Welcome to Senior Year

Forecasting!

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January

2025

���Remember to take care of yourself

• Unplug as often as you can
• Connect with friends and family
• Get fresh air when you can
• Ask for help (teachers, school counselor, parents, friends, therapist…)
• Sleep, eat and drink water
• Visit the Calming Room

Notice if...

• you are feeling low, sad, overwhelmed
• you are using drugs or alcohol in excess
• someone you know is acting different

… and talk to an adult who you trust about it.

You are graduating next year!

• 24 Credits:
• Credit Recovery? Meet with your counselor
• Night School Registration opens Feb 3 (NEXT WEEK)
• Virtual Scholars deadline to enroll is Feb 28th
• Summer School Registration opens in May- ONLY for Fs
• Essential Skills:
• MUST pass the Reading, Writing and Math Essential Skills
• This is waived for your class.
• Personalized Learning Requirements:
• 2 CRLEs, Resume (11th English), My Plan Essay (12th English)
• See Kenny DeWeese, Career Coordinator, for help with CRLEs and completion of PLRs kdeweese@pps.net

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It looks like this on Student VUE:�

�Post High School Options

• Apprenticeship
• Community College
• Four-year college
• GAP year (GAP Year Fair 2/12 at CHS)
• Military
• Trade School or Certificate Programs
• Work
• Other adventures?

Begin Planning your Future

• Check your PPS email for info from Heidi Tolentino, Amanda Weber-Welch and Niki Trueblood

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• Log into Maia Learning to research post-high school options & sign up for college visits. (Quick Links on the CHS website; sign in with Google- no password needed)

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• Look on college websites- do virtual visits, watch for in-person opportunities!

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More information coming this spring!

College & Career Center -213

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Mr. DeWeese - Careers

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NW Youth Career Expo - 3/19

Trade Fair @ PCC - 4/25

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Ms. Trueblood - College

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CCC Website

Important for College Preparation

Junior year grades are important!

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• ACT and SAT College Exams?
• More and more schools are Test Optional
• Take the SAT at CHS March 5 (all juniors are auto-registered)
• Practice Khan Academy & Oregon CIS

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• 4-year colleges do not accept D’s in core classes. Enroll in credit recovery to get back on track:
• Night & Summer School or Virtual Scholars

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• Check your PPS email regularly for updates

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More Post-High School Planning Info in March!

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Register with your counselor NOW!

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�When Forecasting, Remember to...

• Check Graduation Status in “Course History” on StudentVUE to confirm credits

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• Consider prerequisites and graduation requirements

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• Seniors must forecast for minimum of six classes; you can have up to 2 Open Periods, they will be assigned period 1, 4, 5, or 8.

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�When Forecasting, Remember to...

• Consider your interests and goals
• 2 or 4-year College / Trade School / Apprenticeship / Job / Gap Year / Military

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• We recommend four years of Math, Science and as much World Language as possible.
• For more info about math, check out this 2024 slideshow.

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• California Universities and University of Washington require one year of Fine Arts. Check college websites!!!

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Choosing Elective(s)

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Check out these links for a better idea of what these electives are like:

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Choosing Electives�

Forecast Planner�Use this as a worksheet to make online entry easier

• Complete the 11th Grade Forecasting Planner before you complete the Online Course Requests

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• Input (type/write) the name of each class in the form

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• You’ll need multiple alternate classes in order of preference

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• Go to the Forecast Fair - February 6 & 7

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• Use the Course Guide research course descriptions

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• All of this information is on the Forecasting page on the CHS website

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Online Forecasting

in Synergy

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1. Read the instructions and watch the videos

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• Use the Forecasting Planner to help select your classes.

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• Complete the Online Forecasting on StudentVue. Go to Course Request tab in StudentVUE

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• Attend the Forecasting Fair during FLEX 2/6 and 2/7

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• Drop-In Help Sessions with counselors during forecasting fair in the SSC.

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Online Forecasting DUE: February 10th in English

You will meet with your counselor 1:1

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