Los Gatos High School Guidance Department Planning for Success

Los Gatos High School

Guidance DepartmentPlanning for Success


Calendar Overview Sept 25th – End of first grading period (Congratulations!)

October – Counselor classroom presentations (in English classes) Students receive Naviance log-In information

Throughout the year– Freshman Guided Conversations Self-image Pressures—Academic, Family, Friends Relationships Setting Boundaries Weekend Scene

Nov 6th – End of second grading period

Dec 17th – End of first semester (Final Exams Dec 15th – 17th)


Requirements and Planning

LGHS Graduation RequirementsCollege Entrance Requirements


Important Academic Facts

A semester class is 5 units; a year class is 10 units.

A minimum of a D- is required to earn units towards graduation; colleges require a minimum of C- for most courses.

Failed classes and Withdrawals Failures (WF) earn no units, but are calculated in the GPA as a Zero and remain on the transcript.


Min. College EntranceAREA 9th 10th 11th 12th

Social Studies World Hist US Hist Gov/Econ

English English 9 English 10 English 11 English 12

Math Algebra 1 Geometry Algebra 2

Science Earth Sci Biology Chemistry

World Lang Level 1 Level 2

V.P. Art 10 credits

P.E. Hlth/Fitness PE/Sports

Applied Art 5 credits

Additional Credits 75 additional “elective” credits

Tests CAHSEE SAT or ACT


Schedule Change Information for LGHSCourse Load: Between periods one through six, freshmen and sophomores must be enrolled in a minimum of six classes both semesters, and juniors and seniors must be enrolled in a minimum of five classes both semesters. Athletic participation counts towards graduation units, but not towards the minimum academic course requirements.

Requests to Change Teachers: Requests to change teachers are not honored unless the student has already taken a class from that teacher. In this case, the request is subject to space availability.

Adding a Class: Students have the first two weeks of school to add a class. These class additions are subject to space availability and meeting all pre-requisites.

Changing Course Level: Once the school year has started, students cannot change course levels (i.e. move from Alg 2 Acc to Algebra 2 or from Physics AP to Physics) until the end of the first marking period. At the seventh week of the semester, a one-week window opens for students to request a change in course level. As always, changes are subject to space availability.

Dropping a Class: Assuming that the minimum number of classes will be maintained, a student can drop a class given the following timeline:

During the first two weeks of school, a non-required course, including electives, may be dropped without penalty (assuming other school policies are met).

During weeks three through six, no classes can be changed or dropped.

During week seven (after the marking period), students can drop non-required courses without penalty, assuming other school policies are met. This would include electives, world language courses, and third or fourth year math/science courses.

Most classes are year-length and cannot be dropped at the semester. The one exception when a semester drop is allowed occurs when a student fails first semester in a Math or World Language class.

Pre-Requisites and Appeals: Once final semester grades are available, Counselors check pre-requisites and remove students from classes where they did not meet qualifications. If a student is still interested in taking the course, s/he should contact the Guidance Counselor immediately and discuss the opportunity to appeal placement.


Resources

House StructureSupport Services


House 1 Support (A – G)

Shelby Edwards Assist. Princ.

Kit Hull

House Assistant

Farah Manganello Counselor A-Da

Louis Rich Counselor Db-I


House 2 Support (H-O)

Kevin Rogers Assist. Princ.

Cathi Miezio

House Assistant

Ashley Tomlinson Counselor J-Mon

Tamera Parks

Counselor Moo-O

Louis Rich Counselor H-I


House 3 Support (P – Z)

Amy Drolette

Assist. Princ.

Susan Logan

House Assistant

Tamera Parks Counselor P-Sh

KC Cochran

Counselor Si-Z


Student Support Tutorial: Every day from 9:35-10:10.

Tutor Lists: Peer Tutors: One-on-one tutoring with an

LGHS student. Lists are available through the Guidance Office.

Professional Tutor Lists

Freshman Support: A class designed to assist students who have received a D or F on one or more progress reports.

CASSY (House 1): Counselors on campus to help with personal/social issues.

Officer Gregg - LGPD


Steps to Success

Do your homework.

Choose friends wisely.

Join something!

Be respectful to others.

Think before you send.


Ask yourself…

“What will I take from my time at LGHS?”

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Los Gatos High School Guidance Department Planning for Success