College & Career Counseling - Saddleback Valley Unified School District

Concurrent College Enrollment

Concurrent enrollment provides high school students the opportunity to take college courses. High School may be eligible to enroll at Saddleback Community College (SCC) and Irvine Valley College (IVC). Please check SCC and IVC for a list of courses. Enrollment fees are waived for concurrently enrolled students in grades 9-12 but students are responsible for payment of the nonresident tuition, student health fee, material fees, and parking fee, if applicable.

Students must complete the following steps to enroll:

Complete the online application for the prospective community college. (IMPORTANT – write down your username, password, student ID number, and PIN, you will need this information to complete the registration process.
Complete and return the K-12 Admission Request form to the THHS Guidance Office. (You will need your ID to complete this form.)
Register for the course. (You will need your student ID number and PIN number to register.)
Purchase the required class materials.

Counseling 100

We are very excited to host two Promise Program Family Information Nights on February 26^th and February 27^th from 5:30-6:30 PM.

Counseling 100 students and their families are invited to learn more about the eligibility requirements of the program as well as what it is like to be a full-time student at Saddleback College.

REGISTER FOR INFORMATION MEETING

Course Description

Counseling 100 is a college course taught by a Saddleback Community College instructor on the THHS campus. Students will earn 5 elective credits toward high school graduation and 1.5 college credits. The course is designed to introduce students to college and life success skills. This course is primarily focuses on the attitudes, habits, and behaviors of successful college students. Students will learn proven strategies for creating academic and personal success. Topics include understanding and utilizing college resources, and communication with faculty, support staff and fellow students.

Counseling 100 is designed to introduce students to college and life success skills. This course is primarily focuses on the attitudes, habits, and behaviors of successful college students. Students will learn proven strategies for creating academic and personal success. Topics include understanding and utilizing college resources, and communication with faculty, support staff and fellow students.

Letters of Recommendation

We would be pleased to write a letter of recommendation, but we need your help to complete the process. Please follow these guidelines and allow four weeks lead time prior to the deadline for this process to be completed. Before any letter will be written by the COUNSELOR/ADMINISTRATOR, you will receive an overview of the procedures in your senior Social Science class [Econ/Civics/Gov’t] by the Counseling Department. You will then need to make an appointment with your assigned letter writter to discuss your plans and provide the items indicated. Lack of providing the requested information or proper preparation may result in significant delays.

COUNSELOR/ADMINISTRATOR STUDENT

Name	Email	Student (Last Name)
Mr. Craig Collins, Principal	collinsc@svusd.org	A - Bo
Ms. Kathy Granite, Counselor	granitek@svusd.org	Br - El
Ms. Amanda Bentley, Asst. Principal	bentleya@svusd.org	Em - G and all IB students
Ms. Emily Alvarez, Counselor	emily.alvarez@svusd.org	H - Le
Mr. Daryl Beck, Asst. Principal	beckd@svusd.org	Li - M
Mr. Brett Bladh, Counselor	brett.bladh@svusd.org	N - Ri
Ms. Christa Schulz, Counselor	schulzch@svusd.org	Ro - Tr
Mr. Matt Rainwater, Asst. Principal	rainwaterm@svusd.org	Tu - Z

Letters of Recommendation Guidelines

College List [Form #1 Cover Sheet]—Complete the list of colleges you will be applying to utilizing the Common Application process, mailed applications or on-line recommendations along with their deadlines to your letter writer. When using the Common Application process, you must use the e-mail addresses provided above. Mailed recommendations require the secondary school report form be given to your letter writer along with an addressed envelope with two stamps.
Student Questionnaire [Form #2: Personal Input] – Complete this form with as much detailed information as possible.
Academic Resume [Form #3: Academic Resume]—Create a resume covering your academics, extracurricular activities, honors and recognitions.
Teacher input Sheets [Form #4 Teacher Input] – Select four to five teachers that know your academic strengths and that can provide anecdotal information to your letter writer. Specifics will be included in this letter so it is imperative that you do not give a Teacher Input Sheet to any instructor you have asked to write you a Teacher Letter of Recommendation directly to a campus. This will cause duplication of information and weaken the value of both letters.

Letter Request from TEACHERS: Teachers will not complete a letter of recommendation without you first asking them if they would be able to perform this task. Three-four weeks advance notice is required for them as well. Submit to them the following items.  Form 1: Cover Sheet  Form 2: Personal Input  Form 3: Academic Resume

Transcripts: Remember, it is your responsibility to submit your transcript to the universities to which you are applying via parchment.

Scholarships

College Fair Information

Letter of Recommendation Form

Schedule of College Visits 2019-2020

Cal Grant Information

Financial Aid Presentation

Cash for College Seminar

Senior Parent Night

Senior Parent Night Presentation

Trabuco Hills High School

Presented by:

Christa Schulz and Kathy Granite,

School Counselors

ROP Career Specialist

Senior Parent Night is for all seniors and their parents.

The program will include the following topics:

Career Trends and Majors

Post-graduation Options

Information about college admissions criteria

Admissions testing and placement testing

College applications

Letters of Recommendation

Freshman Parent Night

Junior Parent Night

Virtual College Webinars

RACC is excited to kick off our virtual college webinar series hosted via Zoom! Each webinar will consist of four to five RACC college representatives. We hope you'll share the dates and registration links with your students and the www.regionaladmissions.com website will be updated with the information.

Webinar Series Dates & Information

May 5: Exploring Out of State Options - 3:30 PST | REGISTER HERE

May 7: The Value of a Liberal Arts Education - 5:00pm PST | REGISTER HERE

May 11: Exploring Out of State Options - 6:00pm PST | REGISTER HERE

May 13: Applying to Visual & Performing Art Programs - 3:30pm PST | REGISTER HERE

May 19: Understanding Holistic Admissions - 5:00pm PST | REGISTER HERE

May 21: Connecting with Colleges - 6:00pm PST | REGISTER HERE

May 26: Understanding Holistic Admissions - 6:00pm PST | REGISTER HERE

May 27: Exploring Out of State Options - 3:30 PST | REGISTER HERE

Other Resources: The RACC YouTube Channel is now live! Our channel features RACC institution videos and additional content and presentations will be added continuously.