Counseling

KHS 4-Year Plan

KHS A-G Course List

KHS Course Catalog 2020-2021

Sample video on how to selection Courses on Aeries with a student account. (Update:  the link is under the "Classes" tab) 

Video Link

2020-21 Incoming Freshman Presentation

2020-21 Classroom Presentation (current 9th-11th)

AP Contract 2020-2021

AVID Application 2020-21

KHS Journalism Application 2020-21

KHS Freshman Class Officer Application

MHSA Application 2020-21

KHS Yearbook Application 2020-21

Welcome to the Career Center

Click on the links below to learn more about the services and resources available to you in the Career Center:

• Career Center Services
• Helpful Website for Students
• Resources for Planning Your Future

Work Permits Expire 5 days after a new school year begins each year per state law. If you were issued a work permit from August 2019-July 2020, your work permit needs to be renewed if you are still working. Follow the instructions below to renew your work permit.

Work Permit Instructions and Information Here

DOWNLOAD WORK PERMIT APPLICATION HERE
 

NOTE: To apply for a work permit, you must have already been hired or offered a job. You do not need a work permit to apply for jobs. See the link above for Work Permit Instructions and Information. Download and print the work permit application from the link above. Complete the student, parent, and employer sections. Email a picture or scan of your completed application to Jan Kraschinsky at jkraschinsky@tusd.net for processing. Be sure to include your Social Security Number and student's email to send the final work permit to upon completion. The State of California Department of Education has not changed any rules regarding the hours students can work due to distance learning. Visit their website below for more information: 

https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ct/we/workpermitsforstudents.asp

To enroll in a work experience class, you must email your counselor to see if you are eligible. If you get a job and are approved for work experience, notify Ms. Burkert by email, mburkert@tusd.net so your work permit can be issued to reflect work experience information and hours.

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• LOG SHEET FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS TRACKING

NOTE: DUE TO COVID-19, BE SURE TO INQUIRE ABOUT ANY SAFETY RESTRICTIONS AND GUIDELINES IN PLACE FOR ANY COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENT OR LOCATION.

Tracy Unified School District DOES NOT have a community service requirement for graduation. There may be programs or academies at your school that require community service. Students enrolled in a specific program or academy should contact the program advisor to get any forms or instructions. It is the student's responsibility to turn in any required forms to the program or academy advisor.

All students are encouraged to provide community service in order to become aware of the multiple needs of the community in which they live and develop a sense of moral obligation to help those less fortunate, and the desire to make one’s community a better place to live.

Students are also encouraged to track their community service hours to use for college application purposes and to be eligible for various community service based scholarships offered.

Community Service opportunities are posted as received in the daily student bulletin (when available) and through the Career Center Remind App. The log sheet can be printed from the link above to track hours. NOTE: LOG SHEETS ARE FOR YOUR TRACKING PURPOSES ONLY AND DO NOT NEED TO BE TURNED IN TO THE CAREER CENTER.

Navy

• Navy - Who We Are
• Navy -  Diversity and Equality
• Navy - Careers
• US Navy BONUS
• NROTC Scholarship

Marines

• Marines
• Becoming a Marine Overview
• Becoming a Marine - Enlisted Path
• Becoming a Marine - Officer

Army

Air force

If you want to play NCAA sports at a Division I or II school, or an NAIA school, you need to register with the NCAA Eligibility Center or the NAIA Eligibility Center.  
The NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) works with you and your high school to help you prepare for life as a student-athlete.  To register, go to the NCAA Eligibility Center website.  This is where you will find the tools and information you need to begin your college experience as a student-athlete. Allow at least 15 minutes to one hour to register completely. If you need to exit and come back at a later time, you can save and exit once your account has been created.

Register with the NCAA Eligibility Center by following these steps: 
1. Visit www.eligibilitycenter.org and enter as a college-bound student-athlete. 
2. Create an account by clicking on the “New Account” button at the top right corner of the screen.
3. On the Account Creation page, provide a valid email address to create an account and begin the registration process. Be sure you provide an email address that will be active even after you complete high school.
4. On the About Me page, enter some quick facts, including your name, address, date of birth and gender.

REGISTRATION FEE AND WAIVER  Your account will be eligible for processing once the registration fee is paid or waived. You must pay online by debit, credit card or e-check. The registration fee is $90 for students.
 
The NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) is the governing  body of small athletic programs throughout the United States.  Register with the NAIA Eligibility Center by following these steps:
 
1. Visit www.playnaia.org to check out schools and to register.
2. Create a Student-Athlete Profile.
3. On the Student-Athlete Profile page, provide a valid email address to create an account and begin the registration process.  Be sure you provide an email address that will be active even after you complete high school.
4. Be sure to read all instructions regarding how to submit transcripts and required documents.

REGISTRATION FEE AND WAIVER  Your account will be eligible for processing once the registration fee is paid or waived.  You must pay online by debit or credit card.  The registration fee is $80 for students.

Start your FAFSA application
Start your CSS Profile application

Check on the Status of your Cal Grant application

For more scholarship opportunities, please visit the district's
SCHOLARSHIP PAGE on their website

Application Dictionary

PREPARING FOR COLLEGE:  SENIOR CHECKLIST

Tips for applying to a 4 year university, community college
or trade school.

AUGUST-SEPTEMBER

• • Meet with your school counselor to make sure you are on track to graduate and fulfill college admission requirements
  • Register for the SAT and/or ACT if you didn’t take a college entrance exam as a junior or want to take one again. Remember: Your counselor can help with fee waivers.
  • Take a look at some college applications. Make note of all the pieces of information you will need to compile.
  • Check with your school counselor to make sure you are on track to graduate and fulfill college admission requirements.
  • Take every opportunity to get to know colleges. Meet with college representatives who visit your school, attend local college fairs, and visit campuses.
  • Narrow down your list of colleges. Collect information about the application and financial aid process at each school.
  • Create a checklist and calendar to keep track of standardized test dates, college application due dates, and financial aid deadlines. Make note of the other materials, such as recommendations or essays, you’ll need to complete your applications.

OCTOBER

• • File your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as soon after Oct. 1 as possible. In addition to determining your eligibility for federal funds, many colleges and states use the form when distributing grants, so don’t delay. Watch the mail for your Student Aid Report (SAR)—it should arrive four weeks after the FAFSA is filed.
  • Some colleges will have deadlines (rolling, priority, early decision, and early action) as early as this month.
  • If you cannot afford the application fees that many colleges charge, ask your counselor to help you request a fee waiver.
  • Finalize your college essay. Many schools will require that you submit at least one essay with your application.
  • Request personal recommendations from teachers, school counselors, or employers.
  • Research scholarships. Ask your counselor, your colleges, and local religious and civic groups about scholarship opportunities. You should never pay for scholarship information.

NOVEMBER-DECEMBER

• • Finalize and send any early decision or early action applications due this month. Have a parent, teacher, counselor, or other adult review the application before it is submitted.
  • Every college will require a copy of your transcript from your high school. Follow your school’s procedure for sending transcripts.
  • Make sure testing companies have sent your scores directly to the colleges to which you are applying.
  • Begin to organize regular decision applications and financial aid forms, which will be due in January and/or February.
  • If needed, register for the January SAT. It is the last one colleges will be able to consider for a senior.
  • Many popular and selective colleges will have application deadlines as early as Jan. 1. Others have deadlines later in January and February.
  • If necessary, register for the February ACT (some colleges will be able consider it).
  • In January, ask your guidance office to send first semester transcripts to schools where you applied. At the end of the school year, they will need to send final transcripts to the college you will attend. 

FEBRUARY-MAY

• • Acceptance letters and financial aid offers will start to arrive. Review your acceptances, compare financial aid packages, and visit your final choices.
  • Don’t slack in the classroom. The college you decide to attend will want to see your second semester transcript.
  • March 2nd is the DEADLINE to submit FAFSA!
  • May 1 is the date when the college you plan to attend requires a commitment and deposit. When you’ve made your college decision, notify your counselor. Send in your deposit by the postmark date of May 1. If you’ve been offered financial aid, accept the offer and follow the instructions given. Also notify schools you will not attend of your decision.
  • Request that your final transcript be sent to the college you will be attending.
  • If you are wait-listed by a college you really want to attend, visit, call, and write the admission office to make your interest clear. Ask how you can strengthen your application.

PREPARING FOR COLLEGE:  JUNIOR CHECKLIST

SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER

• • Talk with your counselor about the year ahead. Confirm that your courses will put you on the right track for college admission.
  • Ask about test dates for the PSAT, ACT, and SAT. You’ll need to register up to six weeks ahead of time.
  • Start developing a résumé—a record of your accomplishments, activities, and work experience. This will be an important part of your college application.
  • If you haven’t participated in many activities outside of class, now is the time to sign up. Consider clubs at school, team sports, leadership roles, or involvement in a religious or civic community group.
  • Take the PSAT. Taking the test as a junior will qualify you for some scholarship consideration and identify you to colleges as a potential applicant.
  • Begin to prepare for the ACT or SAT. Plan to take at least one of these tests in the spring. Ask your counselor if you qualify for a fee waiver.

JANUARY-FEBRUARY

• • Work with your counselor to set your senior schedule. Enroll in the most challenging courses.
  • Register for a spring SAT and/or ACT. Ask your counselor whether you should also take an SAT Subject Test.
  • Explore summer opportunities on college campuses—a great way to find out what college life is all about.

MARCH-MAY

• • Start researching colleges and universities. Go to college fairs and open houses. Learn as much as you can about colleges online.
  • Begin planning college visits. Try to visit colleges near you over spring break. Include a large, medium size, and small campus.
  • Develop a preliminary list of colleges that interest you. Go online to request additional information.
  • Take a look at some college applications. Make note of all the pieces of information you will need to compile. Make a list of teachers, counselors, employers, and other adults who could write letters of recommendation.
  • Consider lining up a summer job or internship

JUNE-AUGUST

• • Continue​ investigating colleges.
  • Schedule campus visits at the schools that you interest you.
  • Begin thinking about your applications. Generally, colleges will have their applications online by the beginning of August.
  • Start brainstorming your college essay.

PREPARING FOR COLLEGE:  SOPHOMORE CHECKLIST

Sophomore Year College Checklist!

• Get Involved. Activities: ...
• Get A's and study a lot! Grades really do matter as they say a great deal about your habits and work ethic. ...
• Amp up your academic game. What do I mean by this? ...
• Talk to your parents. ...
• Take the PSAT (if available) ...
• Create a test prep calendar. ...
• Amp up your skills. ...
• Explore!

PREPARING FOR COLLEGE:  FRESHMAN CHECKLIST

Freshman Year

• Meet with your school counselor and find our your high school's graduation requirements. ...
• Perform a Self-evaluation. ...
• Get Active! ...
• Decide if you'd like to take the ACT Aspire exam to evaluate your academic strengths.
• Volunteer or learn a new hobby during your summer break.

• FINANCIAL AID GUIDE FOR CALIFORNIA FOSTER YOUTH
• CALIFORNIA CHAFEE GRANT - free money for Foster youth
• Caregivers Can Support College Planning From Home
• HS Counselor Foster Youth - FAFSA Challenge Toolkit
• FAFSA - Apply Today
• FAFSA - Password Keeper
• State Minimum Course Requirements
• AB 167 - Frequently Asked Questions
• Foster & 602 (AB 216) Requirements for Graduation Form