Sac State Summer Courses

Exciting Sac State Summer Courses: Take Academic Talent Search (ATS) Exam to Qualify
Interested in getting a taste of the college experience?

Offering of a host of exciting summer courses, Sacramento State’s Academic Talent Search (ATS) program gives current 4th-9th graders the opportunity to take challenging and engaging classes taught by college professors, area instructors, and industry professionals. Students can choose from classes that include LEGO Robotics, law, neuroscience, art, engineering, theater, broadcasting, photography, foreign language, writing and many more.

To join, students must take the ATS qualifying exam, which Visions will be administering on March 2, 2018 at 10 a.m. at the Visions In Education office in Carmichael. You must take the exam to apply for the classes. The test takes a little over one hour and costs $15, payable to ATS on the day of the test.

To sign up for the exam, contact Deanna Stevenson at dstevenson@viedu.org or (916) 971-5523. Additional details including course offerings and financial aid information for qualifying students can be found here.

High School Information Presentation

From the WIRE:

Incoming and current high school students in grades 8 through 11 are invited to attend a High School Informational Presentation to learn about academic planning to meet your student’s post-secondary goals and learn about the resources available to you.

Led by Visions’ Home School Counseling Department, the presentation will cover several topics that are focused on preparing students for high school graduation and beyond.
Topics include:
• High school graduation requirements
• 4-year university A-G admissions requirements
• Honors classes and grade point averages (GPA)
• PSAT, SAT, and ACT information/prep
• Community service
• Concurrent community college enrollment
• How to academically plan for high school and post-high school goals

Upcoming dates, locations, and times are:

• March 6 – 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Pleasant Hill Tutoring Center, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian, 1601 Mary Dr., Pleasant Hill (RSVP by 3/2)
• March 7 – 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Lodi Tutoring Center, Century Assembly, 550 W. Century Blvd., Lodi (RSVP by 3/2)
• March 12 – 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Cameron Park Library, 2500 Country Club Dr., Cameron Park (RSVP by 3/8)
• March 13 – 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Carmichael Office, 5030 El Camino Ave., Carmichael (RSVP by 3/9)
• March 15 – 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., St. Luke’s Tutoring Center, 7595 Center Parkway, Sacramento (RSVP by 3/13)
• March 19 – 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Carmichael Office, 5030 El Camino Ave., Carmichael (RSVP by 3/15)
• March 22 – 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Vallejo Tutoring Center, Community Presbyterian, 2800 Georgia St. Vallejo (RSVP by 3/20)
• April 4 – 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Jackson Tutoring Center, Grace Fellowship, 8040 CA-49, Jackson (RSVP by 3/30)

To RSVP for this valuable presentation, please fill out the High School Informational Presentation Sign-Up Form.

This Week's Meeting Schedule

Monday 2/5
Office Day

Tuesday
Ione
Wesley - 12:00
Grace & Faith - 1:30

Wednesday
Jackson Library
Billy - 11:00
Isabeau & McKenna - 12:05

Emily - 2:30

Thursday
Jackson Library
Leila - 11:00
Lucas - 12:05
Charles & Ella - 1:30
David - 3:30

Friday

Office Day