding both Dual Enrollment and Concurrent Enrollment and what the differences are.
Requesting Transcripts - Counselors have made agreements with certain colleges so that our students don't have to request, and pay for, transcripts at the end of each term. Please ClickP Here to see if your college has a separate agreement.
Dual Enrollment with Yuba College:
Counseling Team's Dual Enrollment Presentation - Recorded Presentation and the actual PowerPoint (Slide 8 shows the planned courses throughout our 2-year cycle)
Dual Enrollment through Yuba College is when our HS students have the opportunity to take College Courses and get College Credits, however, they will only be with OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS!! These courses will NOT be open to any other students!!
Sequoia Grove's Dual Enrollment Website has more detailed information regarding each course offered.
Steps to Dual Enrollment:
Step 1: Make a CCC Apply account, by Applying to Yuba college, (tutorial updated for Fall 23) and through this (step by step process) you will apply to Yuba and receive a Yuba Student ID Number. Yuba college will send you an email within 24 hours that will include your Yuba College ID number. You must wait for that email containing your Yuba college ID number before you can move on to step 2.
Step 2: Fill out the Dual Enrollment (Also Known as the CCAP Enrollment Form), sign it, include the date range of all your years of High School and upload it to the JotForm, step 3 below (Your counselor will sign it and process it from the JotForm). THIS FORM WILL ONLY NEED TO BE FILLED OUT ONE TIME!! ONCE THIS FORM IS FILLED OUT AND SUBMITTED TO YOUR HS COUNSELOR, YOU WILL NOT EVER HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL!!!
Step 3: Fill out the Sequoia Grove Dual Enrollment JotForm.
Finally: The Counselor will process your forms and the college will place you in the course you choose. The only thing students need to do is check their Yuba College email and be familiar with the Student Portal.
Current Term classes being offered (FALL 24 WILL OPEN 4/29/24): (All details regarding each class can be found on the Dual Enrollment Website)
Fall 2024 Courses:
COUNS 10 - College Success, Fully Asynchronous, 3 college units - Professor Georgie O'Keefe
SIGN 1 - American Sign Language 1, Fully Asynchronous, 4 college units - Professor Kimberly Dethlefsen
ENGL 1A - College Com/Reading; Synchronous Class time Mon/Wed 9:00-10:00, 4 college units - In-House HSVA teacher (TBD).
ENGL 1C (Tentative, we need enough students to sign up for it) - Critical Thinking/Advanced Composition, Synchronous Class time Mon/Wed 12:00-1:00, 3 College Units - In-House HSVA teacher (TBD).
GEOG 1 and 1L - Physical Geography with lab; Fully Asynchronous, 4 college units - Professor Carmen Bowen
AJ 10 - Intro to Criminal Justice System - Fully Asynchronous, 3 college units - Professor TBD
Concurrent Enrollment:
Counseling Team's Concurrent Enrollment Presentation - Recorded Presentation and the actual PowerPoint
Concurrent Enrollment is when our High School Students take ANY California Community College Class (they just enroll along with other College students). They will get College Credits (as well as High School Credits) and they will begin to build their College Transcript.
Dates to Remember!! All Community Colleges go by their own dates, however, as a general rule, follow these guidelines for Concurrent Enrollment Applications:
Fall Enrollment - April time period
Spring Enrollment - Mid-October to First of November
Steps to Applying for Concurrent Enrollment :
Step 1: Make a CCC Apply account, by applying to the college of your choice (tutorial, updated for Fall 23) - step by step process given by Yuba; however, Every CA Community College has this same process of making a CCC apply account) Here is a another great informative sheet on how to apply to a Community College by using CCC Apply!! Remember, your CCC Apply number is NOT the same as your COLLEGE ID NUMBER!!! Once you have a CCC Apply number THEN you have to finish the application for your specific College ID number.
Step 2: Fill out the High School Recommendation Form (This form is from the college you are applying to. Scroll down to see information for specific colleges).
If you are applying to the following Schools, please use these specific applications (These links will get you to the correct forms):
Yuba College/Woodland College (use this tutorial for Registering for classes. This form is step 4 of the tutorial.)
Lake Tahoe Community College (their website for instructions). 9-12 College Placement Form
All Los Rios Colleges Download the Special Admit Form
Butte College - Here is their new Consent Form form. Please sign and upload to step 3 below.
Sierra College Under Option 1: PDF Permission Form: All Semesters.
If the college you would like to take classes at is not listed above, this below sheet will be very helpful in order to find your college's High School Application, as well as what age colleges will allow students to start taking classes. This same form will also give you all a popular list of College Courses and how they will count for High School credits. Look for CE GUIDES, under each specific college:
Sign the form from the college and upload it to the JotForm - Step 3 below (Your counselor will sign it and process it from the JotForm, do not email it separately to your counselor)
Step 3: Fill out the Sequoia Grove Concurrent Enrollment JotForm.
Step 4: Once these steps are completed, and the counselor processes the forms, you will get an email from your counselor with your next steps. Through Concurrent Enrollment, students will then have to go onto their College's Student Portal and Register for their own classes.
Step 5: Once the student is registered into their course/s then they will need to provide their High School Counselor with a Proof of Enrollment (a one page Documentation) showing: 1)Student's name, 2)College name, 3)Term classes taken in, 4)Course Title). All this information can be found on the students "unofficial transcript" from their College Student Portal...just take a screenshot and send to their counselor. This is how the courses get added to the student's schedule (MA).
Finding your Proof of Enrollment - If your college is not listed here, then please look on your college student portal for an "unofficial transcript" - This usually has all the important information that we need. Take a screenshot and email that screenshot to your counselor):
Los Rios Colleges (the tutorial shows a different Counselor, so please make sure you send it to your own Counselor).
For Yuba and Woodland, Go to Yuba College Self- Service. Once logged in, please click on the graduation cap icon on the grey bar that runs up and down the left hand side of the screen. On the drop down that appears, please click on "Unofficial Transcript." Screenshot this and send it to your counselor.
Specific College Concurrent Enrollment Information:
Los Rios School District (Sac. City, American River, Cosumnes River and Folsom Lake):
District wide, there are several New Changes!!
Your Counselor will no longer email the application and transcript to the college. We will sign the form (Via our Sequoia Grove Concurrent Enrollment JotForm) and send it back to you, the student, and then you must upload it when you get to step 5 in the college's process (see step-by-step instructions for each individual college):
Students can now take up to 11 college units, be 14 years old or a Freshman in HS, and they do not have a GPA minimum.
American River College:
Click here for their Step-by-Step instructions and the application
Cosumnes River College:
Click here for their Step-by-Step instructions and the application
Folsom Lake College:
Click here for their Step-by-Step instructions and the application
This is a great video to watch so that you understand the CCC Apply process regardless of which college you are applying to, especially through the 3:45 Minute mark!!!
FLC has created several online presentations that parents and students can attend. Students can register by clicking on the links below or by visiting the Outreach Webpage for presentation dates!
Sacramento City College:
Sierra College:
Sierra College step by step tutorial for applying for Advanced Ed!
A great self-service placement tool to confirm a students Math course through the college: Click Here!!
Concurrent Enrollment Video on how to complete their application, click here to watch it. Please click here to visit their Concurrent Enrollment/Advanced Ed page. Make sure to click "Take Classes at Sierra College (Academic Enrichment Program)" and follow steps under "How do I get started". Under step 4 (All Other Schools), click on the "Academic Enrichment Program PDF Application Form" . Please also note there is a list of courses students CANNOT take: Restricted Course List
Yuba College:
Requesting Transcripts - Counselors will now be able to get transcripts directly from the college, so students don't have to request transcripts for courses to be put onto the High School Transcript.
Students need to re-submit a new High School Recommendation form every semester. Summer 2022 and Fall 2022 are accepting applications at the same time, so students would have to submit 2 applications...one for the Summer 2022 and one for the Fall 2022.
If students apply to Yuba college and then miss both a Fall and Spring terms Consecutively, they will have to go back into their CCC apply account and re-submit their Yuba application (they will still have the same student ID number, they will just have to resubmit).
Testing and COVID Vaccinations: Students can either be fully vaccinated and show proof, or they can be tested each week. If students do not want to do either, they can take online classes - see COVID regulations under the College Information tab.
Helpful Tutorials:
Finding your Proof of Enrollment (the tutorials below show a different Counselor, so please make sure you send it to your Counselor - Michelle Bliss (L-Z) or Mary Buhr (A-K))
For Yuba and Woodland, Go to Yuba College Self- Service. Once logged onto self-service you click on student resources then click on academics on the left to get to unofficial transcripts. Screenshot this and send to your counselor.
College Information:
COVID Vaccination rules by college:
According to our Los Rios Counselor's Conference, ALL STUDENTS ON ALL CAMPUSES MUST BE VACCINATED. They will not allow anyone on their campus that is NOT vaccinated. They do not have a testing option. They do, however, have an exemption process if students want to try that option.
Yuba college and Woodland college students have 3 options: 1) Show proof of Vaccination or 2) Test each week if students are taking on-campus classes (testing is provided on their campuses free of charge), or 3) Students can take all online classes and use online student services and they will not have to be vaccinated or tested.
General College News:
Counseling Team's College Admissions 101: Recorded Presentation and the PowerPoint Presentation
Coast to Coast College Tours: a partnership among Dartmouth College, Northwestern University, Princeton University, University of California-Berkeley, and Vanderbilt University.
Checklists provided by the College Board
Personal Statement Examples when you are completing the College Applications
College Search:
California Colleges.edu is a great place to start a college search. This site has a lot of information regarding colleges, majors and careers (see "Career" section below for more career search options).
CollegeBoard is the same site that students go to in order to register for the SAT, however, this site has a college search capability as well. This link will take you to that search section. See the Scholarship section below as well. College Board offers Scholarships.
They have also started a Big Future Website for College and Career Searches: Here is their Website!!
Out of State Colleges - May consider looking into Schools that are part of the Western Undergraduate Exchange Programs.
Best Colleges and Schools in the US: University HQ
Community Colleges:
General Community College Information:
Counseling Team's Community College Admissions Presentation: Recorded Presentation and actual PowerPoint Presentation
First 2 years FREE (Promise Grant) - If you are planning on going to a Community College and want to receive the first 2 years free, you must file the FAFSA/CADA. The new Promise Grant will allow for California Residence, First Time College Freshmen, Full-Time (12 units) College Students to get free tuition, regardless of their financial status/income. Also, any college courses taken while in High School will not affect the 2-years free.
Individual College Information (by College):
- American River College:
ARC Great Flyer for all info
ARC has an Amazing First Year Experience (FYE). Click here for some great opportunities!
ARC has hosted several Webinars and workshops and the ARC YouTube Channel has many videos to get you ready for your college career.
They also hosted an Application Workshop: You can check out the video workshop that takes you step-by-step. WATCH NOW!
American River College will be launching the first Los Rios Colleges (LRCO) Online program this Fall 2020 semester – the Business Administration Associates Degree for Transfer (ADT).
- Butte College:
New Information from Butte: Self Service Replaces WebAdvisor. They have transitioned to Self Service which is the new platform that students use to register for classes, pay fees, update their contact information, etc. I have provided some helpful video tutorials below:
- Cosumnes River College:
When students are applying for CRC, students must follow the new steps in the New Student Virtual Orientation. Students will have to complete a "CAC Major Selection Form" and this will set up their schedule. Students do NOT need to meet with a counselor to receive their classes. The Counselor has already pre approved the course list based on their indicated major.
- Deep Springs College:
This is a 2 year college that only accepts a few students. It is located in NV, and it is a school that provides full scholarship (Tuition, Room, Board, and Books) for all students that attend. Please click here to read more about this amazing program!!
- Folsom Lake College:
MITECH program at FLC!! FLC has just introduced a new Manufacturing and Industrial Technology program. Here is a note from the Dean of the department at FLC:
"MITECH 300 is an introduction to processes for folks w/ limited/no experience. 320 is a CAD/CAM intro course. With both of these courses a student could step into a job at a local manufacturing facility making good money while they continue to upskill with additional coursework...The industry understands the need to continue working as is very supportive of ongoing education. The wages are VERY good as well".
Outreach Presentations for High School Students, Students can register by clicking on the links below or by visiting the Outreach Webpage for presentation dates!
ADVANCED EDUCATION: Summer 2022 Applications accepted through May 28th.
CAREER EDUCATION: Career Information Presentation: Feb 2, Feb 23, Apr 6 or May 4 from 3:00-4:00pm OR Mar 16 from 4:00-5:00- Click HERE to register
INCOMING COLLEGE FRESHMEN: Also, Choose FLC is having live presentations Apr 19 and May 10 from 3:00-4:10pm - Click HERE to register
New students may fill out an online application, access our Video TUTORIAL to guide you through the process!
Financial Aid:
For a list of all financial aid programs and amount offered, view the Student Aid Program Summary.
CCCApply Application for High School Students - YouTube Video fabulous
Every Student has a Success Coach they can always reach out to: Click here for the info.
Overview of FLC - YouTube Video
Promise Grant Information, 2 years tuition free
FLC's Career Education web page. This is a GREAT place to start figuring out what Career path or classes may be great to take. When you click on the website, choose one of the "Paths" (Purple boxes): Perspective students choose the box that states, "Without Los Rios ID", and if you are already a student, choose the box that states, "With Los Rios ID".
Education Requirement Links:
FAQ: Placement into Math courses:
Placement into STAT 300 and Math 300 (Intro to Mathematical Ideas) is based almost completely on high school GPA. (...not courses taken)
All courses below 300 level (which are remedial/High School Courses) are open access to all students. (Math/Stat)
Math 310 (Mathematical Discovery) and above require passing Algebra 2 in high school just to get started.
Math 370 (Pre-Calculus) requires that Trigonometry (Math 335) be taken first.
Math 400 (Calculus I) requires Pre-Calculus first.
Math 401 and above require passing Advanced Placement exams
- Lake Tahoe Community College:
- Los Rios Community College District (ARC, SCC, FLC and CRC):
All Los Rios Schools are requiring Vaccination to be on campus for any reason. Please visit this website for information.
Information regarding Vaccination Requirement Exemption.
Los Rios has started a "Los Rios Colleges Online" Program. Known as LRCO.
- Sacramento City College:
SCC presented an Educator's and Parent's training regarding Advanced Education (Concurrent Enrollment): Click here to watch!!
SCC Career Education Programs, Flyer
Getting Started at SCC: Helpful Steps
Helpful links to other information: Helpful Guides
- Sierra College:
What's New At Sierra College: May 2024
Getting started at Sierra College!! Here are some outreach Events that can help!
If you are needing more help, you can contact Sierra College Enrollment Specialist, Paula Mota: pmota@sierracollege.edu
Sierra College did a FB Live event see recording on their page.
The Sierra College Outreach team recorded an Information webinar that is designed for any interested prospective student, including families of sophomores and juniors who may be interested in finding out more about the college in high school program. It is a 45 minute webinar and here is the Link to the recording. They have also shared their PowerPoint presentation (click to view).
General Education requirement sheets:
- Yuba College:
UC and CSU Information:
UC and CSU Information:
Counseling Team's UC/CSU Application Workshop: Recorded Presentation and the Actual Power Point Presentation
UC Information!!!
UC Application Tips - Learn how to make your application stand out
UC Berkeley:
Berkeley is proactively adjusting to working remotely and in a virtual space. For future students, they are offering virtual presentations and moved their traditional Cal Day open house to Cal Week virtual sessions. Students and guests who missed Cal Week can sign up to view content.
Great Resources for Berkeley: Click Here!
If you are interested in Berkeley, please contact them Here
UC Davis:
Life at UC Davis offers incredible opportunities. Their half-hour special on The College Tour streaming series shows how undergrads can come to campus and fully pursue their passions, or discover new ones.
They started an “Apply to UC Davis” Facebook group for prospective students and their supporters to ask questions and learn about UCD.
UC Merced:
UC Merced is currently offering both in-person and virtual group and family tours. Find out more and sign up online.
The Explore UC Merced online magazine is a great resource for students and families who want to learn more about academic programs, financial aid, research, learning activities outside the classroom, admission requirements and more.
Webinar series for prospective students and their families offers a variety of online events: admissions.ucmerced.edu/discover.
Career Finder Tool: Students can take advantage of a new career option on this page that allows them to select a major and view a table with "What could my career look like with this degree?"
NEW PROGRAMS:
The Bioengineering major offers two new emphases for first year students beginning in Fall 2022: Biomedical Imaging and Bioinstrumentation and Biotechnology. Transfer students will need to select the "No emphasis" option.
The Physics major added an Astrophysics emphasis and now offers a Computational and Mathematical Physics emphasis.
There are also new minors: Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Geospatial Technology and Materials Science and Engineering.
CSU Information!!!
CSU will be having several Campus Events this Fall. Click here to find out more about the campus you want to attend!!
CSU Sacramento will be hosting Virtual Application Workshops every Wednesday from 3:30pm-5:00pm. An Admissions Counselor will review the application process and answer any questions students may have.
Cal State Apply Tips: View the Top Tips for Applying to the California State University on YouTube.
CSU First-Time First-Year Student Guide - Learn about application requirements
Who is NOT considered a transfer student!! Good info for students that have taken community college courses in High School
General Education Options for students that are taking community college courses to transfer to a CSU or UC
CSU Sacramento:
Fall 2022 "Checklist Items" for admitted First Year students!!
Workshop Wednesdays: From 4-6pm every Wednesday until December 15th. Students can join with this Zoom Link.
Fall in Love with Sacramento State!! Click here for more information!
Also they have just posted these resources for both students and their parents:
In-Person Campus Tours: We are offering in-person campus tours Monday-Saturday. Prospective student tours are Monday-Saturday, and group tours are on Fridays. For more information and to register for a tour, go to https://www.csus.edu/experience/visit/campus-tours/prospective-students.html
Why Sac State Presentation and Mini-Tour: We are happy to offer virtual admissions and a mini-tour every Tuesday from 4:00P-5:00P. Students will be able to learn more about our amazing university and experience a virtual tour. For more information and to register https://www.csus.edu/apply/admissions/connect-with-admissions.html.
Application Workshop: Every Wednesday we are offering Cal State Apply Application workshops. Students can drop-in anytime into one of our Virtual Application Workshop Wednesdays, 4:00P-6:00P, October 13-December 15. Click on the Zoom link to join: https://csus.zoom.us/j/81121433542
Other Private School Information:
Other Private School Information:
Grand Canyon University:
So why GCU might be a great fit:
Nonprofit – Grand Canyon University became a nonprofit institution.
No Out-of-state costs
Free admissions application that also rolls, meaning students can apply any time of the year.
Division 1 NCAA sports – We have 9 men’s and 10 women’s teams. We compete in the Western Athletic Conference.
Frozen tuition – Our competitive tuition of $8,250 per semester has not increased since 2009
Many scholarship opportunities – As long as students are admissible, they qualify for an academic scholarship.
Suite Style Housing – each dorm is set up with a common living area and two bedrooms on each side, each with its own bathroom. Each bedroom accommodates two or three students. Apartment Style housing is also available to students on campus.
Small class sizes – The small class sizes allow for students to have more one on one with their instructor, giving way for more success.
No impacted programs – Students have much easier access to classes, meaning they have the opportunity to graduate early.
Active Student life – From campus events to sports, and from clubs to recreational activities, students have ample opportunity to get involved on campus
State-of-the-art educational tools – students will have hands on experience, preparing them for the field.
Scholarships/Financial Aid:
Financial Aid (FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid):
Counseling Team's Financial Aid Presentation: The Student Aid Commission came and did a presentation that goes through the FAFSA/CADAA Line by line. If you have questions please watch this amazing presentation!! Click here for the Video!!
Financial Aid for Graduates!!!! The FAFSA/CADAA
If you would like to go to an in-person Cash For College workshop or a virtual workshop here is some opportunities: 2024 Annual Statewide Financial Aid Workshops given by the California Student Aid Commission - Cash 4 College!!! You can choose any of these great Workshops to help with the Financial Aid Process, they are all VIRTUAL.
You can click on this website and find ALL workshops (in-person and virtual) that are near you, just search your area. Rancho Cordova is where the California Student Aid Commission does multiple workshops if that is close to you.
Here is an additional list of Cash 4 College Events as well.
Here is a recording from the CSU that addresses the processing delays as well as general and specific financial aid questions.
2024 Annual Statewide Financial Aid Workshops given by the California Student Aid Commission - Cash 4 College!!! You can choose any of these great Workshops to help with the Financial Aid Process, they are all VIRTUAL. You can click on this website and find ALL workshops (in-person and virtual) that are near you, just search your area. Rancho Cordova is where the California Student Aid Commission does multiple workshops if that is close to you.
Here is a list of All Cash 4 College Events as well.
Financial Aid Season is in full BLOOM: If you choose to Not do Financial Aid, you will need to fill out the "opt-out" form.
Both the Student and the Parent will need their own FSA ID in order to fill out the FAFSA. Here is the link to get one!!!
Step 1: Student and 1 parent will each need a FSA ID number. Click here to create an account.
Step 2: Start your FAFSA Form. Click here to start!!
FAFSA Student Aid Website - Student Aid also has a PHONE APP!!!
College Cost Calculator. The U*Aspire website is a great place for college cost information!!! You can sign up for an account.
Do you Qualify for a Dependency Override on the FAFSA? Here is some good information!!
If you choose to Not do Financial Aid, you will need to fill out the "opt-out" form.
If you have experienced Homelessness, please visit this website for a great Scholarship opportunity!!
Resource for all students that have a Financial need: CalKIDS account!! Check this out, it's free money, you may even already have an account.
Are you interested in Out-of-State Colleges?? Check out the Western Undergraduate Exchange Program (WUE). Here is a great website with all the information and a complete list of schools that participate!
Check out the scholarships at the college you are going to!!! Every college is going to offer their own scholarships and students SHOULD APPLY. Usually they are due in Feb/March each year, and this years graduates should apply since they will be a freshman at the college in the fall. Check out your college's website and search for their scholarship page!!!
Here is a compiled list of Scholarships that we come across. There are varying due dates and qualifications: Click Here
Student Scholarships.org is also a great place to find scholarships!!!
And, they have a Recently Added Scholarships page linked here.
Also here is a great resource to receive Month Scholarship Newsletters: Sign up here! Here is an example of their February Newsletter.
Sacramento Region Community Foundation offers several scholarships. For complete details on the scholarship opportunities - which each have their own criteria - please Click Here!
The Sacramento library subscribes to an online resource that includes a scholarship search (requires a library card): Click here for the link
CSS Profile: A College Board Resource that matches college students with Scholarships. You can also find the Fee Waiver here as well.
Also through the College Board, there are several scholarships available. Click Here, as well as see below:
Big Future Scholarships - Open to all students!!
Offers undergraduate scholarships for highly motivated undocumented DREAMers in high school or college.
Opportunity Scholarship: This scholarship is worth up to $80,000. Applications close in January.
National Scholarship: This scholarship is worth up to $39,000. Applications close in February.
Offers awards to qualified students of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage. Applications close in January.
Offered to African American high school seniors, this scholarship focuses on leadership and civic engagement. Applications closed Dec.
The Jackie Robinson Foundation
Offers scholarships and leadership development to minority students. Applications close in January.
Another Great Resource for Scholarships: JLVCollegeCounseling.com
An Interesting Article: Finding Colleges Offering Big Scholarships
Testing Information:
UC moves to drop SAT/ACT. Read Article!!
AP Exams:
Please use the following links to stay up to date on the most recent changes to AP exams:
New AP Exam Information (includes information on new exam structure)
College Board Remote Connectivity Survey (if your student may not have a mobile device or reliable wifi to connect to an at-home exam)
AP Live Stream Schedule (free live sessions provided by the College Board)
SAT Tests:
Daily SAT practice through Kaplan
Khan Academy for standardized test practice and scholarship opportunities for practicing for the SATs
ACT Tests:
Career Information:
Sequoia Grove Career Technical Education (CTE):
What is CTE...Click here to watch a short overview video!!!
Sequoia Groves CTE Padlet - a Dashboard of all CTE Events and Opportunities, both virtual and in-person, coming up in Northern California!!
Sequoia Grove's Job Board!! Visit here for available jobs in your community!!!
Sequoia Grove's CTE pathways!! Click here for Different opportunities based on your career pathway!
Specific Career Information:
Are you interested in NURSING??? Sierra College had a great Workshop, here are some notes!!
Cosmetology: A new school has opened up in Yuba county and High School Students are welcome. Here is their information!!
Early Childhood Education/Teaching:
Educational Support Grant Program: A grant that will give funding to students pursuing a teaching credential.
Computer Science:
Roadtrip Nation - Computer Science Interests
Sacramento City College has CIS programs!! Click here for General Information about their programs, and Click here for a workshop that will give you a challenge!
Charter Oak Adult Education has some great opportunities in Computer Science/Cybersecurity: Click here to see a list of their courses (students must be 18 to take courses). The Network+, A+, and Security+ are great certificates to make someone thrive in the industry.
These same A+ and Network+ courses can be taken with edmentum through our school!!
Internship/Apprenticeship Programs:
Work-based Learning Opportunities for 14-19 years old. See flyer
If you are a Los Rios Student (even through Concurrent Enrollment) you can do an internship. See their Website!! Also, you can click on "Handshake" (in the bottom left) for a great resource!!!
Work Away - cultural exchange, working holidays and volunteering in 170 countries
Paid Internship in the Manufacturing industry: Click here!
Job Corps: Click here for an overview of the program.
Operating Engineers: A great place to learn more about construction trades and Heavy machinery.
Career Research:
CaliforniaColleges.edu - We have made accounts for all students. You can go on and start exploring today!!! Here are the Instructions, and Here is an Amazing step-by-step guide to registering your account!!!
A fun/quick Career Clusters Interest Survey!!
NORTH FAR NORTH Careers!!!! A great place to find the education that you need for the Career of your choice!!
Check out this great opportunity for students to learn more about Careers: Nepris - Virtual Connections to Real World Learning
Interesting fact about Degrees and Job Growth: Click Here for Graph
Academic Planning...A video tutorial on an Elective course you can take that will help with your College and Career Research!! This course has replaced Naviance. After you watch the video, please reach out to your counselor or HST if you are interested.
Explore Careers - students can explore careers and find the one that’s right for them by taking our free career quiz on BigFuture, where they can also search and filter more than 1,000 careers.
California Career Zone: Is a free website that will allow students to explore Careers. They can click on the "Explore" button at the top and take an "Interest Profiler" that can help them choose some paths. A great website to Explore, Discover and Plan Career options!
Big Future Website for College and Career Searches through the College Board
O*Net Online: Is a great Career search website as well. Through this site, you can browse groups of similar occupations and begin to narrow down the sectors that fit you best.
Personality Tests: Discovering your personality is a good start into finding the correct Career. Finding a career that can match your personality and your interests is key to a good career path! Here are a few good, free resources for digging deeper into Personality Tests:
True Colors is also a great tool. Here is the link to the actual website that gives a lot of information and background, however, they will charge you for an assessment. You can also use a short free assessment that can be found here.
Myers Briggs Instrument is another great resource. Again, Here is the actual Myers & Briggs Website that will allow you to take an extended assessment for a charge. Here is a site that offers a free personality test based on Carl Jung's and Isabel Briggs Myers' personality type theory.
Roadtrip Nation: This is a really fun website that has all kinds of great Career Exploration Videos...Check it out here!!
Time to start Tuning out the Noise...What's your Noise? Helpful advice... or just plain Noise? Click here for a Roadtrip Nation Video!
Self-Care Tips for 2020 Grads!! Brought to you by Roadtrip Nation!! Click here. Also, they have a next steps video to help graduating seniors and others needing to take a "Next Step": Click here.
General High School information
Here is the Recorded Part 1 Presentation of High School Transition. Great Information regarding Everything High School!!!
Here is the PowerPoint only from Part 1 of High School Transition.
Sequoia Grove High School Information!!! A great website for everything High School!!
REMIND: Join Remind to get texts about everything happening in high school. We’re encouraging students, parents, HSTs-- all are welcome to sign up. If you have the Remind app, just add a course code. If you don’t want to hassle with an app, just text the course code to 81010. Codes are found on this document.
NCAA - What is a NCAA sport??? You can click this link and then "Hover" over the word "Sports" in the blue band and you can see all the NCAA sports!!
Academic Planning...We have a video tutorial on an Elective course you can take that will help with your College and Career Research!!
CCGI: Californiacollege.edu Letter to families
CCI - Meeting the College and Career Indicator. A great Visual of which path students can take!!
Are you trying to find the best curriculum?? Take the HS Curriculum Quiz
Requesting Official High School transcripts: Please use this link to request transcripts: High School Transcript Request Form
Pros vs. Cons for Advanced Options during High School (AP/Honors/CLEP/College Courses)
Petition to Graduate Early Filled out by the HST
Graduation Requirements:
High School Graduation Requirements And AG Requirements (courses needed to go straight to a UC or CSU right out of High Schools), side by side comparison.
School Profiles: