 MARCH EVENTS
3/19, Wednesday, 7:00PM, SafeGrad Meeting, Counseling Office
3/19, Wednesday, 7:15PM, Music Boosters Meeting
3/22, Rock and Roll Fundraising for Boys Lacrosse
3/24, Monday, NUSD Budget Crisis Rally @ Novato High
3/26, Wednesday, Open House, Minimum Day.
3/27, Thursday, 7:00PM Drama One Act Show
3/28, Friday, 7:00PM, Senior Fashion Show, Emily Gates Student Center 04/05-13 - Spring Break - No School |
 SAN MARIN OPEN HOUSE - MARCH 26Please join us on Wednesday March 26th for our annual Open House event. From 6:30 pm-7:30 pm, you will have an opportunity to stop by and learn about what is happening at San Marin High School. Individual departments will be meeting in the room listed below. By visiting the department's room, you will have a chance to speak to teachers, view curriculum and materials, get your questions answered and learn about what San Marin has to offer your child. Please remember that this is not a time for parent/teacher conferences, but rather an opportunity for you to get to know our faculty. You may drop by at your convenience any time between 6:30 pm and 7:30 pm.
Click for OPEN HOUSE FLYER CLASSROOM MAP
Department / Room Department / Room
Academy / AC1 English / 412
Foreign Language / 602A Mathematics / 505
Performing Arts / Student Center Physical Education/Health / Gym
Science / 200 Social Studies / 409
Special Education / 507 Visual Arts802 and / 804
Counselors / Counseling Office
Don't forget Wednesday is a minimum day for our students. We look forward to seeing you on the 26th!= |
 IN THE SPOT LIGHT
Mark Miller won Marin County Classified Employee of the Year
See How the Ladies just Adore Him? Actually, that's our multi-talented Mr. Miller singing at the Intergenerational Concert.
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 SENIOR FASHION SHOW
Class of 2008
Fashion Show
It's that time of year again for the San Marin Senior Fashion Show on March 28th at 7PM in the San Marin gym. The fashion show is an event that brings the entire school community together to celebrate the senior class, bid on auction items, see the hottest clothing of the season and eat a fantastic dinner. This event is open to the entire San Marin community not just senior parents and we would love to see you there! Tickets will be available in the front office beginning two weeks prior to the event. Proceeds from the event benefit the senior class and are used to fund their senior ball. As well, money has been donated back to San Marin and to various non-profit organizations.
The seniors are also looking for any donations items. If you have something that you would like to donate or have any questions about doing so please contact our leadership teacher Ryan Fedoroff. Thanks for always being so supportive!
Sincerely,
San Marin High School
Leadership Class
If you have any questions, please contact:
Ryan Fedoroff
Phone :( 415)897-2154 ext.760 E-Mail: rfedoroff@nusd.org |
STATE BUDGET CRISIS - How You Can Help
1) Attend NUSD Boardig Meeting, March 18, 7PM, NUSD Office. See Board Meeting Agenda!
2) Attend Community Budget Forum, Thursday, March 20, 6:30PM, San Marin Library, Monday April 21, 6:30PM, NUSD District Office.
4) Check NUSD Website for Information on the State Budget discussion and the possible cuts to our public schools. Please go to http://www.nusd.org/news/budgetcrisis0708.html for more information.
5) Donate to Novato School Fuel A locat education foundation. The money raised can be used to support educational programs at NUSD schools.
6) The agendas for three special Board of Trustees meetings: one closed session meeting on 3/19, one budget forum workshop on 3/19, and one budget forum workshop on 3/20 are now available online http://www.nusd.org/board/board.html#nextmtg
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| SITE LEADERSHIP TEAM
2008-2009 Site Leadership Team Ballot is now available. Please select three qualified candidates and send it in to Nancy Zanadi at the Front Office by April 30, 2008. You may mail the ballot to her at 15 San Marin Drive, Novato, CA 94945
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 ALUMNI NEWS
DRAMA Department:
Heather Gordon, a former San Marin Drama student, has just been accepted into the prestigious Harvard Masters in Fine Arts program. Only 23 students are accepted each year. The program will also allow Heather to train for three months with Moscow Theater Company. Congratulations to our San Marin grad.
Check San Marin Alumni News Page later for Class 1988 20 Year Reunion and Class 1989 20 Years Reunion Information. |
 MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Special News from our Beloved Miz Fischer:
It's a wrap!!! Thoroughly Modern Millie ended it's very successful 2-weekend run on Sunday. The set was struck in very good time. All of the students involved in the production - tech, pit & cast - and the adults who volunteered their time had a great closing party and awards night at Mrs. Gates' home. We laughed and we cried -- it was a wonderful and fun ending to a fabulous show!!
There were so many adult volunteers for this show -- many who started working on Millie in December! All of those great people were recognized in the program (we hope we did not miss anyone!!). And now we want to thank those of you who were able to help the past 2 weekends with ironing, room sitting and refreshment sales. Many of you did double and triple duty and we even had some graduate parents volunteer to help with refreshment sales! Many thanks to Harjit Sim, Susanna Boeck, Ginger Apperson, Sherry Zagunis, Gay White, Barbara Roddie, Mark Fairbanks, Kathy Fairbanks, Vicki Campbell, Marty Regis, Marty Garcia-Cotter., Diane Combs, Victoria Forbush, Danelle Block, Susan Savage, Ellen Richter and Joe Taggard. If you have not been able to volunteer during a musical -- you do not know what fun you are missing!!
Wednesday, March 19th is our next Music Booster meeting from 7:15-8:15 in the music room. Attendance has been low and that makes us sad! If you want to know what is going on in the music department -- then you want to attend booster meetings! Many have said that they learn so much more by being there -- as opposed to just reading the minutes. We need YOU and your input!! Also, you will hear important information about next years music classes!
N.E.W.S. flash - N.E.W.S. flash!! Show Choir parents - we really encourage your attendance at Wednesday's booster meeting -- there are many opportunities to volunteer to help with the show choir festival on April 19th!! It is a one day event that we are hosting for the second year. Plan to be a part of it -- you will get to know more parents, you will have fun, and you will see some great, very high-energy teenagers do some amazing dancing and singing!
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 DRAMA DEPARTMENT Advanced Drama:
Ms K recently cast Edna Ferber's Stage Door -- 37 kids are in the cast. Rehearsals are in full swing for the performances which will be May 8-13.
Marin Theater Company Scene Fest
 Congratulations to San Marin Advanced Drama and musical theatre students who were big winners at the Marin Theatre Company Scene Fest Competition on Monday, March 10. Chelsea Cymrot received first place: "Best Comedic Monologue" from Christopher Durang's Laughing Wild. Kasie Gasparini and Keith White scored first Place: "Best Dramatic Scene" from Drew Gasparini's new play "Crazy Just Like Me." The other schools participating were Miller Creek, San Dominico, Branson, Sonoma Academy and Marin School of the Arts. A total of sixty students participated in the annual monologue /scene competition.
BEGINNING DRAMA: Ms. K has just cast the Beginning Drama one-act play series to be performed March 27 at 7:00 pm
Many Tech Theatre students are working on the spring Musical "Thoroughly Modern Mille" and also preparing for the spring play Stage Door keeping them very busy.
VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITY - DRAMA Department Volunteer Form |
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 VISUAL ARTS DEPARTMENT
School Fuel Chalk Painting
The Art Club is selling squares for chalk painting at Northbay Artworks for the April 26th School Fuel show.
Sign up now for the best spots!
Contact Art Club President, Lizzie Casey, via email @ lizzz007@hotmail.com or Mizmo at dmozzetti@nusd.org.
On Saturday, May 31st , the Art Club will be hosting a chalk painting event here in the quad! There will be music, food, and arts and crafts on sale. There will also be displays of student work. Invite your friends for an afternoon of fun!
This months theme for the Art of the Month show, hosted by the Art Club, is "Attraction." Submit your work to Ms. Mozzetti in room 802. The deadline is February 26th. There will be prizes for winners and a luncheon for all participants in March.
Congratulations to Blake Aaseby (pre-AP art student) for designing an awesome invitation to the new Science Building Ribbon Cutting to be held on February 13th.
The students are creating incredible artwork for the March 26th open house!
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 MUTIMEDIA ACADEMY UPDATE
Novato's best kept secret, The Multimedia Academy at San Marin High School, is an exceptional "school within a school" program that gives enrolled students a solid college prep education in English & Social Studies while exposing them to, and making them proficient in, various forms of multimedia and group production work in a hands on environment. Students are also completely integrated with the rest of the high school and take full advantage of all the other offerings at San Marin High.
Taught by instructors with numerous years of experience in the education and business fields, from live television production to college level instruction, the Multimedia Academy is a unique place for student growth and development towards college and beyond. Shadowing appointments are available immediately.
For more information, contact Wes Swedlow, Academy Coordinator, at wswedlow@nusd.org or 415-898-2121 x734.
You can also visit the Academy website for an application and more information,
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 GREEN SCHOOL CAREER DAY PARENT PRESENTERS NEEDED!
San Marin High School and Next Generation are proud to announce the first San Marin High Green Week and Earth Day celebration! Part of this event will be Green Career Day, held on Wednesday April 23, 2008. We would like to invite you to participate by giving a presentation highlighting your green career, including what it entails, how you became interested and trained, and how it benefits your community and the planet.
Green Career Day is an exciting event, which promotes careers, actions, and products that focus on sustainability and allows students a glimpse into potential jobs that can benefit themselves, their communities, and the environment. The morning will be filled with inspirational speakers from a variety of green and environmentally oriented professions, followed by a lunch for the speakers put on by San Marin PTSA.
We are looking for green professionals to speak in classes. Presentations should be visual, stimulating, and interactive. The periods are 43 minutes long, and time should be left for a brief introduction and closing by the teacher. Presentations will be during periods 2 through 4 (9:16-9:59, 10:04-10:47, 11:02-11:45), followed by lunch during period 5 (11:50-12:33). Ideally, we would like speakers to be available to speak all three periods, but it is not required.
If you are interested in participating in San Marin's Green Career Day, please respond by Friday, March 14 with time availability and any equipment that you will need for your presentation, including audio-visual. Also include a brief summary of your presentation content.
Thank you very much!
Rebecca Mullaney Francine Cunnie
Green Schools Program Coordinator San Marin High School
Next Generation College/Career Center
51 Essex St. #2 15 San Marin Drive
San Anselmo, CA 94960 Novato, Ca 94945
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 COLLEGE PLANNING
PrepHQ
This is a site for "ALL GRADE LEVELS" and their parents - never too early to start planning for college!
This is a secure internet-based tool for students and their counselors to manage the college and career planning process. We will be able to communicate with students about new scholarships, summer programs, college representative visits, etc. Students and parents will be able to track applications as they proceed through our office and much, much more. We are excited about this new way for students to do their application process. Click here to login to your PrepHQ account. |
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Dear San Marin Parents and Supporters,
In June of 2008, San Marin High School will host a Safe and Sober Grad Night celebration commemorating a major achievement in the lives of the graduating seniors. This parent planned and monitored event, held annually in Novato for almost 20 years, provides a fun and safe graduation party that is memorable without alcohol or drugs. In light of the potential danger when young people make poor celebration choices, we feel that this event is of critical importance to ensure the safety of our Seniors.
Our donation has gone down dramatically this year. I am writing you with the hope that you will be able to assist us in this year's fund raising efforts for this important event.. All donations go directly to the students. As a community, we hope to give the graduating students an event that will be remembered and treasured for a lifetime.
Please make the check payable to 'Safe and Sober Grad Night' by May 15, 2008
Mail to Sylvia Barry, Safe Grad
San Marin Hig School
15 San Marin Drive
Novato, CA
All gifts are tax deductible. If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to email me or call me.
On behalf of the 2008 graduating class of San Marin High School, we want to thank you for your generosity. Your donation makes a big difference!
Sincerely,
Sylvia Barry, Committee Member
TAX ID 68-0112169 |
 ROBOTICS CLUB NEWS
San Marin Robotics Club Penguin Empire Team completed their first ever FRC 'Aurora' Robot after many days of hardwork after school (thanks to Auto Shop for allowing us to use their shop and tools and for the practice field at the library during the break).
The robot is being shipped today to be inspected and ready for the March 20 FRC comptition at UC Davis.
The team also created a website and create a
3-D Animation for competition.
See You Tube film for what the Robot can do as on Saturday, 02/16 (the Robot has since been fiine tuned more and have Logo and team number painted on)
NEXT - WATCH FOR THE OUT REACH TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS, COMMUNITIES AND FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES
(see photo on the left for hardworking student and the wonderful Aurora)
Other News
(Working into the Nights) starts in UC Davis late March.
email Sylvia Barry for details or join the Robotics Club Yahoo Discussion Group (Students and Parents are welcome) |
PTSA (Parent Teacher Student Association)
Last month PTSA membership information was sent home to all families who did not already sign up to be members of the PTSA. Why join? On all levels, national, state, district, local supports student and teacher initiatives. A portion of your PTSA membership stays at the school and helps fund our budget.
Here are a few examples of what the PTSA has accomplished this year: help fund science plays, fund green school initiatives, purchase books and technology for the college and career center, print the monthly newsletters, and support counseling services through Novato Youth Center, and Valenthings for the teachers and staff!
Please be advised that all senior students who are PTSA members are eligible to apply for PTSA scholarships. A district scholarship application will be given to each senior student member during the month of March.
We are currently seeking board members and event chair people for the PTSA. There is no experience necessary. Please contact Norma Dawson if you are interested in joining the fun!
The San Marin PTSA would like to thank all the members and the parents who donated money, supplies and time to Valenthings event. The teachers are extremely grateful for all the supplies.
Thank you for all your support of San Marin & PTSA!
FOR VOUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Mail forms to San Marin High, 15 San Marin Drive, Novato, CA 94947
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 SCARVES FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
Carol England, Dept. Chair, Special Education is knitting scarf after scarf after scarf. Why, you ask is she doing this? Well, she is knitting all these scarves to raise money for students in the Special Education Dept. who will be attending college in the fall. Her goal is to raise $2000!!
Her scarves are made of a variety of yarns. Many of the yarns have been sent to her by a friend in Mulheim, Germany. The scarves can be seen in the "mini scarf botique" in the Resource Center located in room 603. Prices range from $32.50 to $55 and come in a variety of colors.
Contact her via email at cengland@nusd.org or she can also be reached at San Marin Tuesday-Thursday each week.
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 SPRING SPORTS SCHEDULE
BASEBALL - Coach Mark Whitburn
03/18, Tuesday, 4:00PM, Novato @ San Marin
03/20, Thursday, 4:30PM, Tam @ Tam
03/22, 1:00PM, 03/25, 4:00PM, 03/26 TBA, American Eagle Classic Tourney, American High School
03/28, Friday, 4:30PM, Drake @ San Marin
Frosh BASEBALL - Coach Dan Hickey
03/19, Wednesday, 4:30PM, Tam @ San Marin (Sinaloa)
03/22, Saturday, 12:00PM, Tam @ Tam
03/26, Wednesday, 4:30PM, Drake @ San Marin (Sinaloa)
03/18, Tuesday, 3:00PM, Novato @ IVGC
03/24, Monday, 4:00PM, Tam @ Mill Valley
03/19, Wednesday, 6:00PM, Cardinal Newman @ San Marin
03/20, Thursday, 4:00PM,. Marin Catholic @ Marin Catholic
03/26, Wednesday, 6:00PM, Lickmilmerding @ San Marin
03/19, 4:00PM, Cardinal Newman @ San Marin
03/24, Monday, 5:00PM, Wheatridge, CO (Scrim) @ San Marin
03/26, Wednesday, 4:00PM Lickmilmerding @ San Marin
SOCCER, GIRLS - Coach Adam Billington
03/18, Tuesday, 4:30PM, Branson @ Bansons03/20, Thursday, 4:30PM, Marin Catholic @ San Marin
03/25, Tuesday, 4:30PM, Terra Linda @ Terra Linda
SOFTBALL, JV GIRLS - Coach David Bynum
03/19, Wednesday, TBA
03/20, Thursday, 4:30PM, Tam @ San Marin
03/24, Monday, TBA
03/27, Monday, TBA
 SOFTBALL, GIRLS - Coach David Bynum
03/19, Wednesday, 4:30PM, Branson @ Branson
03/20, Thursday, 4:30PM, Tam @ Tam
03/24, Monday, 4:30PM, Branson @ Branson
03/27, 6:30PM, Drake @ San Marin
SWIMMING - Coach Jim Larson, Jen Larson
03/21, Fridya, 4:00PM, San Rafael @ San Rafael
03/28, Friday, 4:00PM, Branson @ College of Marin
03/18, 4:00PM, Tam @ Tam
03/20, 4:00PM, Novato @ San Marin
03/25, 4:00PM, San Rafael @ San Marin
TRACK and FIELD - Varsity Coach - Art Marthiusen
03/20, Thursday, TBA, San Rafael, Redwood @ San Rafael
03/27, Thursday, TBA, Branson, Drake @ Drake
03/19, Wednesday, 5:00PM, Drake @ San Marin
03/21, Friday, 5:00Pm, Terra Linda @ Terra Linda
03/26, Wednesday, 5:00PM, El Molino @ El Molino Marin |
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A WORD FROM the COLLEGE and CAREER CENTER
Whether you are looking for the latest testing dates, which college representatives are in town, what teen jobs are available or clinics are coming up, Francine Cunnie in the College and Career Center has the list or an answer for your every question related to life after San Marin. Please see the website for more information or visit, call, or email Ms. Cunnie and she can help.
Click for San Marin College Preparation Head Quarter
COLLEGE VISITS:
Both Junior colleges this year will be offering placement testing at San Marin. Times and dates will be posted on the eNews and PrepHQ. You will be able to sign up for these events on PrepHQ
WACAC COLLEGE PREVIEW FAIR
Thursday, April 23rd
Western Association for College Admission Counseling will be hosting a college fair at Dominican College the evening of April 23rd. There will be more than 100 colleges attending and distributing information about their programs. There will also be workshops offered with topics pertaining to the college selection process. Informational postcards will be mailed to your home in the Spring.
JOBS FOR TEENS
Free Drop - In Clinic: The first Thursday of every month. Helpful information to assist 14- 18 years old apply for a job. 4 - 6 pm at the Novato Teen Center.
Teen Job Readiness Workshop: Thursday, March 27th. Helpful information to assist 14-18 year olds looking for a summer job.
8th annual Job Fair for Teens: Thursday, April 24th 5-7pm at the Novato Teen Center
Register for these events at www.NovatoFun.org . Call Roneie Schaefer at Novato Parks, Recreation and Community Services for more information, 899-8200
ATTENTION SOPHMORE PARENTS
This month we are working with the sophomore English classes on a career and interest search. The students are using our Bridges Transition program. This program allows students to explore different career pathways, giving them information on the education required, employment forecast, earning power, other related links, and interview with a person in the field and other useful information. The programs allow the students to set up a profile and save information. The Bridges program is accessible from home. Parents check out what is available for your student here at San Marin.
· www.bridges.com
· Site I.D. 0010065
· Password: Mustangs
ATTENTION ALL PARENTS
In April of this year we will be conducting a "Green Career Day", Wednesday, April 23rd. The students will be hearing from speakers who are in environmentally friendly careers. We are in need of speakers for this day. If you are involved in an environmentally sensitive career or know of anyone who is and would like to participate in this great day please contact Francine Cunnie at fcunnie@nusd.org or by phone at 898-2121 ext 127. We are hoping to have the speakers in the morning before lunch. The PTSA will be hosting a lunch after the speakers present.
(This information is already on eNews, please include it in the newsletter and web page along with the other information)
CAREER PANEL LUNCH PRESENTATIONS
From January to May the College and Career Center in partnership with the School to Career Liaison will be offering students the opportunity to hear and speak with professionals in their designated careers. Each month will have a different career cluster focus.
· February, Careers in Multi Media and Business
· March, Careers in the Health Industry
· April, Ecological Responsible "Green Careers"
· May, Careers in the Trade Industry
The panels will speak during the lunch hour in the library. Students will be able to speak with panel speakers afterwards with questions in their career focus. Dates will be announced and sign ups will be taken through PrepHQ and in the Career Center.
College Fair: College of Marin IVC Campus
Wednesday, March 19th: Health professions and Environmental Sustainability.
Dental assisting, nursing, medical assistant, emergency medical technician. An extraordinary collaboration of regional hospitals and learning institutions resulted in the opening of a state-of-the-art emergency simulation facility that will provide vital training opportunities to healthcare students and emergency workers in the area. The Center directly addresses two of the primary challenges in getting more nurses into the field: a lack of trained nurse educators and too few clinical settings for students to practice necessary emergency skills. The other opportunity will be Environmental Sustainability. The Center for Sustainable Horticulture focuses on the education and training of landscape professionals and Marin residents in low-water use and environmentally friendly landscape design and maintenance. The Center is a growing community-wide collaboration, including COM's Biology and Environmental Landscape Program, Marin Conservation Corps, Marin's Water Districts, and Marin County's Workforce Investment Board among others.
Registrationand field trip permission forms are required for this event and are available in the College and Career Center. The students will be transported by bus to this event and lunch will be provided.
FINANCIAL AID:
· The FAFSA for the 2008-09 school years is now available on line at www.fafsa.ed.gov. You can download a worksheet on the website to help you with the process. You must first apply for a pin. The pin application can be found at www.pin.ed.gov. All students and parents should fill out these forms and submit them to the colleges they plan to attend. Many of the scholarships offered at the individual colleges require the FAFSA to be completed in order to be eligible. The CAL Grant GPA verification forms are also available in the CCC. All students going to a junior college, four colleges or university in California should fill out this form. It is a simple form and should be turned in the registrar at the counseling office when completed.
· All scholarships are being updated on the Prep HQ web site and made available in the College and Career Center. Be sure to check weekly and apply to any that you may qualify for. Someone has to win these scholarships. Why not make it our students from San Marin.
· Marin Education Fund is now coming to San Marin to meet with students and assist them with the Financial Aid process as well as present their scholarship opportunities. Sign-ups to meet with them are in the College and Career Center
Upcoming Events:
College in Career Center in partnership with our School to Career Liaison will presenting monthly Career Panel in the Library at the lunch hour. Each month they will cover different career clusters and have a panel of speakers and presentations. Look for more information on the San Marin website, PrepHQ and E-News. In January the panel will be from the health professions, February Public Safety, March Multi Media and Film and May Arts and Trades Panel. We are also in the planning stages of a Career Day focusing on careers supporting the "Green" movement during our Green week here at San Marin.
College of Marin Career Days
College of Marin presents programs offered at the College as well as the career opportunities available through skills acquired through these programs. It is a free event for the students and they are transported to and from school and given lunch. If they are interested in the careers presented or the programs at College of Marin this is a great opportunity to explore. Registration is required and parent permission to attend.
· March 20th - Careers in Multi Media, Business Operations and Court Reporting
PSAT FACT SHEETS
· 2007-2008 PSAT Fact Sheet from the College Board
· 2007-2008 PSAT Parent Perspective - English Version
· 2007-2008 PSAT Parent Perspective - Spanish Version
COLLEGE EXAM PREPARATION
Prep Courses for SAT and ACT now being offered at San Marin High School Schedule will be posted and available in 2008
WORK PERMITS
By California State Law, all students under the age of 18 are required to have a work permit for after-school and weekend jobs. Permits may be obtained in the CCRC.
During the school year, students may work a limited number of hours, determined by their age. A parent's signature is required on the application for a work permit before the permit is issued. A student must keep a 2.0 or higher GPA to work.
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 A WORD FROM THE COUNSELING OFFICE
Want to know what colleges and universities are looking for in students?
Find out by signing up for Prep HQ. It's free and it takes 3 simple steps to register!
Prep HQ is a new feature to the San Marin High School's website where the counselors will post important information about colleges, scholarships, summer program opportunities and much more. It is also students' personal web page to organize information as they figure out what they want to do after they graduate from high school.
Getting Registered:
1. Log-on to your school's Prep HQ website.
Access Prep HQ via link on San Marin's website under Counseling or College & Career Center or visit https://www.prephq.com/?id=sanmarin
2. Register by clicking "Click here to register" link (grey box on left)
Last name, student ID, email and parent's email will be required for registration.
3. Create unique Username and Password to log-in.
Creating a user profile at the time of registration will be required for log-in access.
FRESHMEN
We encourage freshmen to actively take part in a sport, school club, music or drama group, or community volunteer activity. Remember that colleges would rather see real involvement on one or two activities than a loose connection to several activities. Visit the Counseling Office and the College & Career Center for more information. It's a great time to meet your counselor.
SOPHOMORES
Next semester, sophomores and their parents will have an opportunity to meet with their counselor in an important and valuable part of the Guidance Program. The sophomore counseling program provides for a half-hour personal guidance planning appointment for each sophomore and his/her parents or guardians. These appointments, which will be scheduled from February through March, will give students and their parents an opportunity to review progress towards graduation, gather information about college and admission requirements, school-to-career programs, and plan the remaining two years of high school, while making sure that scheduled course work will enable the student to meet his/her goals. We are exciting about this opportunity to support your student's future plans and look forward to meeting with you.
JUNIORS
Start getting ready for your college admission standardized tests. A few practices should help you decide whether you prefer the SAT I or ACT, and which SAT II subjects interest you. Your PSAT or PLAN results can also be a guide to realistic planning. When you receive your early test results, check the question and answer printout to see which sections gave you problems. Practice with a parent or friend, or get a tutor to help you strengthen the sections win which you are weakest.
PSAT results will be available to students in early-January. Counselors will review the score reports with each student and provide information on registering for spring SAT test dates. Registration materials and sample tests are available in the College & Career Center. Highly selective colleges require or recommend the SAT Subject exams, along with the SAT Reasoning exam for admission. Students can take up to three SAT Subject exams per test date. The SAT Subject exams cannot be taken on the same day as the SAT Reasoning exam.
GRIEF COUNSELING at San Marin High School:
Hospice by the Bay (formerly Hospice of Marin) will be leading a 4-6 week counseling group for students who have experienced the death of a loved one. We will also be forming a group for students who are living with someone who is seriously ill. Meetings will be during the school day on campus and are free. For more information, contact Guidance Counselor Annan Paterson at 897-2154 x122
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