GO TO COLLEGE THIS MAY!
9th graders with at least a 2.5 GPA are invited to visit North Carolina State University on May 19 with Jasmine Lee, our College Adviser. For more information and permission form, come by Student Services or Room 121. Permission forms are due May 12. There is a very limited number of seats, so act quickly!
9th graders with at least a 2.5 GPA are invited to visit North Carolina State University on May 19 with Jasmine Lee, our College Adviser. For more information and permission form, come by Student Services or Room 121. Permission forms are due May 12. There is a very limited number of seats, so act quickly!
REGISTRATION
January 3 - February 20: Ask your teachers what they recommended you take next year.
February 21: SCHS Curriculum Fair
Find out more about electives available on our campus, online, and at PCC. Rising ninth grade: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. in auditorium; 6:30 - 7:30 tours/electives expo. Current students: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. special sessions; 6:30 - 7:30 visit teachers. Rising ninth grade presentation HERE.
February 20 - 24: Advisory all week (informative videos, four-year plans for graduation, transcript review) Elective video HERE.
Links to helpful registration tools:
PCS Registration Guide (including graduation requirement video, registration tips video, course catalog)
PCS CTE Concentrations Chart
February 22 - 28: SCHS students register online through PowerSchool
March 1 - 24: Individual conferences with counselors regarding course selections (Schedule HERE)
March 31: Registration Verification Forms, PCC Forms, AP Contracts due to Student Services
Any students interested in taking an accelerated online honors summer courses must turn application IMMEDIATELY. Spaces are limited and course options are limited.
January 3 - February 20: Ask your teachers what they recommended you take next year.
February 21: SCHS Curriculum Fair
Find out more about electives available on our campus, online, and at PCC. Rising ninth grade: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. in auditorium; 6:30 - 7:30 tours/electives expo. Current students: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. special sessions; 6:30 - 7:30 visit teachers. Rising ninth grade presentation HERE.
February 20 - 24: Advisory all week (informative videos, four-year plans for graduation, transcript review) Elective video HERE.
Links to helpful registration tools:
PCS Registration Guide (including graduation requirement video, registration tips video, course catalog)
PCS CTE Concentrations Chart
February 22 - 28: SCHS students register online through PowerSchool
March 1 - 24: Individual conferences with counselors regarding course selections (Schedule HERE)
March 31: Registration Verification Forms, PCC Forms, AP Contracts due to Student Services
Any students interested in taking an accelerated online honors summer courses must turn application IMMEDIATELY. Spaces are limited and course options are limited.
MAKE YOUR SUMMER COUNT!
Summer programs will give you a leg up for college plans. Here are some great opportunities for students!. Click on link to left for updates on programs. Come see me for more information. You may also click HERE for more info.
SCHOLARSHIP OPPS NOW!
- Shelton Leadership Challenge: 6-day residential experience to help rising 9th - current 12th graders focus on leadership skill development at Wesleyan College in Rocky Mt. Must have 3.0 or higher. Participants eligible for $1,000 annual scholarship. Application due May 31 to NC Wesleyan College. See Mrs. Ewing for details or visit ncwc.edu/shelton-challenge.
- OPTIMIST CLUB ESSAY/ORATORICAL CONTESTS: Are you a writer? A gifted speaker? An essay or speech about optimism may be your ticket to a scholarship for $2,500 or more! Essay contest (deadline 2/3/17) details and application found HERE. Oratorical contest (deadline 3/10/17) details and application found HERE.
- Distinguished Young Women: Any high school student can participate in this great program that may lead to college scholarships. Click HERE for more details. See 10th grade counselor Ms. S. Lee.
- FINANCIAL AID for NC residents and planning info for FAFSA, click HERE.
- Interested in a MILITARY ACADEMY? Click HERE for more information on how to begin that process.
- UNC-Chapel Hill has opportunities for underclassmen at splashunc.com!
- Want an amazing experience in Raleigh that will look great on your resume? Apply to be a Governor's Page. Click HERE for more information and to apply.
ATTENTION ATHLETES!
If you have the potential to play collegiate sports (you are a strong competitor on our school team currently, have spoken with our coach, have a 2.3 GPA, and are in good standing), you will need to register with the NCAA Clearinghouse. You and your parents/guardians will need to compete the process HERE. Feel free to schedule a meeting with Mrs. Ewing or your coach for more information.
If you have the potential to play collegiate sports (you are a strong competitor on our school team currently, have spoken with our coach, have a 2.3 GPA, and are in good standing), you will need to register with the NCAA Clearinghouse. You and your parents/guardians will need to compete the process HERE. Feel free to schedule a meeting with Mrs. Ewing or your coach for more information.
College/Career Resources:
Click this link for important information regarding college admissions deadlines and open houses.
Click image to left for junior and senior information regarding CFNC accounts and college preparedness.
Preparing for college essays? Here are some great tips! Remember to ask someone to read your essay. You're not asking only for help with spelling and grammar. Your reader should make sure you have addressed all questions and captured attention.
What about PAYING FOR COLLEGE? Click here for information and also make plans to attend
Click image to left for junior and senior information regarding CFNC accounts and college preparedness.
Preparing for college essays? Here are some great tips! Remember to ask someone to read your essay. You're not asking only for help with spelling and grammar. Your reader should make sure you have addressed all questions and captured attention.
What about PAYING FOR COLLEGE? Click here for information and also make plans to attend
TESTING, TESTING ...
Who should sign up for the SAT or ACT?
Any juniors wishing to apply to a four-year university next year OR trying to see if they can test out of certain community college courses should sign up! Try to take the SAT in Fall before it changes to new SAT. Take each test at least once this year. You can test again this year and next, as needed.
Note test dates & registration deadlines. Click on links to sign up. SCHS code: 344096.
Sign up for free SAT prep at SCHS on Mrs. Fisher's door. Use Khan Academy to prep for SAT! Access to CFNC's FREE test prep at CFNC Plan For College (Click on "College Test Prep.") |
Advisory Lessons
Please click the link to the left for TIMELINES TO COLLEGE for GRADES 9 - 12. These will be presented during classroom guidance this year.
If you do not already have a CFNC account, we will set one up together in your English I class.
9/12/16: Introduction to SCHS Student Services
9/19/16: Which Clubs Look Like You?
10/3/16: Where Do You See Yourself: Career Lesson #1
11/7/16: What I Wish I'd Known (ECU Student Panel)
11/14/16: Where Do You See Yourself: Career Lesson #2
11/28/16: College? Now?
12/12/16: Where Do You See Yourself: Career Lesson #3
12/19/16: Seeing It All Differently
English Presentations: You Are Cordially Invited to a Successful Career
If you do not already have a CFNC account, we will set one up together in your English I class.
9/12/16: Introduction to SCHS Student Services
9/19/16: Which Clubs Look Like You?
10/3/16: Where Do You See Yourself: Career Lesson #1
11/7/16: What I Wish I'd Known (ECU Student Panel)
11/14/16: Where Do You See Yourself: Career Lesson #2
11/28/16: College? Now?
12/12/16: Where Do You See Yourself: Career Lesson #3
12/19/16: Seeing It All Differently
English Presentations: You Are Cordially Invited to a Successful Career
College? For ME? But HOW?
Now is the time for ALL of you to be preparing!
1. Begin by setting up a CFNC account.
2. Once you have done so, you can explore your interests and strengths that match several careers.
3. CFNC.org will allow you to explore NC colleges/universities with programs that prepare you for those careers.
For a step-by-step guide through this process, click HERE.
Another great place to visit: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/!
1. Begin by setting up a CFNC account.
2. Once you have done so, you can explore your interests and strengths that match several careers.
3. CFNC.org will allow you to explore NC colleges/universities with programs that prepare you for those careers.
For a step-by-step guide through this process, click HERE.
Another great place to visit: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/!
Mrs. Ewing, 9th Grade Counselor/Lead Counselor
South Central High School
570 W. Forlines Rd.
Winterville, NC 28590
[email protected]
(252) 321-3232
South Central High School
570 W. Forlines Rd.
Winterville, NC 28590
[email protected]
(252) 321-3232