SPHS COUNSELING DEPARTMENT
Welcome to another exciting school year! It is the mission of the Santa Paula High School Counseling Department to encourage all students to reach their highest academic and personal potential through a comprehensive counseling program, which includes academic, social-emotional and college/career counseling.
Counselors assist students in identifying individual growth areas and provide support and guidance along the way. We see this as a collaborative effort- involving students, parents/guardians and teachers.
Upcoming Events
Student Presentations and Workshops
Senior grade level presentations- September 10th and 12th in American Government and Economics classes.
Freshman grade level presentations- September 17th and 18th in Health and Ethnic Studies classes.
Sophomore grade level presentations- October 15th and 16th in World History classes.
Junior grade level presentations- October 17th and 18th in US History classes.
Parent Presentations and Workshops
Freshman and Sophomore Parent Night - November 12th at 5:30pm -6:30pm
Please reach out to the Counseling Office if you have any questions.
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SPHS Graduation Requirements
All students need to complete the following courses with a D or better to graduate from Santa Paula High School:
English - 40 credits
Math - 30 credits (all students must take 3 years of a different math class)
Physical Education- 20 credits
Health- 5 credits
Choices: College and Career/Ethnic Studies- 5 credits
Global Science - 10 credits
Biology- 10 credits
World History- 10 credits
US History - 10 credits
American Government - 5 credits
VPA/Foreign Language/CTE- 20 credits
Electives- 60 credits
Total credits needed for graduation: 230 credits
Unweighted GPA : 2.0
College Planning Resources
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Career Planning Resources
The California Career Center is a career and college exploration and planning website for middle and high school students
The California CareerZone is a web-based career exploration system available to ALL Californians free of charge.
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