Welcome Class of 2024!
Summer Newsletter
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Welcome/Welcome Back to SCVi High School!
We want to officially welcome you to the 2023-24 school year.
Congratulations, you’ve made it to your last year of high school! This is it--the last stretch. What you do with this year will determine a lot of where you are headed, so don’t quit now because the finish line is in sight!
Remember your Senior Year is a springboard to the next chapter in your life.
Dumbledore once said, “Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.” Never has this quote been more important than now! It is easy to sleep in and stay up late, but you won’t become an astronaut, a journalist or an entrepreneur that way. To find success, you must make sacrifices. The most important things are sometimes the simplest to do if only you will put them first. Consider each new day as starting the night before.
- College Fit: Pick a school that you see yourself fitting in. Pick a school that offers various activities year round and has an academic program you can handle well. Pick a school that you can attend and be financially stable at. There will be a school for you and the best advice we can give you is to follow your gut.
- Career: During Advisory you will have the opportunity to use a new program, YouScience Bright Path, to explore careers and internship opportunities. Use your Senior Internship class as a way to explore the endless options. Volunteer on the weekends to get a feel about what you like and don’t like. Be involved in as many activities as you possibly can so that you can narrow down your choices.
- Facilitators: Remember to reach out to your facilitators often. They are the ones that you will be asking for recommendation letters for colleges and for jobs, so make sure you are checking in with each of them because they will help you move forward in life!
- Explore: Try something you’ve always wanted to this year, play an instrument, become an Ambassador, join the Theater program, participate in a sport. It’s your last shot to do so before taking on new adventures in college or working a full time job. You may find out your interests have changed over the past 4 years and you may even meet a few more people in your senior class. This is your last chance to make a mark and leave your legacy.
- Family and Friends: Love on your family and friends, and stay in on a Friday night every once in awhile to hang out with them. You’re moving away next year will affect them so much more than you anticipate. Don’t wait until the summer before you leave to start doing this. Time will not slow down, but you can.
It starts right now!
Sincerely,
Your High School Team
Year At A Glance Milestones
- Parent/Student Square: SCVi uses parent and student square as a safe and secure platform for all school-to-home communication. ... The two-way group messaging, private conversations, district-wide alerts and notices, and simple user interface keeps everyone connected. Download the apps (Parent Square and Student Square) for easy access and communication.
Google Classroom: This is our cloud-based learning management system. You will access your classes and assignments here as well as in your Pathways Student Portal!
Advisory Classes: Your advisor will be a liaison and guide for you and your family during the school year. This class meets 4 days a week to help you navigate your role as a learner.
Individual Learning Plans: (ILPs.) Together with your family and advisor, you will create academic and social emotional goals for the year.
Projects: Cross disciplinary project-based learning experiences culminating with a Presentation of Learning (POL.)
Student Led Conferences: After the first semester, you will meet with your family to review your ILP Goal progress.
Senior Defense Presentation: Cumulative assessment of an individual's education, life and adversity. REQUIRED FOR ALL SENIORS. Presentations are in May and seniors are free to construct their arguments to best reflect their growth and personal narrative. They must include one piece of work to best reflect their change over time.
SCOIR: A college and career readiness program where you will search for colleges and plan for your future after high school.
SCVi High School Orientation
Click Below For 50 Summer Activities
PLEASE CHOOSE YOUR CLASSES FOR FALL
New 2023-2024 Daily Schedule
Check Out Our New Daily Schedule
- New hours: 8:30 am - 3:15 pm. Yay!!!!
- Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays are all classes
- Tuesdays and Thursdays are block schedule for projects and lab time
- G Block electives are 3:25 - 4:15 pm, and they are not mandatory but offered to all learners.
- If you would like to take American Sign Language, the class will be offered F and G blocks on Mondays and Wednesdays. No classes on Thursdays and Fridays.
High School Varsity Sports Sign-Ups
Potential Teams for the 2023/2024 School Year:
FALL
Boys Flag Football
Cross Country (Boys and Girls)
Girls Volleyball
WINTER
Basketball (Boys and Girls)
Soccer (could be CoEd
SPRING
Boys Volleyball
Swimming
Track & Field
Baseball
Softball
Golf
SCVi is a member of the local CIF leagues Omega and Heritage. Practices may begin during summer before classes start in the fall so we have to get on this early 😊I
f you have any interest in playing sports and have not already signed up, please do the following:
- Scan the QR Code below and fill out the form
- If you have any questions please email our Athletic Director, Tanya Olortegui, at tanya.olortegui@scvi-k12.org
GO STALLIONS!
Want To Take College Classes In The Fall?
If you need to make-up a class or take a world language to satisfy graduation requirements, please click below for application and registration information:
REMEMBER:
One semester college class = one year of credit in high school.
One semester of a world language = 2 years of high school credit.
College Resources
Ethan Sawyer, the College Essay Guy, has amazing resources for everything having to do with college admissions. He is an expert on essays and essay writing.
Summer is a great time to get started so the fall won't be stressful. Check them out!
Please Reach Out If You Have Any Questions
Mrs. Kris Nilsen
Email: kris.nilsen@scvi-k12.org
Website: scvi-k12.org
Location: 28060 Hasley Canyon Road, Castaic, CA, USA
Phone: 661-705-4823
Twitter: @NilsenLovesCollege
Free To Think / Inspired To Lead
Before you know it, it will be your turn to walk across the stage and accept your diploma. High school is coming to a close and everything else in your life is just getting started, but make use of every little moment of your senior year because by the end of it, if you’re doing something right, you will have grown into a different person. College and careers bring you one step closer to the real world, so stop rushing. Go to every school event possible.
Laugh a lot. Have fun.
Love your senior class and take in every single moment.