HERE are the movie listings for this weekend.
Divergent is finally out! Divergent is based on a trilogy of books written for teenagers. The author, Veronica Roth, wrote the first book when she was is college. She is only 25 years old and already a millionaire. Doing well in English paid off!
We will give a prize to the first person that can tell us the name of Veronica Roth's college as well as her major. Stop by Mrs. Goller's office to claim your prize!
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Movie Listings for 3/21
HERE are the movie listings for this weekend.
A new movie out this week is Mr. Peabody & Sherman. Mr. Peabody is the smartest dog on the planet and Sherman is the boy who owns him. In the counseling office, we are pet lovers!! Mrs. Hettema has a yellow Lab (you will see pictures everywhere). Mrs. Bacon has a golden retriever. Mrs. Trapani has a maltipoo and a munchkin. Ms. Lavalle has a cat named Max that looks like a lion. Mrs. Goller has two pugs (again, pictures everywhere). Mrs. Smith has two Labs and two cats.
Are you an animal lover? ROP has two classes in Animal Care that might be perfect for you! Stop by and see Mrs. Gaines in the ROP office to learn all about it.
Thinking about a career as a veterinarian or vet technician? Check out THIS link. It will take you to Career Zone. It's a cool site that shows you information about careers and you can even watch a video to see what the jobs would be like.
Stop by the counseling office if you have any questions!
A new movie out this week is Mr. Peabody & Sherman. Mr. Peabody is the smartest dog on the planet and Sherman is the boy who owns him. In the counseling office, we are pet lovers!! Mrs. Hettema has a yellow Lab (you will see pictures everywhere). Mrs. Bacon has a golden retriever. Mrs. Trapani has a maltipoo and a munchkin. Ms. Lavalle has a cat named Max that looks like a lion. Mrs. Goller has two pugs (again, pictures everywhere). Mrs. Smith has two Labs and two cats.
Are you an animal lover? ROP has two classes in Animal Care that might be perfect for you! Stop by and see Mrs. Gaines in the ROP office to learn all about it.
Thinking about a career as a veterinarian or vet technician? Check out THIS link. It will take you to Career Zone. It's a cool site that shows you information about careers and you can even watch a video to see what the jobs would be like.
Stop by the counseling office if you have any questions!
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Summer School Forms
The Summer School Forms are now available.
If you are planning on going to summer school at Golden Valley (sorry, it won't be at Canyon this year) you can follow THIS link to print out the forms.
If you are planning on attending Opportunities for Learning (OFL) then you need to pick up the forms from your counselor. Once you have the form, you have to go online and preregister. You can preregister HERE.
After you preregister, you must take the form your counselor gave you into OFL. They are located in the Albertson's parking lot, next to Mighty Mouth.
All of summer school is based on a first come, first served basis. Don't procrastinate. Get your paperwork in as soon as possible!
If you need any help, please stop by the Counseling Office. We would love to help you.
If you are planning on going to summer school at Golden Valley (sorry, it won't be at Canyon this year) you can follow THIS link to print out the forms.
If you are planning on attending Opportunities for Learning (OFL) then you need to pick up the forms from your counselor. Once you have the form, you have to go online and preregister. You can preregister HERE.
After you preregister, you must take the form your counselor gave you into OFL. They are located in the Albertson's parking lot, next to Mighty Mouth.
All of summer school is based on a first come, first served basis. Don't procrastinate. Get your paperwork in as soon as possible!
If you need any help, please stop by the Counseling Office. We would love to help you.
Monday, March 17, 2014
Goldilocks as a Cowboy
Do you remember the story of Goldilocks? She was the young blonde gal that broke into the bears home and tried out their beds and ate their food. I bring up this story because Goldilocks went into the house and tried all the beds until she found the one that was just right. She tried all the food until she found the one that was just right.
In picking colleges, I have noticed that kids have a funny way of deciding what makes a school just right. A lot of our students are picking schools based on word of mouth or on rankings that they have found on the internet. Did you know that for a lot of those rankings (like the US News and World Report) the ranking is largely determined by how difficult it is to get in. Ever heard of Harvard? They accept 6% of the kids that apply. That means they reject 94% of the kids that sent in their $75 dollar non refundable application fee will be disappointed. Approximately 35,000 kids apply to Harvard. That means the school makes about 2.6 MILLION dollars, just on kids hoping to get in. Most Ivy Leagues have the same story to tell.
What about schools closer to home? UCLA accepts about 22% of the students that apply. Last year 80,000 kids applied to UCLA. That's 4 MILLION dollars the school received just because kids want to go there.
I tell you this because I want you to understand that colleges are a business. They make money by making you want to attend, and apply, to their school. After you take the PSAT, schools are going to start sending you emails, brochures, and cool stuff. How do you decide which school is best for you? Which college is going to be just right?
Deciding which college, university, or program to attend after graduation is one of the biggest decisions you will make in your lifetime. Such a big decision deserves a lot of time and research on your part. That may seem a little overwhelming, but that's why you have counselors here at Canyon. Our job is to help you navigate all the information and find the perfect spot for you.
Reading this blog is a great start to your journey. Visiting with your counselor and letting them know you better is a next great step. Attending our workshops will help give you tools to make the decision process easy.
If you are thinking to yourself, "I have no idea what I want to do after graduation" then let your Canyon Counselors help.
On March 26th, the late start Wednesday, at 8 am in the Q-theater, we are having a workshop titled, "The Pathway to Success Breakfast". We will teach you how to start picking the school that is perfect for you. Plus, we'll feed you something yummy! We'll make it fun and simple to start your journey. Please come!!
In picking colleges, I have noticed that kids have a funny way of deciding what makes a school just right. A lot of our students are picking schools based on word of mouth or on rankings that they have found on the internet. Did you know that for a lot of those rankings (like the US News and World Report) the ranking is largely determined by how difficult it is to get in. Ever heard of Harvard? They accept 6% of the kids that apply. That means they reject 94% of the kids that sent in their $75 dollar non refundable application fee will be disappointed. Approximately 35,000 kids apply to Harvard. That means the school makes about 2.6 MILLION dollars, just on kids hoping to get in. Most Ivy Leagues have the same story to tell.
What about schools closer to home? UCLA accepts about 22% of the students that apply. Last year 80,000 kids applied to UCLA. That's 4 MILLION dollars the school received just because kids want to go there.
I tell you this because I want you to understand that colleges are a business. They make money by making you want to attend, and apply, to their school. After you take the PSAT, schools are going to start sending you emails, brochures, and cool stuff. How do you decide which school is best for you? Which college is going to be just right?
Deciding which college, university, or program to attend after graduation is one of the biggest decisions you will make in your lifetime. Such a big decision deserves a lot of time and research on your part. That may seem a little overwhelming, but that's why you have counselors here at Canyon. Our job is to help you navigate all the information and find the perfect spot for you.
Reading this blog is a great start to your journey. Visiting with your counselor and letting them know you better is a next great step. Attending our workshops will help give you tools to make the decision process easy.
If you are thinking to yourself, "I have no idea what I want to do after graduation" then let your Canyon Counselors help.
On March 26th, the late start Wednesday, at 8 am in the Q-theater, we are having a workshop titled, "The Pathway to Success Breakfast". We will teach you how to start picking the school that is perfect for you. Plus, we'll feed you something yummy! We'll make it fun and simple to start your journey. Please come!!
Friday, March 14, 2014
Special Schedules for March 18, 19, 20, and 21
We have a lot of activities happening the week of March 17-21. Here are the schedules for each day:
March 17th: No special schedule.
March 17th: No special schedule.
March
18 Tuesday- CAHSEE English Testing
NO PERIOD 1
TESTING WINDOW 8:00 am – 11:00 am
Brunch 11:00 am – 11:15 am
Passing Period 11:15 am – 11:21am
Period 2 11:21am – 12:17 pm
Lunch 12:17
pm – 12:57 pm
Passing Period 12:57 pm – 1:03 pm
Period 4 1:03 pm – 1:59 pm
Passing Period 1:59 pm – 2:05 pm
Period 6 2:05 pm – 3:01 pm
March 19
Wednesday- CAHSEE Math Testing
TESTING WINDOW 8:00 am – 11:00 am
Period 1 10:04 am – 11:00 am
Brunch 11:00
am – 11:15 am
Passing Period 11:15 am – 11:21 am
Period 3 11:21 am – 12:17 pm
Lunch 12:17
pm – 12:57 pm
Passing Period 12:57 pm – 1:03 pm
Period 5 1:03 pm – 1:59 pm
Passing Period 1:59 pm – 2:05 pm
Period 7 2:05 pm – 3:01 pm
March 20
Thursday- Open House
Period 1 7:17
am – 7:55 am
Period 2 8:00
am – 9:15 am
Passing Period 9:15 am – 9:21 am
Period 4 9:21
am – 10:34 am
Brunch 10:34 am – 10:54 am
Passing Period 10:54 – 11:00 am
Period 6 11:00
am – 12:15 pm
March 21 Friday- WASC Prep for Teachers
Period 1 7:17
am – 7:55 am
Period 3 8:00
am – 9:15 am
Passing Period 9:15 am – 9:21 am
Period 5 9:21
am – 10:34 am
Brunch 10:34
am – 10:54 am
Passing Period 10:54 – 11:00 am
Period 7 11:00
am – 12:15 pm
If you get confused about the schedule, or need any help, please stop by the counseling office.
Movie Listings for 3/14
HERE are the movie listings for this weekend.
I saw the movie "Non-Stop" last weekend. It is a great action/mystery movie. It's about a police officer who becomes an air marshall. In registering juniors, I learned that a lot of you are interested in Criminal Justice or criminology. Did you know that UC Irvine offers a major in criminology? You can learn more about it here.
Did you know our local community college, COC, offers courses in criminology as well? They have classes that sound really interesting, like "Introduction to Law Enforcement", "Criminal Investigation", and "Organized Crime and Vice." After your sophomore year you can take classes at COC. If you are interested in becoming a police officer, special agent, or super spy, taking some classes in high school is a great first start!
If you have questions about how to sign up for a COC class, or want to learn more about criminology, please visit your Canyon Counselor.
I saw the movie "Non-Stop" last weekend. It is a great action/mystery movie. It's about a police officer who becomes an air marshall. In registering juniors, I learned that a lot of you are interested in Criminal Justice or criminology. Did you know that UC Irvine offers a major in criminology? You can learn more about it here.
Did you know our local community college, COC, offers courses in criminology as well? They have classes that sound really interesting, like "Introduction to Law Enforcement", "Criminal Investigation", and "Organized Crime and Vice." After your sophomore year you can take classes at COC. If you are interested in becoming a police officer, special agent, or super spy, taking some classes in high school is a great first start!
If you have questions about how to sign up for a COC class, or want to learn more about criminology, please visit your Canyon Counselor.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Community Service Opportunity
Students: One of the
most important things you can do to help get into college and qualify for
scholarships is participating in community service. There are many opportunities to serve and help
in Santa Clarita. Today I want to tell
you about Help The Children in Santa Clarita.
Help the Children feeds over 5000 families in Santa Clarita. They give food weekly to families, veterans,
and the elderly. People do not have to
prove they make below a particular income in order to get help. So if you know of someone that doesn’t have
enough food, PLEASE tell them about Help The Children.
You can help in many ways.
One of the ways is through Help the Harvest. Do you have a backyard with fruit trees? Would you be willing to donate some of the
fruit from the trees? Help the Children
will come to your house and pick the fruit to give to families in need in Santa
Clarita.
During the summer, Help the Children would really appreciate
volunteers to help them pick and deliver the fruit. This would be a great community service
opportunity for you.
Help the Children also has a facility in the Industrial
Center. Every week families go to pick
up food, and Help the Children would love it if you or your club, or your
family could come and volunteer a few hours any time in the year.
Help the Children has many different opportunities to serve
throughout the year. At the beginning of
the school year, they collect school items to help children. At Thanksgiving, they collect the goods for
Thanksgiving meals and at Christmas, time you have the opportunity to adopt a
family and help provide a Christmas meal and presents.
Help the Children is located at 25030 Avenue Tibbits, Suite
L in Valencia. Their phone number is
661-702-8852. If you have any questions,
please stop by and talk to Mrs. Goller in the counseling office.
Friday, March 7, 2014
Friday's Movie Listings
HERE are the movie listings for this weekend.
Frozen is still playing. I am addicted to that song "Let it Go". If you are in the theater and hear someone belting out "Let it Go!!!!!" it just might be me. If it is completely off key and sounds a little like goldfish are trying to escape the singer's throat......it is definitely me!!
Speaking of animation....the first person to come to Mrs. Goller's office with the name of a school that has animation as a major will receive a prize.
Frozen is still playing. I am addicted to that song "Let it Go". If you are in the theater and hear someone belting out "Let it Go!!!!!" it just might be me. If it is completely off key and sounds a little like goldfish are trying to escape the singer's throat......it is definitely me!!
Speaking of animation....the first person to come to Mrs. Goller's office with the name of a school that has animation as a major will receive a prize.
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