Upward Bound Services

 

The following services are offered each year throughout Plumas County High Schools.  Services are provided in a variety of methods including, weekly advising, after-school workshops, and Saturday classes. Schedules are provided in the quarterly newsletters, the UB website and in your local school bulletin.

INDIVIDUAL ADVISING

Advisors meet with students, school counselors, and parents on a  regular basis (at least monthly) to monitor student progress and assess needs.  During individual meetings, advisors discuss college and career options, admissions requirements, and financial aid opportunities. 

WORKSHOPS

           Study Skills

Provides students with hands-on study skills.  Develop techniques in outlining, note taking, concentration, test taking, mind mapping and much more.  Students discover their own learning styles and learn to use the study method that works best for them.

http://www.tipsofallsorts.com/study.html

Test Taking Skills

Teaches student general strategies for test-taking, reducing test-anxiety, and how to ace an essay exam.

Choosing the Right College

Students explore their own values and compare with college characteristics.  Entrance requirements, cost, majors offered, student life, and other aspects of college are identified. 

http://www.collegeboard.com/splash

 

Career Exploration

Various grade appropriate workshops are offered in subjects such as resume writing, interviewing skills, and vocational careers.  Students take inventory tests in values, skills, and interest in order to help guide them towards a field that is aligned with their goals, aptitude, and interests.

High School Students log on to: Act Discover Program

Middle School Students log on to:  Discover for Middle Schools

The High School Business Project

A workshop designed by the FRC SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) team.  Teaches high school students how to start a business while attending high school.  Students brainstorm, develop the 6 “Ps” of marketing, and develop a marketing plan, and budget. 

SAT/ACT PREP

Advisors encourage students to prepare for and take college entrance exams.  Students are given a pre-test, which helps advisors set an individual preparation plan for each student.  A series of workshops is giving which includes pre-test, how to take the test, detailed information about what is included in the test, what to bring and how to prepare, tutoring sessions, and a post-test.

http://www.ucop.edu/pathways/

http://www.aolatschool.com/highschool/college_career/test_prep/index.adp

FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE

Each program participant is provided with financial aid information each year.  Juniors and Seniors and their parents/guardians are presented with intensive workshops on how to obtain a PIN, filing a FAFSA, Cal Grants, Scholarships, Loans, and Work Study.

           http://www.frc.edu/financialaid/

INSTRUCTION

Students are provided with opportunities to enrich their education with instruction in lab science, composition and reading, math, foreign language, and other academic disciplines.  Tutoring is available on an as needed basis.

FIELD TRIPS

 

Each year the UB program sponsors several cultural, educational, and informational field trips.  Field Trips have included:   UC Davis Picnic Day, CSU Chico Campus, UNR, Fleicshman’s Planetarium, Sierra Nevada College, Sierra College, Butte College, Ropes Course at Mt. Rose, and FRC Senior Day.    

COLLEGE ADMISSIONS, APPLICATION INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE

UB Advisors work with participants and high school counselors to provide information on college admissions, application deadlines, and college searches.  Seniors are offered individual assistance with college applications and essay writing. 

https://pathways.ucop.edu/doorways/list/

http://www.cccco.edu/

http://www.californiacolleges.edu/

http://www.csumentor.edu/

https://pathways.ucop.edu/

 

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