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Counseling
Counselors
SENIORS, ARE YOU GETTING A SCHOLARSHIP? IF SO...
News/Events
Naviance
Curriculum Handbook
Useful Links
| | Pleasant Valley High School's counseling team welcomes you to our website. We invite you to explore the many options this site offers that are designed to help you have a more successful educational experience. Your counselor can help with academic planning, graduation requirements, career exploration, as well as social and emotional concerns.
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| | Get more Senior information here!
Get more Junior information here!
Get more Sophomore information here! Get more Freshman information here!
Interested in attending Brown, MIT, or Yale? Plan to attend one of these group information sessions this spring to learn about admissions and financial aid.
April 28, 7:30 PM Holiday Inn Golden Gateway
1500 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA
April 29, 7:30 PM The Claremont Hotel
41 Tunnel Road
Berkeley, CA
April 30, 7:30 PM Doubletree Hotel Sacramento
2001 Point West Way
Sacramento, CA 95815
****************************************** A SUMMER READING SKILLS PROGRAM is being offered by California State University, Chico’s Center for Regional and Continuing Education Center for students looking to improve reading skills. Customized programs for every age are offered. Tuition and material fees vary by program level. Informational flyers are available in the counseling office or call 1-800-978-3532 for information or to register. Inquire early because class size is limited.
******************************* 8TH GRADE STUDENTS AND PARENTS--CLASS OF 2012 2008-09 INCOMING FRESHMAN ORIENTATION TUESDAY, MARCH 11 AND TUESDAY, APRIL 1 7 p.m. VARLEY GYM Get more incoming Freshman information here!
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SAT and ACT test information - Pleasant Valley High School
Colleges recommend that students test in the late spring of their Junior year. Click here for specific dates, cost, and how to sign up for college testing.
ACT vs SAT
The SAT attempts to measure reasoning skills. The ACT is more achievement based, testing math, natural science, social studies, and English usage. For some students, the SAT is an accurate gauge of ability, but for others, especially those with strong knowledge of science or history, the ACT is more advantageous.
IT IS MOST IMPORTANT THAT STUDENTS CHOOSE THE TEST THAT BEST COMPLIMENTS THEIR STYLE OF COLLEGE PREPARATION. Please see the link on your left for a complete schedule of SAT and ACT test dates, fee's, etc.
FALL ACTIVITIES:
Orientations - Counseling classroom orientations will begin the first week of September covering pertinent information for each grade level. Freshman, Sophomore and Junior students will receive presentations in their English or Social Science classes. Seniors will meet individually with their counselor.
SPRING ACTIVITIES
Registration - During the Spring semester, Counselors visit English classes in all grade levels to begin discussing next years class selection process. This process begins in February with classroom visits. English classes come into the Counseling Office within several weeks to turn in registration cards, meet with their Counselors, and complete the class registration process.
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| | Counselor Availability- Counselors are available for STUDENTS on a drop-in basis before school, at lunch and after school. If a student would like to make an appointment with a Counselor during class time they may do so through the counseling secretaries. Please be aware, during the first two weeks of school Counselor appointments are not available due to ongoing enrollment of new students. During that time, it is best to try to see your counselor on a drop-in basis as noted above, email, or leave a voice mail message.
Schedule Change Guidelines for Class Change Requests-
Before School Starts in fall, prior to 8/14/07,Grades 10, 11, 12 class changes are made for the following reasons:
* Preference change within class balance and appropriate academic placement
* Graduation/College requirement
* Adjustment of Academic load
First Semester Changes finalized by August 24, Grades 10, 11, 12 for the following reasons:
*Graduation/College requirement
*Adjustment of Academic load
*Class drop to TA for grades 11-12
*Level change (Class change within the same department to increase or decrease academic level of difficulty according to student ability) Level changes to be finalized by September 7 for all grade levels.
Second Semester Changes finalized by December 14 - New course begins first day of spring semester. Class changes are made for the following reasons:
*Graduation/College requirement
*Adjustment of Academic load
*Level change
*Class drop to TA or Work Experience for grades 11-12
*Change to a 5 period day, seniors only. See requirements for change. | |
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| | Our Naviance Link is currently unavailable. Please click here to find other college resource links.
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FAMILY CONNECTION:
The Counseling Staff is excited to introduce Family Connection from Naviance, a Web-based service especially designed for student and parents. Family Connection is a comprehensive website that you and your student can use to help in making decisions about courses, colleges and career plans. Family Connection is linked with Counselor’s Office, a service that we can use in our office to track and analyze data about college and career plans, help with the college application process and maintain contact with students and their families. Family Connection will let us share information with you and your student about upcoming meetings and events, local scholarship opportunities, and other Web resources for college and career information. We will begin introducing Family Connection initially with our freshman class by meeting with freshman English classes in November to initiate this program. Parents of freshman students should watch for information to come home regarding this program. To visit our school's Family Connection site click on a link or use your web browser to http://connection.naviance.com/pchsca .
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| | CURRICULUM HANDBOOK IS ONLINE!!!
The Pleasant Valley High School curriculum handbook is now available on this website. Please utilize the handbook to review course descriptions, prerequesite coursework for classes, obtain information about various programs we offer, department curriculum and information as well as diploma and college admission requirements. | |
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