Links to presentations
Seniors
Presentations
- College Readiness Presentation (Jan 2024) - Slides
For all students and families - Financial Aid Presentation for guardians & students (May 2023) - Recording
- Junior/Senior College Night for parents & students (Sept 2022) - Slides
- Leigh counselors and CCC specialist - who they are and what they do
- Anatomy of an application
- Presenting your best-self to colleges
- Scholarship information
- Naviance
- Senior timeline and important upcoming events
- Financial Aid Night for parents & students (Oct 2021) - Recording, Slides
- Senior College Night for parents & students (Sept 2021) - Slides
- Leigh counselors and CCC specialist - who they are and what they do
- Senior timeline and important upcoming events
- College Panel: college representations from Lafayette College, University of Nevada, Reno, San Jose State University, UC Santa Barbara, West Valley College
- Counseling Dept presentation to senior students (Sept 2021) - Slides
- Leigh counselors and CCC specialist - who they are and what they do
- Senior timeline and important upcoming events
- Accessing transcripts and grades
- Graduation requirements and college entrance requirements
Wednesday Workshop Series
- Week 1 - Naviance & Processes (Transcripts, Letters of Recommendation, ...) - Slides
- Week 2 - CommonApp & Coalition - Slides
- Week 3 - The UC Application - Slides, Recording
- Week 4 - Financial Matters - Slides
- Week 5 - The CSU Application - Slides, Recording
- Week 6 - Career Exploration for all - Slides
Juniors
Presentations
- Junior Counseling Presentation (Fall 2021) - Slides
- Intro to Counselors & Administrators, Who are your people?, Counselor Canvas Class
- Taking Care of Yourself
- Grades, Graduation Requirements, and College Requirements
- Looking ahead
- Resources & Upcoming Events
- Naviance to-do's
- Junior College Info Night (Sept 2020) - Slides
- College Night for Junior families to go over the College Application Process
- To Do List
- Timeline for Junior students
- What colleges are looking for
- Application deadlines
- Resources
- College Representative Panel Webinar (Sept 2020) - Recording
- Hear directly from College Representatives from Chapman University, Lafayette College, Oregon State University, San Jose State University, UC Santa Barbara, West Valley College
- How to apply to these colleges
- What colleges are looking for
- How to do a tour
- And more!
Workshop series
- Week 1 - The basics of the College Application - Slides, Recording
Overview of the process by Nathalie Goricanec, College and Career Specialist at Leigh High School - Week 2 - The College Essay - Recording
Overview of the Do's and Don'ts of the College Essay by Ann Auld and Tamara Strachman, CCC volunteers and Independent College Counselors - Week 3 - College & Career Exploration Tools: UpperCampus and Naviance - Recording
Overview of UpperCampus, a complementary tool to Naviance focused on Career Exploration - UpperCampus short demo, product guide and Leigh activation flyer - Week 5 - Leigh Alumni Student Panel - Recording
Panel introduction with 19 Leigh Classes of 2018/2019/2020 students
Freshman/Sophomore
Presentations
- Freshman/Sophomore college & career night for 9th/10 grade families (April 2021) - Slides, Recording
- Career and college exploration timeline
- The different types of college
- Financial Information
- Resources
- Tools: Naviance & UpperCampus
- Sophomore Counseling Presentation (Fall 2021) - Slides
- Intro to Counselors & Administrators, Who are your people?, Counselor Canvas Class
- Taking Care of Yourself
- Grades, Graduation Requirements, and College Requirements
- Resources & Upcoming Events
General
Career Spotlight
- Choosing a career in Medicine - Slides
Prepared and presented by Dr Wendy Wang, pediatrician and CCC Volunteer at Leigh High School - The Technical Writing and Proposal Management Profession - Slides
Presented by Mrs. Kindra Sullivan
Note: Technical Writing/Proposal Management is a great career for Bachelor of Arts majors that want to pursue a job in the high tech marketplace. This career offers great flexible work options and is high demand with a generous pay range throughout the country.
Course Selection Presentations
- College Readiness Presentation (Jan 2023) - Slides
For all students and families - 10th-11th grade info night for Course Selection (Jan 2023) - Slides
For current 10th and 11th grade students and families -
9th grade info night for Course Selection (Jan 2023) - SlidesFor current 9th grade students and families
- 8th grade info night for Incoming 9th graders (Jan 2023) - Slides
For future Leigh students info night, including break-out sessions
Resources
- Building your College list - Document
Understanding the different types of colleges and how to maximize your change of finding and getting in your perfect fit. - FERPA and your rights - Document
- Letters of Recommendation - Document
- UCSD Cosmos Presentation (12/15/2021) - Slides
Senior College and Transition Planning Presentations - part 2 (September 16, 2020)
September 16th Counselor-led presentation: Transcript review, Post-Secondary Options, FAFSA/CADAA Financial Aid & Scholarships
Senior College and Transition Planning Presentations - part 1 (September 2, 2020)
September 2nd Counselor-led presentation: The College Application Process, how to use Naviance, next steps
Senior College Info Night - part 1 (August 25, 2020)
College Night for Senior families to go over the College Application Process