To the College and Career Center!

Where your students destination is our goal!

Welcome Parents

Fun Facts:• I have a 3 month old at home, which means no sleep

for me!• I have worked at San Marcos High School for 1 1/2

years• Before the College & Career Center, I was an After

School Coordinator for Knight Zone and also for CAPS (Creative After School Program for Success) for 4 years.

• I live in San Diego and in my free time I coordinate events and practice photography.

MEET OUR NEW GUIDANCE TECH

Alaina Murillo

• Open Monday through Friday from 7:30-3:30pm

• Students can use computer lab and print in Black & White for free!

• We replace lost ID’s and print ID’s for new students. When replacing an ID, you need to bring a receipt from the Finance Office saying you paid for a new ID.

• Receive Unscheduled Period sticker after student turns in signed Parent Form that they can leave campus.

• Work Permits are completed within 2-3 days that the student turned in completely filled out.

• Job Postings and Volunteer Opportunities are posted on board.

• Scholarship Information to view.

• Self Help forms/websites

• Sign ups for related events/field trips

• Students can view flyers/brochures for many different colleges

WHAT WE OFFER

Californiacolleges.edu

CALIFORNIA COLLEGES

• Career Planning

• High School Planning

• College Planning

• Financial Aid Planning

• Creating your own Portfolio

Welcome Video to californiacolleges.edu

RESOURCES AT YOUR FINGERTIPS!

Apps to download

CCGI's mobile app, College Guide, is available on the Apple and Google Play App Stores. College Guide provides high school students (10th, 11th, and 12th), their parents, and their

counselors with:•A project management tool to navigate and track all the important goals related to college and financial aid planning.•A thorough task list that users can mark as completed, add to their calendar, and share via social networks.•Push notifications about key deadlines and important tips in the college planning and application process.•Links to relevant web resources both on the CaliforniaColleges.edu portal and beyond.

How parents can use College Guide:•Use the app with the user profile "Parents" and get messaging specific to you!•Support your students' efforts by reviewing and completing college and financial aid planning tasks!•Receive messaging for multiple grade levels if you have more than one child in high school.•Access online resources either on CaliforniaColleges.edu or other trusted websites.•Use the "Glossary" and "Frequently Asked Questions" as you go!

COLLEGE GUIDE APP

Edupath College Prep App

Edupath is like three apps in one. College

Explorer lets you browse 1300 colleges

to find the right fit. SAT Training is

optimized for short sessions so you can

use it anytime, anywhere. And Dashboard, an

Edupath exclusive, allows parents to

follow along in real-time.

INSTAGRAM Follow @smhs4thefuture

We post on Instagram the following announcements:

• Scholarship Information• Job Postings• FASFA/Grant Info• Deadlines• Event Information• Apps/Websites students should visit

This is an easier access tool for students and parents to be updated on

all College and Career topics!

TRELLO- ORGANIZING APP

REMIND 101 APP

• Follow @smhs4thefuture• Text @smhs4 to 81010• Can also visit online, at:

www.remind.com/join/smhs4

Remind 101 is available in the Apple App Store, Google Play

Store, and the Amazon App Store.

GEAR UPMiss Yessenia Robledo

• Serving 9th and 10th grade• Grant funded program• Surveys

UPCOMING EVENTS

Ann Rike is the former Regional Director of Admissions at USC and the Director of College Counseling at the Buckley School.SIGN UP NOW to attend!

8:30-9:30am (PARENTS ONLY)April 14th - 11th Grade College Conversation April 21st - 10th Grade College ConversationMay 5th - 9th Grade College Conversation

8:00-8:45am (STUDENTS ONLY)June 2nd - 11th - Grade Selective College Admissions Seminar

To RSVP online, click on the link: http://goo.gl/forms/Q0cpjQfBZH

Free Girls World Expo – A one day event for teen girls 11-18Sunday, February 22nd 12-4pmFor more information, email info@girlsworldexpo.com

Thank you for coming, if you’d like to stay and take our survey “Voice from a Parent” we would

greatly appreciate it!- Ms. Murillo

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6FK9PJ8