Spirited: Pride in self, school and community

Prepared: on time and ready to go

Achieve: your best effort

Respectful: of self staff and peers

Trustworthy: reliable, honest

Adaptive: handle change and diversity

Noble: High intellect and moral level

Establish RoutinesGet InvolvedUnderstand What a Friend Is

Self Advocacy

• Activities• Clubs• VPA’s• Athletics• Leadership• Get Creative (It Is Your

School)

March 20: Assembly @ VPHS◦ Review registration procedures

High School graduation and college prep requirements Taste of Villa Park activities, clubs, etc.

March 15-22: Online selections◦ Enter course request online in Student Portal. The

window to do so is only open during these dates. March 23–24: One-on-One with VP Counselor

◦ Individually meet with his/her counselor to review course requests

March 24 @ 1:00: McPherson students join

March 23: Course Request forms will be sent to other OUSD

middle schools (open enrollments and students living in the VP attendance area)

March 26:Counselors will be at the middle schools to meet individually with students to collect signed forms and to confirm course selections

Beginning April 6, 2015:◦ Enrollment packets will be available for pick up in

the counseling office (office hours are 7:00 – 4:00)◦ You will need to schedule your enrollment

appointment with the enrollment secretaries (714-532-8020, ext. 6580 or 6581)

Beginning April 13, 2015:◦ We will begin holding enrollment appointments

with counselors to enroll the student (packets MUST be complete in order to meet with a counselor)

Counselors provide the following:

Academic GuidanceCollege & Career PlanningPersonal & Social Assistance

Know your child’s goals Consider their strengths & weaknesses Use past performance as a guide for future

commitment Schedule to challenge not to destroy Leave time to be a kid

Required Courses◦ English 9 ◦ Health/Freshman Seminar or AVID◦ Mathematics◦ Science◦ PE/Athletics/Dance◦ Elective

Foreign Language Visual/Performing Art Journalism/Annual ROP

English 40 World History 10Health 5 US History 10Fresh Seminar 5 Govt/Econ 10Math 20 VPA or Lang 10 Science 20PE 20 Electives 80

TOTAL = 230 CreditsVPHS

Diploma

CAHSEE (High School Exit Exam)Language Arts & Mathematics

Algebra 1

A-G Eligibility requirements

a. History/Social Science 2 yearsb. English 4 yearsc. Math 3 years*d. Lab Science 2 years*e. Foreign Language 2 years*f. Visual Performing Arts 1 yearg. College Prep Elective 1 year

*Recommended extra year

Open House April 22, 2015 @ 6:30

Athletics Night April 22, 2015 @ 4:00

Summer School June 17 – July 24

Orientation Freshmen: August 20

First Day of School Thursday, August 26

Course Catalog Counseling Key Dates Parent Portal to access your student’s

transcript, grades, attendance, teacher contacts

Links to college and career websites