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COUNSELING OFFICE NEWS 2010 Fall Programming Fall programming for the 2010 fall semester began April 14. Counselors are visiting classes and discussing programming options with students through the end of May. If students are absent during the scheduled time for programming, the student will need to contact their counselor. Students must meet all deadline dates for submitting program request and take any placement tests for required Honors/AP classes. It is recommended that students and their parents/guardians discuss course selections for the fall semester. Parents/Guardians and students should sign off on the plan sheet. Please contact your student's counselor if you have questions regarding fall programming. The counselors are in the classrooms programming students, please leave a voice or email message if you want them to contact you. California State Testing (CST) - May 17 thru May 21 The CST tests will be administered May 17 - 21. All students are required to take the test. Palisades must administer the tests to at least 98% of the students in grades 9 - 11. Students must participate in all mandatory testing programs during their enrollment at Palisades in order to participate in the graduation ceremony. The scores from the tests are used to validate Palisades' status as a charter school. The scores are also used for program placement and GATE identification for students. Please insure that your student is present during the tests administration. More information will be mailed and/or sent home with students. Report Cards Ten weeks report cards were mailed home the week of April 26. If your student received 'D' and/or 'F' please insist that your student attends tutoring in the Study Center or with his/her teachers. Attendance is also important, because a student may fail a class if the student has 7 or more absences in periods 1 - 6 and 14 or more absences in periods 0 or 7. The 15 weeks report cards should be mailed out the week of May 28. Senior Parents/Guardians and Students In order for a student to participate in the graduation ceremony and receive a diploma, all graduation requirements must be met by June 17. Letters were mailed out after the 10 weeks report cards to seniors who are not on schedule for graduation. Letters will be mailed after the 15 weeks report cards to again inform students who will not be on schedule for graduation. Seniors, please stay focused so you can be a participant in the graduation ceremony on June 24. Summer School Palisades will not be offering a traditional summer school program. Extended Summer School (ESY) for students in the SDP programs will be offered at Pali July 5 - 30. This is a mandated four weeks program for SDP students. Students participating
in this program should have submitted their applications to Mrs. Bush. The deadline for submitting applications was April 30. The counselors distributed the summer school applications as they programmed the students for the fall semester. Students who plan to attend a LAUSD summer school program must take the application to the LAUSD school site to register. CAHSEE Make-up Testing All 10 th grades students who missed one or both parts of the CAHSEE tests in March are required to take the tests on May 11 and/or May 12. This is also the last opportunity for 12 th grade students who need to take the test during the school year. The scores will not be received until after graduation therefore any senior needing any part of the CAHSEE to graduate will not be allowed to participate in the ceremony. EVERY 15 MINUTES FOLLOW-UP PCHS successfully participated in the CHP-sponsored safe driving program, "Every 15 Minutes" on April 28 and 29. The program brought the campus and community together to teach the importance of making the right choices when it comes to safe driving. The program was geared to preventing another car accident (alcohol, distraction or racing oriented) and the aftermath of unsafe driving. For the majority of students at Pali, this program, especially the 11th and 12th grade simulated memorial service, had a profound effect. Teens, parents, teachers, and administrators (and community workers) made the connections needed for student support. This program allowed teens to be vulnerable while dispelling the illusion of invincibility. Parents need to be aware that students may be still grieving the loss of friends - even in this simulated assembly. Watch your teen for signs of dealing with grief. According to Gina Kornfeind, M.S.W., M.S., Bereavement and Support Coordinator Children's Comfort Care Program-Department of Pediatrics Mattel-UCLA Children's Hospital, "Children grieve differently than adults. They can compartmentalize their grief. They will feel, express, and cry and then be able to go out on the playground, the sports field or to school and put it on the back burner for awhile. This does not mean they are not thinking about the death/grief, but that they can only handle so much at a time. Therefore, since even our 18 year old teens are in many ways still children who need plenty of parenting, keep communicating with them about how this experience has affected them.
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