{"id":510992,"date":"2026-10-28T20:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T20:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/510992\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T20:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T20:24:10","slug":"high-school-specialty-program-applications-due-this-friday-at-5pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/510992\/","title":{"rendered":"High School Specialty Program Applications Due This Friday at 5pm"},"content":{"rendered":"

The SCUSD High School Specialty Program application<\/a>\u00a0runs through Friday, October 30 at 5:00pm. This is an opportunity for your student to apply for enrollment in a high school specialty program for the 2027-2028 school year, based on space availability<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Families are encouraged to attend information and visitation events<\/a> to learn more about the specialty programs, go on tours of the campuses, and talk to faculty and students currently in the programs.<\/p>\n

Use SCUSD\u2019s SchoolFinder tool<\/a> to learn about the different specialty programs available throughout our District and choose the right one for your student. Easily sort through schools using the filters or the map and then select a school to view their programs, supports, pathways, advanced placement classes, clubs, activities, and athletics offerings. Sign in and create a profile to save a list of favorite schools to review any time.<\/p>\n

We offer specialty programs at both our neighborhood and small specialized high schools:<\/p>\n

Arthur Benjamin Health Professions High School<\/p>\n

\tHealth care & medical science education<\/p>\n

C.K. McClatchy High School<\/p>\n

\tAir Force Jr. ROTC
\n\tCriminal Justice Academy
\n\tHumanities & International Studies Program (HISP)
\n\tLaw & Public Policy Academy
\n\tDance VAPA Program
\n\tMusic VAPA Program
\n\tTheater VAPA Program
\n\tVisual Art VAPA Program<\/p>\n

Hiram Johnson High School<\/p>\n

\tAir Force Jr. ROTC
\n\tCorporate Business Academy
\n\tHealth & Medical Science Academy
\n\tLaw Academy<\/p>\n

John F. Kennedy High School<\/p>\n

\tCriminal Justice Academy
\n\tCulinary Arts
\n\tManufacturing & Design (MaD)
\n\tMarine Corps Jr. ROTC
\n\tAP Capstone
\n\tZero-Emissions Automotive Pathway<\/p>\n

Luther Burbank High School<\/p>\n

\tBuilding Trades Academy
\n\tIB Diploma Programme
\n\tLaw & Social Justice
\n\tDigital Media
\n\tUrban Agriculture Program<\/p>\n

School of Engineering and Sciences<\/p>\n

\tScience & engineering focused Linked Learning<\/p>\n

Rosemont High School<\/p>\n

\tCulinary Academy
\n\tEngineering, Construction & Design (ECD)
\n\tLeadership & Enrichment Through Academic Development (LEAD)
\n\tMedia<\/p>\n

Umoja International Academy<\/p>\n

\tIB Middle Years Programme
\n\tIB Diploma Programme<\/p>\n

West Campus High School<\/p>\n

Charter Schools<\/p>\n

If you are interested in one of our charter high schools, please contact the school directly. Charter schools can enroll students throughout the year.<\/p>\n

Learn More and Apply<\/p>\n

Visit our High School Specialty Program webpage<\/a> for more information about the application process.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Apply to a first and second choice program by Friday, October 30 at 5:00pm. Choose your selections carefully and apply anytime during the application window; no priority is given to early applicants, so you have some time to think about it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The SCUSD High School Specialty Program application\u00a0runs through Friday, October 30 at 5:00pm. This is an opportunity for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":510993,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[16793,121,918,123,122],"class_list":["post-510992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-posts-details-default-board-post-page","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-city-unified-school-district","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=510992"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510992\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/510993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=510992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=510992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=510992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}