College & Career Center
 Mrs. Klaus
College & Career
Specialist
(408) 626-3406 x6144
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Students can get link on Canvas -> Student Services Hub-> College & Career -> Events
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Find us on Social Media
   @westmontccc Get Reminded by joining REMIND groups
Text appropriate string to the number 81010
Grads 2021 - text @grads2021b
Grads 2022 A-L - text @6836a6
Grads 2022 M-Z - text @eag44cg
Grads 2023 A-L - text @grads2023a
Grads 2023 M-Z - text @grads2023m
Grads 2024 A-L - text @grads2024a
Grads 2024 M-Z - text @grads2024m
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2020-2021 Newsletters
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Preparing for College Applications Class of 2022
Start this summer!
 Making your College List |
 Determining Requirements |
 Self Description - Brainstorming Your Personal Statement |
| Workshop Recording - April 14, 2021 | Workshop Recording - April 21, 2021 | Workshop Recording - April 28, 2021 |
| Workshop Slides | Workshop Slides | Workshop Slides |
Tips for Writing Your Personal Statement from the College Essay Guy
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June, August, October
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Free Guide to Writing the Personal Statement |
College & Career Specialist Mrs. Rene Klaus: rklaus@cuhsd.org
The Westmont College and Career Center is open daily by appointment. Make an online zoom meeting at: https://calendly.com/rklaus/15min
Have questions about applying to college or how to research careers?
Students may reach out to Mrs. Klaus for individualized help regarding college searches, scholarship opportunities, and the college application process. Get help learning about potential careers and what training is needed.
Our College and Career Specialist, Rene Klaus, collaborates with Westmont's school counselors and administrators to provide career and college support for all of our students.
We will help to answer your many college questions, as well as give you tips on how to best support your student going through the college process. We will discuss how to choose colleges, how to engage your student in the process, how to find a best fit college, tips to reduce stress and to empower your students.
Some useful College and Career Planning links
Guide to Resume Building & Create a Resume
Summer and Part-time Online Job Resources
ZipRecruiter Interships and Jobs
Click here to visit the Westmont College and Career Center Facebook page
For more information or if you'd like to volunteer please email: rklaus@cuhsd.org
College and Career Center Student Ambassadors Website
College & Career Center Student Ambassadors
This year we are accepting applications from Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors
to represent the College and Career Center (CCC) as Ambassadors.
Applications for the following year are accepted during Spring of previous year
If you are:
- interested in being a student liaison for the CCC
- savvy with social media, design, marketing
- like to learn about colleges and career opportunities
- have a few hours a month to help out next year
Westmont CCC Mission:
CCC objectives are:
1. Career planning and exploration
. promote self assessment tool on Naviance
. assist students, as needed at studyhall/lunch hour
. liaison to SVCTE; promote opportunities for students
2. College planning
. assist students, as needed at study hall, lunch hour and after school
. provide referral support for test prep, essays, online tools, summer programs
. refer students to resources for exploring "good fit" colleges and schools
. help students and parents explore affordable college programs such as WUE
. provide requirement deadlines for UC and Cal State college applications
3. Financial aid planning
. assist students, as needed at study hall, lunch hour and after school on Naviance, to explore financial aid resources and scholarships
. provide referral support for FASFA, FastWeb, etc.
4. Work and internship referrals
. promote Community Service opportunities for students
. host job postings on WHS CCC Facebook page
5. College and Vocational School visits on WHS campus
. outreach to colleges to schedule visits
. manage college visits calendar
. promote college visit on Bulletin, Canvas, The Shield, Facebook
. manage visit on day of event
6. WHS CCC Resource Management
. supervise room during studyhall/lunch hour
. encourage computer usage for Naviance, career search, etc.
. promote resources of the CCC, via Bulletin, Canvas, The Shield, Facebook
. manage volunteers to staff the room