Counseling Update
September 2020
Villa Park High School Counseling Department
Contact Your Counselors
Jeremy Bulrice (Df- Ja) jbulrice@orangeusd.org
Jason Pham (Je- Ne) jasonp@orangeusd.org
Shasta Campbell (Ng- Sam) scampbell@orangeusd.org
Doreen Valentin (San- Z) dvalentin@orangeusd.org
Senior College Presentation
Tuesday, Sep. 8th, 12pm
This is an online event.
College Application Q&A
Tuesday, Sep. 15th, 1:30pm
This is an online event.
Back to School Night
Wednesday, Sep. 16th, 12am
This is an online event.
Need a Device?
Desde marzo, el Distrito Escolar Unificado de Orange ha proporcionado más de 10,000 computadoras portátiles y 2,000 puntos de acceso (hot spots) para las familias con el fin de apoyar a los estudiantes en un entorno de aprendizaje a distancia debido a COVID-19. Desafortunadamente, el Martes, 18 de Agosto, nos quedamos sin computadoras portátiles y puntos de acceso para distribucion. Sin embargo, habrá un gran cargamento para distribución en la Oficina del Distrito el Lunes, 24 de agosto de 7:30 a.m. a 4:00 p.m. No es necesario hacer una cita. Nos disculpamos por las molestias que esto ha causado a cualquiera de nuestras familias. Por favor, tenga en cuenta que la línea de apoyo técnico de la comunidad permanece abierta para todos los estudiantes y padres de familia del Distrito Unificado de Orange de 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Se puede contactar con el Apoyo Técnico de la Comunidad a el número 714-628-5372 o por correo electrónico: techsupport@orangeusd.org.
Textbook Pickups
Textbook pick up will commence Monday, August 24 through Friday, August 28 from 8:00 to 3:00. Thank you for your patience with text books being disseminated. Please be reminded to check Aeries for schedule changes in case books need to be swapped.
We now have the following books in stock:
1. World History
2. English: 9th-12th
3. English Honors: 9th and 10th
4. Math II
5. Math III
6. Chinese 1
Please be aware of the two time-frames to pick up remaining textbooks:
- Parents can pick up texts in the library on behalf of their student during school hours from 8 am to 12:30 with an ID.
- Students can pick up texts from library with ID from 1:35 to 2:30 Daily.

Putting Together a College/University List
Going into summer is a great time to evaluate your post high school options, especially for juniors, as the college application season gets underway as soon as school starts back up in the fall. With everyone going digital these days, there are great resources out there to take virtual tours of campus and find information on the web to see what school is right for you. Here are a few steps to help guide you in putting together a college list.
- Location
- Size
- Major
- Financial Aid
- Clubs & Organizations
- Type of institution
- Demographics
- And other factors specific to your interests.
Organize your list into these categories...
- Safe schools: Schools you can easily get into based on your GPA & test scores.
- Match schools: Schools you have a good chance of getting into based on GPA & test scores.
- Reach schools: Schools that might be a little harder to get into but have a good holistic approach you can fall back on.
Start your college search using the following steps...
- Go to www.collegeboard.org
- Scroll down to find the College Planning Section
- Click on "College Search"
You will be taken to the Big Futures page where you can search by different parameters to find the perfect colleges for you.


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