School Counselor
Rica Coria
9th-12th grade
Office: (805) 278-1845
Text: (805) 751-3280
Visit the Counseling Office!
During the school year, Ms. Coria is on campus to meet with you! Feel free to drop by her office.
To set up a time to meet with Ms. Coria, please make an appointment before school, during passing, during lunch, or during academic enrichment by clicking the button below:
- Graduation Requirements
- A-G Requirements
- OMCHS Course Sequence
- Seal of Biliteracy
- College Resources
- Career Exploration
- Financial Aid
- Scholarships
- Tutoring
- Test + Test Prep
- Work Permit
- Presentations
- Student Referral Form
Graduation Requirements
A-G Requirements
OMCHS Course Sequence
Seal of Biliteracy
College Resources
- California State Univ. System – csumentor.com
- University of California – www.ucop.edu/pathways
- Princeton Review – www.princetonreview.com/college
- Independent Colleges – aiccu.edu
- Academic Preparation – mapping-your-future.org
- California Colleges – californiacolleges.edu
- College Board Online – collegeboard.com
- College Edge – collegeedge.com
- Hobsons College View – collegeview.com
- Education Online Search – education-online-search.com
- Study Abroad Information – studyabroad.com
- United Negro College Fund – uncf.org
- The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) – vcjacl.org
- Match College.com – matchcollege.com
- Admissions Information – Admissions.com
- Peterson’s Guide – petersons.com
- College Calendar for Seniors – mycollegecalendar.org
- Xap Student Center – xap.com
- AnyCollege – anycollege.com
- Cybersecurity Programs in California – https://cybersecurityguide.org/states/california/
- Cybersecurity Online Bachelor’s Program Guide – https://cybersecurityguide.org/online/cybersecurity-bachelors-degree/
Career Exploration
Career Exploration is learning about jobs and finding the right "fit" for you. Everyone has unique skills, interests and values you want satisfied by your career. Use the sites below to explore the wide variety of career options available to you.
- Educating Engineers – EducatingEngineers.com
- Trade Schools – trade-schools.net
- IT Career Finder – https://www.itcareerfinder.com/it-careers.html
- California Land Surveyors – californiasurveyors.org. & surveypath.org
- Health Career Website – healthjobsstarthere.com/
- California Career Zone – cacareerzone.org
- O*NET – online.onetcenter.org/
- AnyCollege – anycollege.com
- Cybersecurity Career Guide – https://cybersecurityguide.org/careers/
- Match your major to careers – https://whatcanidowiththismajor.com/
Financial Aid
- California Community Colleges – icanaffordcollege.com
- California Dream Act https://dream.csac.ca.gov/
- California Student Aid Commission – csac.ca.gov
- College Funding – collegefunding.com
- College is Possible – collegeispossible.org
- Ed Fund – edfund.org
- FAFSA Tool (9th-12th) – fafsa4caster.ed.gov
- Federal Financial Aid (FAFSA) – fafsa.ed.gov
- Federal Student Aid – studentaid.ed.gov
- Know How 2Go – KnowHow2Go.org
Scholarships
Start HERE:
https://bit.ly/UBCIScholarshipList2022-23
- Blackstudents.com – Information on scholarships available to black students, predominantly black colleges and universities, and how to write scholarship essays
- Brokescholar.com – Students who register can use this free service to help locate third party scholarship and grant money
- Collegeboard.com – Step by step guide to free scholarships and grants. The Scholarship Search online tool can help you locate scholarships, internships, grants, and loans that match your education level, talents, and background
- Collegenet.com – Provides information on college admissions, links to academic resources, and online applications. Mach25 Scholarship Search database contains over 600,000 scholarships
- College-scholarships.com – Information on college scholarships and financial aid, free college scholarship searches, colleges and universities, and college and university admission requirements
- Collegescholarships.com – New scholarships are posted monthly. This free quality information includes all of the details you need to apply now, including eligibility requirements, deadlines, amounts, contact name, address, phone number and website of the scholarship sponsor
- Ed.gov – Information on college exploration, steps to college, financial aid, career and technical colleges, and homework help
- Fastaid.com – On-line access to largest scholarship database and guide to financial aid, scholarships, grants, and loans
- Fastweb.com – Search for scholarships with free scholarship matching service, get student financial aid and find money to pay for college
- Finaid.org – Information about the best free scholarship searches, unusual scholarships, prestigious scholarships and fellowships to pay for college
- Findtuition.com – Provides help finding the money you need for college from all available funding sources as well as one of the largest scholarship search engines on the web
- Maldef.org – Scholarships and financial aid for permanent legal residents and U.S. Citizens, as well as private scholarships available to all students, regardless of immigration status, or country of origin
- Nextstudent.com – Find free money for college. Search the database of more than 6.2 million scholarships valued at over $16 billion
- Petersons.com – A comprehensive, all inclusive guide to college information including scholarships and how to apply for them
- Princetonreview.com – Scholarship search provides information and direct links to the most current scholarships available on the web
- Sallie Mae College Planning Toolbox – Detailed information on education savings plans, school costs, ways to pay for college, scholarships, and the entire student financial aid process. Provides a free, easy to use scholarship search tool
- Scholaraid.com – Free college scholarship search & financial aid information resource, connecting students & parents with college funding
- Scholarshare.com – Information on California’s 529 College Investment Plan and the Governor’s Scholarship Program
- Scholarships.com – Conduct a free college scholarship & financial aid search, for students of all ages
- Scholarshipexperts.com – Provides a time-saving, customized list of free scholarships that match your hobbies, interests and academic background
- Scholarshiphelp.org – Explanations to how college funding works, the types of scholarships available, how to find them and how to apply for them
- Scholarships4students.com – Easy to use scholarship listing, which narrows scholarships down by state, university, community college, gender, heritage, attributes, disabilities, talents, and many more categories
- Scholarshipsprogram.org – Reviews of a variety of scholarship programs, where you can find them, the application forms (when available), and most importantly, what you need to do to get them
- Scholarshipamerica.org – Provides information about scholarships such as the national Dollars for Scholars Program and educational support
- Schoolsoup.com – Search database to find scholarships, apply for student loans, State, Federal, and other types of financial aid
- Snjourney.com – Nursing Scholarship Program for U.S. citizens or nationals enrolled or accepted for enrollment as full-time or part-time students in an accredited school of nursing in a professional program
- Supercollege.com – Free database of scholarships, grants, contests, and more sources of free money for college
- USnews.com – Up to date information for students and parents on how to pay for college using scholarships, grants, and other sources of free money
Specific Scholarship Programs
- Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation
- Cybersecurity Scholarship Guide
- Disney Scholarship
- Elks National Foundation Scholarships
- Gates Millennium Scholars
- Hispanic Scholarship Fund
- KFC Colonel’s Scholars Program Scholarship
- Lowe’s Scholarship
- Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation
- Native American Scholarships
- Ronald McDonald House Charities
- Scholarships for Minority Accounting Students
- United Negro College Fund
- Ventura County Community Foundation
- Wal-Mart Foundation
- Zonta International (Women Only)
Tutoring
Tutoring available in-person at OMCHS:
English Tutoring: Ms. Guthrie is available Monday-Friday 8:00-8:30 am and 3:30-4:00 pm in her classroom (OMC 5), no appointment need.
Math Tutoring: Ms. Ramirez is available Tuesday-Thursday in her classroom (OMC 1), to book an appointment please click here. Ms. Scholl is available Monday during lunch and Friday after school, no appointment needed.
Test + Test Prep
- ACT – act.org
- Kaplan – kaplan.com
- Military Families – soarathome.org
- Princeton Review – princetonreview.com
- SAT – collegeboard.com
- SAT Prep/Act Prep – huntingtonlearning.com
- SAT/ACT/Tutoring revolutionprep.com
- Study – study.com
- Test Prep – testprepreview.com
- Varsity Tutors Practice Tests – https://www.varsitytutors.com/practice-tests
Work Permit
If you need a Work Permit, just follow these 3 easy steps.
Step #1- Print the attached digital copy of the Application for Work Permit (if you do not have a printer, you can obtain the hard copy of “Application for Work Permit” from in the OMCHS main office from Ms. Berumen).
Step #2- Complete every line on the application and obtain signatures from your parent and your employer. Your employer will need to complete their section of the application as well. You will also need to sign the document. If any lines are left blank, we will be unable to issue Work Permit, so please be thorough and check each line.
Step #3- Once the “Application for Work Permit” is completed, including all signatures, return application to Ms. Berumen in the OMCHS main office. You will be contacted via phone or email once the Work Permit is ready to be signed and picked up. Parents cannot pick up student work permits, as they require the student’s wet signature.
*Please note it will take a minimum of 1-2 school days, after turning in your application, for it to be processed. Please plan accordingly.