Need Extra Credits?

Would you like extra credits or try a class afterschool?  ROP is offering two classes that will give you vocational experience and credits toward graduation.

 

Retail Sales and Merchandising meets Mondays and Tuesdays from 3:30 to 6:00pm at the Puente Hills Mall, Sears lower level basement.  Class begins September 3rd.  For more information contact Linda Morales at 626-890-0788.

 

The Law Enforcement Exploring Academy meets Saturdays from 8am to 4pm at Basset High School room 313.  Orientation is this Saturday, August 31st and classes start September 7th.  For more information email the instructor, Deryl Jackson at djackson@mail.lpvrop.org

College Information Night

We will holding our annual College Info Night on Monday, September 16th at 6:30 pm in the New Manor (English) and the Little Theater (Spanish).  Come find out what you will need to do to apply to college.

PSAT

Juniors! Sign up to take the PSAT.  We will be administering the PSAT at Nogales on October 16th.  The PSAT is a great way to prepare for the SAT and it also opens you up for scholarship opportunities including the National Merit Scholar status.

 

You must pay the fee and sign up at ASB.  Do it now.  Don't miss out on this opportunity!  Questions, see your counselor.

College Fair

The 57th Assembly District College Fair will take place on Saturday, September 28, 2013 at La Puente High School from 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

 Admissions representatives from 40 colleges and universities will be in attendance. Workshops will be held in English and Spanish to cover topics such as financial aid, the DREAM Act, SAT/ACT, UC/CSU admissions, writing personal statements, and community colleges. Each student in attendance will be entered into a lottery drawing that qualifies them for a $500 scholarship. Students must be present to win.

 The College Fair is FREE to ALL parents & high school students attending schools in the 57^th Assembly District.

Back To School!

We have been working hard to be ready to welcome students back to school on Monday, August 19th. Please make sure that you pick up your official class schedules in the gym before you go to your first class. You will need this schedule to be allowed into your classes. Schedule distribution will begin at 6:30am.

Counselors have worked really hard on class schedules. As such, there will no schedule changes. There will be no changing of elective classes, teacher requests, etc. The only class change requests we will consider are those where a student has the wrong math, science, English or social science class, missing a class needed for graduation or is missing a period.

Happy First Day of School!

Freshmen Orientation

As we prepare to start the 2013-2014, we would like to invite our incoming Freshmen, the Class of 2017 to our annual Freshmen Orientation on Friday, August 16th.  Orientation will be held in the gym at 8am.  This is a great way to meet new students, tour the campus and get ready for school.  Orientation will end about 11:30am.  After orientation, student can pre-register.  Pre-registration for Freshmen is from 11:30am to 3:30pm.

Link Crew

Link Crew is now taking applications for Link Crew Leaders!  If you are currently a 10th or 11th graders, you are invited to apply.  Applications are available at http://goo.gl/8f6Ti. 

There will be an informational meeting Friday, May 24th in A-5 (Ms. Ryans' room). See school web site; http://nhs.rowlandschools.org for more information. 

Hermanas Unidas de Cal Poly Pomona Scholarship

“Poder de la Mujer”

1.    DEADLINE for scholarship application is May 8, 2013  at  5pm. (No exceptions)

2.    Refer to criteria below for eligibility requirements and application process. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

3.    The scholarship winner will be announced at the Hermanas Unidas de Cal Poly Pomona’s end of the year banquet.

4.    If you have any questions about the application process, please email capalma@csupomona.edu    

 

Purpose: Hermanas Unidas (HaU) de Cal Poly Pomona will provide scholarships to undergraduate students from underrepresented communities to increase their retention within post-secondary educational institutions. The students targeted for outreach are predominately Latina based on their community service contributions to the Latino/a Community, and their participation in Hermanas Unidas programs.

Award Components: Hermanas Unidas de Cal Poly Pomona will provide two undergraduate students with an award amount of $300 and one high school student with an award of $200.

See you counselor ASAP for applications.

Project M.I.S.S.

CSU Fullerton's Project M.I.S.S. is now taking applications.

 

Project M.I.S.S. is a summer program at CSU Fullerton with a math focus for female high school students.  Students will make friends with other college bound women, achieve success by learning to take control of your life, get acquainted with campus life, strengthen your memory and math skills and have fun! 

 

Students who participate in this mathematics intensive summer session will receive high school credit for the level of math they participate in and this also counts toward college applications.

 

Math levels include Geometry, Algebra 2 and Pre-Calculus.  Apply by Friday, May 24, 2013 at http://www.fullerton.edu/sa/miss/apply.html

 

See your counselor for questions or help.

Mt SAC Honors Program