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Check out our Website! CCHS.CCUSD.ORG Culver City High School Parent Newsletter April/May 2016 CCHS Mission Statement Culver City High School is an engaged and caring academic community where diversity is valued and respected. We are committed to educating and inspiring all students to become life-long learners and contributing members of our global society. Culver City High School 1. All students will graduate. 2. All students will be proficient in ELA and Math. 3. All students will be College/Career ready. 4. All students in 9th grade will earn 60 credits. 5. All students will participate in athletics and/or extra-curricular activities. CCHS Student Outcomes (ESLR’s) CCHS curricular emphasis is based on the California State Standards, while Student Outcomes (ESLR’s) are the driving force in curricular development and teaching methodology. The Student Outcomes are intended to challenge students to become: 1. Critical Thinkers, with a knowledge core, who will identify, access, integrate and use available information in order to reason, solve complex problems and make decisions in different settings with the ability to communicate in a variety of manners. 2. Self-Guided Achievers, who use positive core values to create a positive self- image for themselves and their future, set priorities and achievable goals, create Final WASC/CDE Visiting Committee Report 2010 25 options for themselves, monitor and evaluate their progress and take responsibility for their own choices and actions. 3. Involved Citizens, who take the initiative to contribute of their time, energies and talents to better the welfare of themselves and others and the quality of life in their diverse world with understanding and respect for all people. 4. Collaborative Workers, who use effective leadership and group skills to cultivate and manage interpersonal relationships within culturally and organizationally diverse settings with confidence and self-motivation. 5. Quality Producers, who create intellectual, artistic, practical and physical products which reflect originality, high standards and the use of technologies in a variety of career paths with a broad base of practical skills that serve many job functions. 6. Adaptable Problem Solvers, who anticipate, assess and resolve the problems and challenges that accompany the rapidly changing political, economic, environmental and social conditions of modern life and maintain their own physical and mental health 7. Effective Communicator. An effective communicator speaks articulately, writes clearly, and listens attentively.

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Check out our Website! CCHS.CCUSD.ORG

Culver City High School Parent Newsletter April/May 2016

CCHS Mission Statement Culver City High School is an engaged and caring academic community where diversity is valued and respected. We are committed to educating and inspiring all students to become life-long learners and contributing members of our global society.

Culver City High School

1. All students will graduate.

2. All students will be proficient

in ELA and Math.

3. All students will be

College/Career ready.

4. All students in 9th grade

will earn 60 credits.

5. All students will participate

in athletics and/or extra-curricular activities.

CCHS Student Outcomes (ESLR’s)

CCHS curricular emphasis is based on the California State Standards, while Student

Outcomes (ESLR’s) are the driving force in curricular development and teaching

methodology. The Student Outcomes are intended to challenge students to become:

1. Critical Thinkers, with a knowledge core, who will identify, access, integrate and

use available information in order to reason, solve complex problems and make

decisions in different settings with the ability to communicate in a variety of

manners.

2. Self-Guided Achievers, who use positive core values to create a positive self-

image for themselves and their future, set priorities and achievable goals, create

Final WASC/CDE Visiting Committee Report 2010 25 options for themselves,

monitor and evaluate their progress and take responsibility for their own choices

and actions.

3. Involved Citizens, who take the initiative to contribute of their time, energies

and talents to better the welfare of themselves and others and the quality of life

in their diverse world with understanding and respect for all people.

4. Collaborative Workers, who use effective leadership and group skills to

cultivate and manage interpersonal relationships within culturally and

organizationally diverse settings with confidence and self-motivation.

5. Quality Producers, who create intellectual, artistic, practical and physical

products which reflect originality, high standards and the use of technologies in a

variety of career paths with a broad base of practical skills that serve many job

functions.

6. Adaptable Problem Solvers, who anticipate, assess and resolve the problems

and challenges that accompany the rapidly changing political, economic,

environmental and social conditions of modern life and maintain their own

physical and mental health

7. Effective Communicator. An effective communicator speaks articulately, writes

clearly, and listens attentively.

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Culver City High School

Teacher Of The Year

Dr. Tony Spano AVPA Co-Director, CCHS Teacher

Culver City High School

Classified Employee Of The Year

Manuel Chavez CCHS Lead Custodian

Culver City High School

Volunteer Of The Year

Scott Zeidman

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PTSA Honorary Service Awards 2016

Outstanding Teachers: Carlos Valverde

Paige Shakeri Felicia Cordell

Outstanding Administrator: Tom Salter

Very Special Person: Vernon Smith

Continuing Service Award: Shelly Blaisdell & Larry Weiner

Honorary Service Awards: Aubree Flores

Colette Althaus Angela Uribe

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Thank you to parents and students for participating in our online semester end survey regarding next year's

calendar. After considering feedback from all stakeholders, we are moving forward with ending the fall semester

at winter break. This means that finals will take place on December 14, 15, and 16. Students will begin the spring

semester upon returning from winter break on January 3, 2017. Please note: the school year still begins on

Monday, August 22, 2016 and ends on June 9, 2017. Please make your vacation plans accordingly, as we expect

all students to attend finals on those December dates. We are making this change on a one-year trial basis only. We

will seek feedback from all stakeholders during the spring semester 2017.

Important 2016-2017 CCHS Calendar Dates August 9

th 12

th Grade Registration 8am-12pm

August 10th

11th

Grade Registration 8am-12pm

August 11th

10th

Grade Registration 8am-12pm

August 12th

9th

Grade Registration 8:30am-11:30am & 12:30pm-2pm

August 15th

9th

Grade Orientation 8am-12:30pm

New Student Math Placement TBA

9th

Grade Parent Orientation Night 6pm-8pm

August 16th

Make-up Registration 8:30am-11:30am

August 22nd

First Day of School

September 5th

School Holiday

September 8th

College Fair

September 9th

Last Day to drop AP/Honors courses

November 11th

School Holiday

November 23rd

-25th

School Holiday

December 14th

-16th

First Semester Finals Finals Schedule 8:05am-12:35pm

December 19th

-January 2nd

Winter Break

January 3rd

2nd

Semester Begins

January 16th

School Holiday

January 17th

Pupil Free Day

February 20th

School Holiday

March 27th

-April 7th

Spring Break

May 29th

School Holiday

June 1st, 2

nd, 5

th Senior Finals

June 7th

, 8th

, 9th

11th

-9th

grade finals

June 9th

2017 Graduation

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Activities

Asst. Principal, Kelli Tarvyd

Instruction & Curriculum

Asst. Principal, Dr. Lisa Michel

Character Counts

Student of the Month

PROM 2016

May 21st The California Mart

110 East 9th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90079 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Bids (tickets) will be sold from April 27th to May 19th in room 16. Personal checks will not be accepted after Friday, May 6th.

Credit card sales are accepted at the Centaur Web Store on the CCHS website and through Ms. Heiner in the main office. Bid price will be

determined prior to April 27th (Ticket cost approx. $85 - $110)

Important Graduation Information

Culver City High School’s 2016 graduation ceremony will take

place on Friday, June 10th at 5:00 pm at the Jerry Chabola Stadium, Culver City High School.

The ceremony has been moved up an hour from previous

years to assist parents in celebrating their graduate’s accomplishments after the ceremony.

Class of 2016

The Senior Activities Letter will be mailed

out to the homes of our Senior Students the

first week of February. It will include

important information, details and deadlines

pertaining to end of the year activities and

graduation. The letter will also be posted on

the school website.

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Activities Update

The 2015-16 school year is quickly coming to a close. I am extremely proud of this year’s Associated Student Body led by President Coco Althaus, Vice-President Angela Uribe and Director of Activities Carlos Valverde. Our students experienced wonderful assemblies, participated in numerous activities, and had the opportunity to gain leadership skills through our student government’s hard work. This year they hosted two large voting events and helped raise awareness in the importance of voting. Many students were recognized for exemplifying the Centaur Pillars this year. CCHS will continue to imbed Character Counts throughout our school and its programs in hopes of teaching our children to model: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. CCHS was recently visited by an accreditation team from the Los Angeles County Office of Education to review our Democracy School program. We are hoping to learn that our school will be accredited as a California Democracy School – one of the first in the State. Some of our students will attend a Civics Showcase at the Ronald Reagan Library at the end of April where they will be able to display their Civic Action Projects completed through their government classes. Additionally, CCHS is honored to be recognized by the Judicial Council of California with the Civic Learning Award of Merit for its Democracy School program. Seniors activities will soon commence starting with our All Nite Grad Party at Disneyland closely followed by our Junior/Senior Prom which will be held at CalMart in Downtown Los Angeles on May 21st. A detailed Senior Activities letter is posted to the school website. This year’s graduation ceremony will be held at on Friday, June 10th at 5pm at the Jerry Chabola Stadium at the high school. We look forward to celebrating the accomplishments of this year’s graduating class. The Centaur Cheerleaders, along with ASB, are planning a Powder Puff/Rosie Bowl and a Tailgate Party after school on Friday, June 3rd. This fun event will be the culminating activity prior to final exams and a wonderful way to end the school year. Please join us on the lacrosse field to cheer on our female players and enjoy the entertainment provided by our male students. More details will be posted to the school’s website in the near future. Thank you to all of our students, parents and staff for the continued support of our school activities. Enjoy the activities planned during the last few months of the school year and have a wonderful, relaxing summer!

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Instruction & Curriculum

Asst. Principal, Dr. Lisa Michel

CAASPP and AP Testing:

April 25-June 1, 2016.

AP Testing takes place from May 2-May 12.

9th

graders and 12th

graders do not participate in

CAASPP (state) testing this year.

10th

graders will take the Life Science (pencil

and paper) test during the week of April 25th

.

11th

graders will take the SBAC (computer)

tests during the following weeks:

English Language Arts:

Week of April 25 for students in regular English

classes

Week of May 23 for students in AP English

classes (after APs are over).

Mathematics:

Week of May 16th

. All students will be on

BLOCK schedule during this week. Periods 1, 3,

5 will meet on Monday and Thursday. Periods 2,

4, 6 will meet on Tuesday and Friday.

Wednesday will be a regular minimum schedule.

220 Credits …requirement to walk in Graduation

Ceremony: Last year Board policy was revised so

that seniors must complete all 220 required credits in

order to walk in the graduation ceremony. Counselors

will continue to work with students to utilize all our

districts resources so that seniors may participate in

the culminating ceremony. Resources include:

summer school, Adult School, iAcademy, Culver

Park, 7th period independent study, among others.

Please ask your child’s counselor for more

information.

New Course Offerings at CCHS—Focus on STEM

There is a buzz of excitement among Culver City High School students about the

new courses being offered as students begin scheduling for the 2016-2017 school

year. Five new courses and one resurgent course is being offered in 2016-17

building on our STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)

offerings as well as electives designed to serve students' interests: AP Computer

Science A, AP Environmental Science, Multimedia Production I, Speech and

Debate, and Spanish IV (non AP), and AP French Language IV. .

AP Computer Science A: The course introduces students to computer science

with fundamental topics that include problem solving, design strategies and

methodologies, organization of data, approaches to processing data, analysis of

potential solutions, and the ethical and social implication of computing.

AP Environmental Science: This course combines a variety of disciplines

including biology, earth science, chemistry, geography, and even economics.

Students are challenged to think about the environment and the consequences

human activities have on it.

Multimedia Production I: This is an introductory course in designing and

developing multimedia products. It introduces students to the amazing world of

multimedia and covers a variety of topics including: sound design, basic animation,

game design essentials, web development, graphics, and video. .

Speech and Debate: To support our already high functioning Speech and Debate

Team, and foster growth in analytical and oral presentation skills for all of our

students. Students will study logic, rhetoric, dialectic, current issues and events,

parliamentary procedure, as well as policy, factual, ethical and statistical analysis.

Spanish IV (non-AP) provides students the opportunity to continue their Spanish

studies without the added pressure that comes with an Advanced Placement course.

AP French Language IV was formerly offered when French was a language being

taught at the Middle School, but has not been offered for the last seven years. We

are happy to bring it back to the high school in response to student demand.

Additionally, students will now be able to earn a Seal of Biliteracy in French. The

Seal demands that students successfully study a language for four years of high

school.

CAASPP Testing begins April 25th

The California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress, or CAASPP, is the state academic testing program. CAASPP is a

system intended to provide information that can be used to monitor student progress and ensure that all students leave high school

ready for college and career. CAASPP includes computer adaptive tests in English–language arts and mathematics as well as paper-

based tests for science.

Students will take the test in grades 10 (Life Science) and 11 (English Language Arts and Mathematics from April 25-May 27. To

learn about the types of questions on the computer-based test, you and your child can view the practice test online at the California

Department of Education (CDE) Smarter Balanced Practice Test Web page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sa/practicetest.asp

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Counselor’s Corner

Principal, Dr. Lisa Cooper

CCHS Guidance Counselors Rebekah Howard

Dan Fagas Candice Mackey

Tim Walker Steve Gyepes

College Counselor- Thelma Valverde

Career Counselor- Adrienne Madrid Intervention Counselors

Ida Spencer & Rosa Maldonado

Counseling

Office Hours

Monday-Friday 7:30am-4pm

Summer School Registration 2016 Culver City High School

Culver City High School will be hosting summer school this year. Summer School is not offered to current Seniors. Limited offerings and spaces will be available. The following is a listing of classes that are planned to be offered (based upon registration numbers and available staffing):

Math: Algebra 1A (All 6 weeks to count for Semester 1 of Algebra 1); Algebra 1B (All 6 weeks to count for Semester 2 of Algebra 1); Geometry; Algebra 2 English: 9, 10, 11. ELD Study Skills (offered fall semester only with CELDT test administered at the end of the course) Social Studies: World History, Global Issues (Fall

Semester) Science: Biology, Health (Spring Semester)

Classes will fill quickly. If your student needs to remediate a course in which s/he earned a D or F, please return this form to his/her counselor immediately. Space will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Students who received “Fs” will have priority. Confirmation letters with summer school placements will be mailed home during the last week of May. Daily Hours: 8:10am – 1:35pm *Semester 1 = Remediation of 1 FALL Course ONLY 6/14-6/30 *Semester 2 = Remediation of 1 SPRING Course ONLY 7/5-7/21

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

First Day June

14

1st

Semester

15

16 17

20 21 22

23

24

NO SCHOOL

27

28

29 30

July 1

NO SCHOOL

July 4

NO SCHOOL

First Day

5

2nd Semester

6

7

8

11 12 13 14 15

NO SCHOOL

18 19 20

21

Last Day

22

NO SCHOOL

Registration for the 2016-2017 School year

Registration will be ONLINE!

Information & Instructions will be sent home by the end of May.

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Athletics

Asst. Principal, DuBois McMillan

Centaur Student-Athletes

Culver City High School students are

great examples of student-athletes who

take education seriously. We are proud

to announce that our student-athletes are

not only successful on the playing field,

but are also achieving high levels of

success in the classroom. We expect a

lot from our student-athletes. A critical

component to their development is

understanding the importance that sports

play in shaping positive character traits,

building team camaraderie, and

preparing students for real world

experiences. The 2015-16 Centaurs are

continuing to excel academically with an

overall team grade-point-average (GPA)

of 3.2 in varsity sports, with 6 teams

with averages of 3.5 or more. Go

Centaurs!!!

Pursuing Victory With Honor

We believe every student-athlete at Culver City High School should demonstrate a high level of ethics and sportsmanship during athletic competitions. As a program specifically created for athletes to give coaches, teachers, and administrators the tools to help foster good character in young athletes, it was adopted by the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) in 1999 in recognition of the impact that sports can have on developing good character in student-athletes. Student-athletes are expected to uphold the Six Pillars of Characters: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, and Citizenship. These principles were developed by the Josephson Institute of Ethics and part of the Character COUNTS initiative that provide common language and expectations that shape school culture. It is our goal to have every student-athlete embody these core values as he or she Pursue Victory With Honor.

Student of the Month

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Looking for ALL CCHS ALUMNI!

Dear Centaur Alumnus and/or Parent of Centaur Alumnus, Culver City High School is proud of its alumni and is currently seeking feedback on their wonderful accomplishments. Our goal is to gather college and career information as well as current contact information. This information will not only provide us the bragging rights of having you as our alumnus but will also be used to keep you updated on school events and alumni opportunities. Please either return this form via US Mail to the high school with current contact information or fill out the form on the school website – http://cchs.ccusd.org/alumni Name: ______________________________________ Maiden Name: _________________

(if any) College attended: _____________________________ (if any)

Graduating Class: _______________

Profession: ___________________________________

Highest Degree earned: ___________ (if any)

Address: _____________________________________

City, State, Zip Code:____________ ______________________________

Email Address:________________________________

Phone Number: _________________

This information will not be sold and will only be used for CCHS activities and alumni activities. If you have any questions, please contact Kelli Tarvyd, Assistant Principal, Culver City High School, 4401 Elenda St, Culver City, CA 90230 or via email at [email protected]. Please join us at our Homecoming Football Game which will take place on Friday, October 7, 2016 at 7:00 pm in the Jerry Chabola Stadium at Culver High. Thank you for providing us information on your accomplishments and contact information! Sincerely, Kelli Tarvyd Assistant Principal, Activities

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Spring Dance Concert, April 21, 22, 23 at 7pm, April 24 at 1pm, Robert Frost Auditorium

Chamber Singers perform with LAMC High School Choir Festival at Walt Disney Concert Hall Friday, April 22

Jazz Combo and Ensemble at Fullerton Jazz Festival, Saturday, April 23

AVPA Jazz Festival, date to be announced

Spring Music Concerts, May 20 and 27, Robert Frost Auditorium

Theatre Seniors' One Act Showcase, Saturday, May 28, Robert Frost Auditorium - Sony Pictures Theatre

Java Gala VIII at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, Saturday, June 4

Academy Awards and Graduation, Sunday, June 5

Important Dates

4/11&4/14 MS Counseling presentations 4/19 Aspire test (practice ACT) April 20th- Achievement Assembly April 25th- May 27th Testing April 28th- Parent Engagement Night May 2nd-6th- Staff Appreciation Week May 13th- Grad Night @ Disneyland May 17th-20th Block Schedule May 21st- Prom May 30th- School Holiday June 6th- Community Scholarship Night June 10th- Graduation

**Please check the CCHS website for more detail about these events.

Follow us @CulverCityHS

Get Connected! CCUSD has gone mobile. Stay in touch with Culver City Unified School District by downloading our new mobile app. Download on your mobile device today and select yes to receive push notifications with the latest news.

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Just for you! Parent information to be

INVOLVED--INFORMED--CONNECTED

JOIN CCHS PTSA ANYTIME!

Meetings are open to all. Join us to find out what is

happening in your school! Please check the CCHS

website and click the PARENT tab to get membership

info and meeting dates.

To get involved or be added to our email

notification list or to contact us, send a message

to: [email protected]

Join the CCHS Booster Club

The Culver City High School Booster

Club helps to support student clubs, organizations,

athletic teams, and other extra-curricular activities

through financial support and volunteerism. Joining

the CCHS Booster Club and volunteering at school

events are great ways to support our students, to

meet other parents, to reconnect with fellow

alumni, and to get involved with Culver City High

School.

Culver City Education Foundation CCEF works throughout the year to raise the funds needed to ensure that every student at each of our CCUSD schools has a rich and engaging education. To make this happen, we need your help. Please show our students that their community supports them, by supporting CCEF. Please donate at CCEF90230.org

The district has changed the parking policy for

the parking lot in front of the Middle School. All

spots are reserved and assigned to employees. There

are a few guest parking spots available behind the

large building in the middle of the lot. Thank you for

helping the schools through this transition.

PARENT PORTAL

Parents can access student information through our

Parent Portal. Log in often to access student

attendance reports, teacher grade books, and grade

reports as they become available.

No Drop offs in Student Parking lot (located on Harter). Please use alternate locations for student drop-offs in the morning to ensure the safety of all students.

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CULVER CITY HIGH SCHOOL

‘SPRING’ PARENT ENGAGEMENT NIGHT – 2016 Thursday, April 28, 2016

WORKSHOPS and ROOM LOCATIONS

WORKSHOP 1 6:10 - 6:40 pm

WORKSHOP 2 6:50 - 7:20 pm

WORKSHOP 3 7:30 - 8:00 pm

ROOM

Community College Opportunities

Community College Opportunities

41

Explore UC’s Explore UC’s Explore UC’s 42

Overview of CSU’s Overview of CSU’s Overview of CSU’s 43

Support Your ELD Student and Prepare For The Future

*Presented in SPANISH

Support Your ELD Student and Prepare For The

Future *Presented in Spanish

Support Your ELD Student and Prepare For

The Future 45

Get 411 on College Planning What To Expect Senior

Year and the Steps to take NOW

Get 411 on College Planning 46

Web-based Tools Career Exploration

Web-based Tools Career Exploration

Web-based Tools Career Exploration 47

NCAA NCAA 48

Social Media

Social Media 51

Transition Issues from Middle School to High School

Transition Issues from Middle School to High

School 54

College Savings & Funding Strategies

College Savings & Funding Strategies

College Savings & Funding Strategies 55

Finding the Right College Fit Finding the Right College

Fit Finding the Right College Fit

59

Great Expectations Great Expectations Great Expectations 73

Welcome by Dr. Cooper, Principal | 5:30 - 6:00 pm | inside (MPR) Light Refreshments will be served

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CULVER CITY HIGH SCHOOL

PARENT ENGAGEMENT NIGHT – 2016 General Information

This is an evening for current 8th-11th parents and families to gain awareness and receive valuable resources to help your student be successful in high school and beyond. You may choose three 30-minutes workshops to attend. If you came as a family, you may want to separate in order to participate in more workshops during each session. Please refer to the evening’s agenda (reverse) and map for room locations.

~ WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS ~

THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

COME HEAR WHAT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES HAVE TO OFFER. WE ARE NOT ONLY AFFORDABLE

BUT A VERY DIVERSE AND COMPREHENSIVE PATH TO YOUR DREAMS.

EXPLORE THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (UC’S)

COME HEAR MORE ABOUT THIS DIVERSE COLLECTION OF PUBLIC RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES; IS IT A

GOOD FIT FOR YOUR STUDENT? HOW WILL I PAY FOR A UC EDUCATION?

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITIES (CSU’S)

WITH 23 DIFFERENT UNIVERSITIES ACROSS CALIFORNIA COME LEARN ABOUT THEIR INDEX OF

ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSIONS, DIVERSITY OF PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.

GET THE 411 ON COLLEGE PLANNING

COME LEARN WHAT IT TAKES TO GET INTO COLLEGE BOTH IN STATE AND OUT OF STATE. WHAT

CLASSES, EXAMS, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES WILL MAKE YOUR STUDENT THE MOST

COMPETITIVE? HOW TO BEGIN THE COLLEGE SEARCH AND HOW DO STUDENTS REQUEST LETTERS OF

RECOMMENDATION?

WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE SENIOR YEAR AND WHAT YOU SHOULD BE DOING NOW TO BE

PREPARED

(10TH

/11TH

GRADE RECOMMENDED)

STEPS AND STRATEGIES TO STAY ORGANIZED AND MAKE THE BEST USE OF YOUR TIME DURING THE

COLLEGE APPLICATION SEASON.

NCAA AND YOUR STUDENT/ATHLETE

AN IN-DEPTH PRESENTATION EXPLAINING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENT/ATHLETES TO BE

ELIGIBLE FOR THE NCAA AND COLLEGE ATHLETICS

SOCIAL MEDIA: WE WILL HAVE DETECTIVE TOBIAS RAYA FROM CCPD DISCUSSING PRESSING

ISSUES AROUND SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE CURRENT TRENDS OF OUR TEENS.

TRANSITION ISSUES FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL TO HIGH SCHOOL (8TH

/9TH

GRADE RECOMMENDED)

SCHEDULE ISSUES; HOMEWORK ISSUES; PERSONAL/SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL; COMMUNICATION

EXPECTATIONS; QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

COLLEGE SAVINGS: “WITH COLLEGE SAVING FUNDING STRATEGIES, LEARN ABOUT THE

BENEFITS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE MOST COMMON OPTIONS AND WITH MORE CERTAINTY,

LEARN ABOUT THE WAYS TO MANAGE AND REDUCE COLLEGE COSTS”

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~ WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS CONTINUED ~

WEB-BASED TOOLS ON COLLEGE AND CAREER EXPLORATION

LEARN HOW TO HELP YOUR SON/DAUGHTER USE SOME WEB-BASED TOOLS TO DO CAREER

EXPLORATIONS, COLLEGE AND MAJOR RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP SEARCHES.

ELD: HOW TO HELP YOUR STUDENT NAVIGATE HIGH SCHOOL AND HOW TO PREPARE FOR A TRADE,

COMMUNITY COLLEGE, OR UNIVERSITY?

GREAT EXPECTATIONS: POSITIVE STRATEGIES TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR STUDENT

CONSIDERING THEIR ACADEMIC GOALS.

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CCHS Peer Tutoring

Peer Tutors are CCHS students who are trained and qualified to tutor a range of subjects (including Honors and AP levels)

to help you meet your academic goals.

Please bring your class materials (homework, notes, textbooks, handouts, practice tests, drafts, etc) to tutoring.

Mondays: 3-4pm in Room 86

Tuesdays: 7-8am in Room 86 3-4pm in Room 96A

Wednesdays: 1:03-2:03pm in Room 86

Thursdays: 7-8am in Room 86 3-4pm in Room 96A

Peer Tutors can help with: Homework Writing Reviewing for tests (including ACT, SAT, CAHSEE, and finals) Developing organizational, study, and test-taking skills Improving your learning process

Questions? Contact the Program Coordinator, Mrs. Fontijn, at [email protected].

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This tutoring service is FREE to any CCHS student. Drop in or come by regularly.

CCUSD CULVER CITY HIGH SCHOOL & CULVER PARK HIGH SCHOOL PTSA

2015-2016

Names of Members ____________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CCHS Student(s) _____________________________________________________________ Grade(s) ______________ Address _________________________________________________________________________________________________

Telephone Number (with area code)_________________________________________________________________ E-mail Address _________________________________________________________________________________________ (E-mail addresses will be used only for CCHS PTSA messages and announcements. They will not be shared with any group outside of the school district. )

Check the school your child attends CCHS CPHS PTSA Membership (not tax deductible): $6.50 x _____ members = $________________________ Additional Donation to CCHS/CPHS PTSA (tax deductible): $________________________________ Donations support PTA sponsored programs at CCHS & CPHS which will benefit your student. Mail to CCHS PTSA 4401 Elenda Street Culver City CA 90230

CCUSD CULVER CITY HIGH SCHOOL & CULVER PARK HIGH SCHOOL PTSA

Los invitan a que sean miembros para el año 2015-2016 Nombre del Estudiante __________________________________________ Grado ______________________ Nombre de Miembros_____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Domicilio___________________________________________________________________________________________ Código Postal

Numero de Teléfono (_____)______________________________________________________ Correo Electronico__________________________________________________________________________________ (El correo electrónico será usado solamente para anuncios y mensajes. No será compartido con otros grupos de la comunidad. Por favor de darnos correos adicionales atrás de esta página.)

Marcar la escuela de su hijo CCHS CPHS

Membresía de PTSA: (no hay deducciones de ingreso): $6.50 x _____ miembros = $ ____________ Donación Adicionales: (deducciones de ingreso): $__________

Donaciones suportadas de PTSA de programas patrocinadores y eventos en CCHS y CPHS benefician a los estudiantes. Mail to CCHS PTSA 4401 Elenda Street Culver City CA 90230