Parents please call or email your counselor for an appointment.
Students can come in to the counseling office before school, after school, or in between classes. If your counselor is not available fill out a slip for the counselor to call you in. If it is an emergency contact any administrator immediately.
If your student is interested in taking any outside classes for Enrichment or Credit Recovery purposes please contact your student's Counselor for approval. Not all HS courses and College courses will be approved for high school credit.
In between the scheduled progress reports above and report card dates below, students can take progress report forms around to their teachers on Fridays. You can use the form below or pick a form up on any Friday morning in the Counseling Office.
Weekly Progress Report
Graduation Requirements
Counselors meet with students each year to make sure they are on track to graduate. The final responsibility for meeting graduation requirements rests with the students and his/her parents.
See below for graduation requirements, graduation check form, a four year plan, and California High School Exit Exam information.
Counselor Graduation Checks
12th grade students review a copy of their Senior Graduation Check in their senior TAP class 1st and 2nd semester. A copy is mailed home to all senior parents at 1st semester and again at 2nd semester. Seniors and Juniors at risk of not graduating on time are invited to a meeting with their counselor 1st semester. 10th and 9th graders who are short credits to graduate will receive notification by mail 2nd semester.
5 Year Plan Class Presentations
In December counselors visit all 9th grade English classes to walk students through filling out a 5 Year Plan.
All students will receive and review a copy of our high school graduation requirements, four year college requirements & Math and Science Flow Charts. Students are given a copy to take home. The 5 year plan is for planning purposes and is not set in stone.
Academies, Certificates and Requirements
Registration
In February Counselors will visit English classes to explain how to fill out the registration forms for next year's classes. Each student receives a master class list, and a Math and Science Flow Chart. High school graduation requirements and four year college requirements are reviewed. Students later met individually with their counselor to answer questions and double check the classes that were selected. Class selections are final and there is no guarantee that we will be able to accommodate any changes. The flow chart will help you determine what the next Math or Science classes to take. The master class list outlines all the course numbers and classes SSHS will offer next year including which classes are Fine Art, Practical Art, full year, and Semester classes.
If you are planning on taking an AP class next year sign the contact below and return it to your counselor during registration.
For the AP Honors Contract click
here.
With each new semester we have students who request a schedule change, but not all students qualify for a schedule change.
Class change guidelines and request form.
Transcripts
There are two types of transcripts, official and unofficial. Official transcripts are sealed and unofficial transcripts are open. Official transcripts are requested by colleges. Unofficial transcripts may be required to apply for a club on campus. You can request an unofficial transcript in the counseling office from Gloria Banks our school registrar. For an official transcript you must bring in an addressed envelope with your name written on the inside flap. Our school address should be written in as the return address.
If you need a letter of recommendation from your counselor fill out the
Brag Sheet. Letters of recommendation take two working weeks to be completed.
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Testing
PSAT/SAT
Were you unable to attend the PSAT Score Report Night?
The following will provide useful information:
Preparing for a Brighter Future College Handbook or
Collegeboard.org
and use your Online Access Code-found on the inside bottom page of your Student Copy.
Also, from the Library Media Center:
For students who are looking for additional study help for the PSAT test, SSHS has an electronic database that includes access to:
an online study book for the PSAT test, a timed practice test, and additional study help resources, articles and links.
The resources in this database are free to SSHS students. For information about this database, please stop by or contact
the SSHS Library Media Center.
| U.S. Registration Deadlines |
2011-12
Test Dates |
Test |
Regular |
Late
(a late fee applies) |
| January 28, 2012 |
SAT & Subject Tests |
December 30, 2011 |
January 13, 2012 |
| March 10, 2012 |
SAT only |
February 10, 2012 |
February 24, 2012 |
| May 5, 2012 |
SAT & Subject Tests |
April 6, 2012 |
April 20, 2012 |
| June 2, 2012 |
SAT & Subject Tests |
May 8, 2012 |
May 22, 2012 |
For more information, practice, and registration for the SAT and PSAT,
click here.
ACT
| 2011-12 ACT Tests Dates & Deadlines |
2011-12
Test Dates |
Registration Deadline |
(Late Fee Required) |
| February 11, 2012* |
January 13, 2012 |
January 14-20, 2012 |
| April 14, 2012 |
March 9, 2012 |
March 10-23, 2012 |
| June 9, 2012 |
May 4, 2012 |
May 5-18, 2012 |
To register for the ACT test,
click here
CAHSEE
For information and practice tests for the CAHSEE,
click here.
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Credit Recovery
Some courses may be taken for high school credit. Four year colleges do not take classes online in the areas of CP Science Classes and Visual and Performing Arts. See counselor for more details.
