CLASS OF 2026 PARENT NIGHT

Clovis West High School Lecture Hall 6:00-7:00 pm
November 6, 2023

Counseling Team Vargas

• Josie Vargas- Head Counselor • Kendall East
• Becca Garcia

• Debbie Monroe • Justin Taft
• Andrea Yang

Agenda Vargas

• Welcome and Handouts

• CW Sophomore Presentation

• CART Presentation • CTE Presentation • Questions

Today’s Class Lesson Vargas

Students learned about:

•CART and CTE course options •The importance of self-advocacy •The roles of a high school counselor

CUSD Graduation Requirements Vargas

Credits: 230

English: 4 years

Math: 2 years

Including Math 1 & Math 2

Science: 2 years

Including Physical (1 year) & Life (1 year)

Social Sciences: 3 years

PE: 4 years

Health: 1 semester

Early Graduation Petition Vargas

• Early graduation requirements:

• On track with credits using CUSD graduation requirement rubric • Good attendance and behavior record
• Meeting with counselor by May 1st of 10th grade year to review plan: • Completion of graduation plan for proper course completion
• Review of attendance and behavior for no violations of excessive absences and no suspensions

Note: December graduation excludes participating in June graduation ceremony

Graduation Recognition Vargas

●	Principals Medallion - 3.85 cumulative UNWEIGHTED GPA

●	Students of Academic Distinction - 4.15 cumulative WEIGHTED GPA and 5+ AP Class

●	Valedictorian - 4.00 UNWEIGHTED GPA (All As)

●	Salutatorian - (All A’s and one (1) B)

●	CSF/NHS - Academic clubs that are application based. Follow the links for more information.

●	Semester Awards

○	Principal’s Honor Roll - 4.00+

○	Honor Roll - 3.00-3.99

Mental Health Support Systems Monroe

• Additional Support Services:

• Mental Health Support Provider (Brittney Beer)

• School Psychologists (Allison Peck, Sylvia Marquez) • School Nurse (Cheyenne Alejandro)
• Peer Counselors

• CSI (Clovis Support & Intervention) • SOAR Team
• SRC (Student Responsibility Center) • CYS (Comprehensive Youth Services)

Academic Intervention

Monroe

Golden Hour Monroe

• One hour a week intervention on Tuesdays • Embedded into the school day
• Students can participate in: • Subject tutoring
• Enrichment

• Guided Instruction • Study Zones
• Sign up open from:

• Friday afternoon - 3:19 pm on Monday

Monroe

NCAA/NAIA Eligibility Yang

• Apply at the end of Sophomore year • Earn a minimum 2.3 GPA
• Register online at:

• www.eligibilitycenter.org (NCAA) • www.playnaia.org (NAIA)
• $100 fee required for NCAA and $150 for NAIA
• Print and submit transcript release form to Ms. Yang

Community College Yang

• Graduate High School

• All Seniors participate in College Application Day where they will complete an application for Community College
• High School Enrichment- Clovis Community • Earn college credit while in high school
• Must attend outside of school hours • 3.0+ GPA

California State University (CSU) Taft

• Eligibility Index	Course Requirements (A-G)

• Combination of GPA and number of college prep classes taken.

• History/Social Science - 2 years

• English - 4 years

• Math - 3 years required, 4 recommended

• Lab Science - 2 years (1 life, 1 physical)

• Language Other Than English - 2 years of same language

• Visual/Performing Arts - 1 Year

• College Preparatory Elective - 1 Year

University of California (UC) Taft

• GPA
• Minimum 3.0
• Personal Insight Questions

Course Requirements (A-G)

• History/Social Science - 2 years • English - 4 years
• Math - 3 years, 4 Recommended
• Lab Science - 2 years, 3 Recommended • Language Other Than English - 2 years,
3 Recommended
• Visual/Performing Arts - 1 Year Required
• College-Prep Elective - 1 Year Required • 11 A-G courses completed before
senior year.

Out of State and Private Colleges Taft

• Admission Requirements and Fees will vary depending on the school. • Websites: Common Application, Send Edu, Coalition.
• SAT & ACT: check requirements for each university

PSAT Taft

• PSAT is a Practice Test for the SAT • On average, students who take
the PSAT do better on the SAT

• Tests are only given once in October • Cost for the PSAT is $19
• May be eligible for the National Merit Scholarship Competition
• (Junior year only)

CART Garcia

• CART provides students an opportunity to earn 20 credits • 4 classes per semester

• CART classes are college preparatory and all are UC approved • CART students receive English and Technology credits in all labs
• some labs earn Science or Social Science credits.

• Some CART labs offer opportunities to earn college credits through agreements with CSU Fresno and SCCCD.

• CART is for any junior or senior from CUSD or FUSD
• Students must have: • Regular attendance
• C or better in Math 1, Biology, and 2 years of english
• Some programs require additional prerequisites.
• CART offers two sessions

• AM Session 7:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. • PM Session 12:50 p.m. to 3:50 p.m.

Garcia

How to apply to CART Garcia

• CART accepts students through a lottery process

• Applications for the following year are available starting on December 1st.

• Students apply online, selecting their top three choices and then counselors send transcripts and approval to CART

• To be considered in the lottery, applications and transcripts must reach CART by 4pm on February 9th, 2024.

• Clovis West ﬁeld trip to CART is on December 7, 2023.

Careers in Technical Education (CTE) East

• CTE courses are available to all CUSD 11th and 12th grade students. • https://www.cusd.com/CareerTechnicalEducation.aspx

• CTE Night - January 23rd, 2024

• CTE Recruitment - January 12th, 2024

Clovis West CTE Programs East

• Finance Pathway	• Automotive/Diesel

• Partnership with EECU	• One of only 1,000 Automotive

• Careers in Education w/ English • Rotations at feeder schools for
experience in classrooms
• Small Business Management
• Community classroom - have a job at a local small business

Service Excellence (ASE) Educational Foundation Nationally Accredited programs
• Theatre Production w/ English • Build sets of all Clovis Uniﬁed
productions

CUSD Career Tech Ed (CTE)

● Clovis West

○ Careers in Education (With English P) ○ Theater Production P (With English P) ○ Small Business Management
○ Business and Finance (EECU)

○ Systems Diagnostics, Service, and Repair (Auto)

● Clovis East
○ Criminal Investigation ○ Criminal Justice
○ Fire Fighting Technology I ○ Fire Fighting Technology II ○ Veterinary Science
○ Equine Science
○ Welding Fabrication & Application Level 2 ○ Welding Processes & Application Level 1

● Clovis High

○ Building Scaled Structures ○ Building Trade Internship ○ Elec Sys / Sound & Comm

● Clovis North

○ Allied Health & Med Wellness ○ Careers in Child Development
○ Manufacturing & Product Design ○ Rehabilitation Therapy Careers ○ Medical Careers

● Buchanan

○ Culinary Arts

○ Culinary Arts & Hospitality Mgmt ○ Digital Photography
○ Sports Medicine / Fitness

East

Ambassadors East

• Skylar James - Finance Pathway (CTE)/Forensic Research & Biotechnology (CART)

School Involvement East

• Athletics

• Academic Teams (Mock Trial, Math team, Academic Decathlon)

• Performing Arts • Clubs
• For a list of clubs, refer to https://cwhs.cusd.com/Clubs.aspx

• Community Service

Visit Us East

From the Clovis West main page click “Counseling”

@ClovisWestCounseling

Make it a great year!

Thanks for joining us tonight!

Best of luck during the 2023-2024 school year!

The CW Counseling Team!