Welcome to the 
Sophomore 
Parent Meeting 
Class of 2013 

Counselors 
n. 9th, ELL Alfonso Gonzalez 
n. 10th Danielle Lageman 
n. 11th & 12th (A-I) Sharon Ferrer 
n. 11th & 12th (J-Z) Jon Morris 
n. Healthy Start Counselor Anna Hunnicutt 
www.syvpirates.org – Departments - Guidance Office 

Agenda 
n. Sophomore Counseling 
n. Graduation Requirements 
n. Post High School Educational Options 
n. College Entrance Requirements / Tests 
n. The ..Junior Year.. 

Sophomore Counseling 
n. Class Presentation – Social Studies class 
n. Naviance 
Course 
Planner 
and 
College 
Search 
– Course planner - 11th and 12th grade 
– College search - worksheet 
– Transcript review 
n. Individual Counseling with Counselor 

Santa Ynez Valley Union H.S. 
Graduation Requirements 
n. English 4 years (40 credits) 
n. Math 3 years (30 credits) 
n. Science 3 years (30 credits) 
n. Social Studies 3 years (30 credits) 
n. Foreign Lang. or Art 1 year (10 credits) 
n. PE 2 years (20 credits) 
n. Electives (90 credits) 
Total 250 credits 
n. CAHSEE (California High School Exit Exam) must pass 

Post High School 
Educational Options 
n. Trade/Specialty school 
n. Two-Year College 
n. Four-Year College 

COLLEGE ENTRANCE 
REQUIREMENTS 
n. English 4 years 
n. Laboratory Science 2 years req. / 3 rec. 
n. History/Social Science 2 years req. 
n. Math (Algebra 1, 2, Geom.) 3 years req. / 4 rec. 
n. Foreign Language 2 years req. / 3 rec. 
n. College Prep Elective 1 year 
n. Visual or Performing Art 1 year 
n. Entrance Exams SAT/ACT 
* Must earn a ..C.. or better to satisfy subject 
requirements 

University of California 
..A-G.. subject requirements 
n. To satisfy the ..A-G.. requirements, the 
courses must appear on SYHS/UC 
approved certified course list 
n. Only underlined courses will be 
assigned extra honors credit (weighted 
grade) 
n. All certified courses have a (P) next to 
the title on transcript and registration 
guide 

11th Grade Courses 
Subject Course Offerings 
1. English Comp. English 3, CP English 3 
or AP English 
2. Math Geometry, Algebra 2 (Honors), 
Pre-Calculus (Honors), AP Calculus, 
AP Statistics or Entrepreneurship 
3. Social Studies U.S. History, AHC US History, AP U.S. History 
4. Science EAST, Chemistry (Honors), AP Biology, Physics (AP) 
or Integrated Animal Science 
5. Foreign Language or Elective 
6. Art/PE or Elective 

Benefits of earning a 3.0 
G.P.A. in 10th – 11th grade 
n. ..Good student.. car insurance rate 
n. No minimum SAT/ACT score requirement 
to be CSU eligible (academic g.p.a.) 
n. Cal Grant A eligibility based on 
10th-11th unweighted academic g.p.a. 

n. PLAN – Pre-ACT, college readiness 
assessment, Career Interest Inventory 
n. PSAT – Preliminary SAT used as preparation 
and a predictor for SAT scores, offered once a 
year in mid-October 
Pre - Admission Tests 

Four-Year College Admission Exams 
n. SAT Reasoning – max score 2400 
– Critical reading (200 – 800) 
– Writing (200 – 800) 
– Math (200 – 800) 
– Most popular on the West coast 
n. ACT – max score 36 
– English 
– Math 
– Reading 
– Science 
– Optional Writing Test 

NAVIANCE: YOUR STUDENT 
SUCCESS SYSTEM 

The Junior Year - Fall 
Time Frame Activity 
All Year Take Challenging College Prep Courses 
Oct PSAT (National Merit Scholarship) – 
Oct. 15, 2011 
All Year College Fairs, Visit College Reps./Colleges 
Jan PSAT Interpretation Night 

The Junior Year - Winter 
Time Frame Activity 
January Junior Parent Meeting 
Spring Narrow College Search 
College Visits (spring break) 
March Admission Test Preparation 

The Junior Year - Spring 
Time Frame Activity 
April/May/June SAT/ACT tests 
April Begin Service Academy & 
ROTC applications 
May AP Exams 
June/July/August Summer Jobs (Paid and/or Volunteer) 
Internships or Summer enrichment 
programs – Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 

7th – 12th graders are now required 
to get a whooping cough shot before 
starting the 2011-2012 school year. 
Call your doctor to schedule an appt. 
NEW RULE 
SHOTS BEFORE SCHOOL 

COPY 
of required whooping cough 
vaccine verification 
n. brought to the guidance office 
n. faxed to the guidance office, 686-3577 
n. emailed to twestfall@syvuhsd.org 
n. mailed to SYV High, Attn: Terry Westfall 
PO Box 398, SantaYnez CA 93460 
n. NO VACCINE NO SCHOOL 

Thank you 
for coming!!