4- Year plan: Freshman and Sophomore Year

From middle school to now in the High school setting, your freshman year is very important.  This is the year you gauge your ability to adapt to the changes of academic rigor, responsibility and social pressures.  This is that year where your counselors will tell you that you must meet the district's High School graduation requirements in order to receive your high school diploma.  You will realize that in order to do so, you must acquire a certain number of total credits as you go through your 4 years in high school.  Within our district (WCCUSD), you would need a total of 225 credits, pass the CAHSEE as well as Service Learning. 

College timeline  starts now:  Freshman Year

• Work hard in ALL your classes.
• Start thinking about what you want to do after high school and start researching about colleges.
• Talk to your parents and counselor about your goals.
• Plan which ACADEMY you want to join for your sophomore year (LAW, HEALTH or ITCA)
• Keep in mind about the A-G requirement as you go through high school as well as choosing the courses right for you (Remember: grades "C" and above only!)
• Get involved with extra curricular activities if possible.
• Begin to form a good working relationship with your teachers and counselor.
• Take advantage of the PSAT tests given.
• If you failed a class or earned a "D", talk to your counselor to make up the class over summer or concurrent enrollment at the community college.  Remember, the sooner you fix theses issues, the easier your high school life will be ;-)

Sophomore Year:

• First few weeks of school, ensure you are in the right classes especially math level and foreign language level courses as well as in the right ACADEMY : LAW, HEALTH or ITCA
• Challenge yourself by taking advance courses.
• Take the PSAT offered at your school.
• Continue to research about the colleges that interest you.
• Get involved with the different organizations, sports and or leadership at your school
• DO YOUR BEST!