I am currently living in Las Vegas Nevada, and attending the High school Advanced Technologies Academy. I will be moving the Los Angeles within a few weeks, and will be living in South Pasadena. I also want to go to the school South Pasadena High School. Can i transfer mid way through the school year, and what do i need to transfer schools. I have never done something like this before, and this is also an out of state HS transfer. Help will be much appreciated. Thanks!
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South Pasadena is a public school, and as long as you live in the district, you can attend the schools. With the elementary schools, if your neighborhood school was full, then they might put you into another school that had space, but since there is only one high school, you shouldn't have a problem. Your parents will need 3+ proofs of residency to register you for South Pas High. Since it is such a desirable school, they are very strict on who they admit. Also, they do not allow kids to live with relatives or family friends and attend South Pas schools unless there is an actual court ordered/approved guardianship. They will do home checks if there is anything questionable, and believe me, they do. (And the parents check up on things! It's a small town, everyone knows everyone else and is in their business. Since the parents raise a lot of money for the schools and there have been cutbacks due to the economy, they make it their business to make sure no one sneaks into their schools. But really, they're nice people, just protective.) The usual registration for fall admission of new students includes a pre-registration before the actual registration, because they do checks on all proofs of residency. Since you are entering mid-year, your parents will need to contact the registrar and she'll handle everything. You will need to be an actual resident and have the proof before your parents can register you, but they should be able to get that done in a day, if they go to register their car. The 3rd category (C) of proof is mostly hard to get the day you move, except for car registration and there is a DMV office in Pasadena. They are closed some Fridays so check. Your parents will need to bring their driver's licenses to their interview with the registrar in addition to the other proof. It will likely take the registrar a couple of days to check out all the paperwork your parents give her, and then you're in. South Pasadena school registration info: http://www.spusd.net/enrollment/new_students/high_school.jsp http://www.spusd.net/enrollment/district_enrollment_policies.jsp The kids are mostly very nice at South Pas. It has very good academics for a public school. Winter break is from Dec 20, with school starting back up on Jan 3. South Pasadena is only about 4 sq miles, and it's mostly a very safe community with nice people. There is plenty to do in the area, not much to do at night for kids, usually they hang out in Old Town Pasadena (a busy shopping street with a small outdoor mall, the Paseo), or go to one of the malls in Arcadia or Glendale. Good luck!
