Class of 2016! Cary High School

Do you know the Student Services staff?

Do you know the Student Services staff? 9th-10th Grade Counselor A-L Ms. Bowers jbowers@wcpss.ne t

Do you know the Student Services staff? 9th-10th Grade Counselor M-Z Ms. Bryant mbryant@wcpss.n et

Do you know the Student Services staff? Counseling Intern from UNC-CH Ms. Davis daviswcpss@gmail. com

Do you know the Student Services staff? Intervention & PEP Counselor 9th -10th Grade Repeaters Ms. DeBinder gdebinder@wcpss.ne t

Do you know the Student Services staff? SAP Counselor Ms. Jankowsky ajankowsky@wcps s.net

Do you know the Student Services staff? Attendance & Intervention Coordinator- All Grades Mr. Smith

Where do you stand with your GPA?

College/Career Planning in the 10th Grade! College Admission Offices pay careful attention to the following: Grade Point Average (GPA) High school and community activities Difficulty of course load Recommendations SAT/ACT scores Essays Class rank

Looking Ahead Fast forward 2 years… What are you getting ready to do?

What do I have to do to graduate in June of 2016?

Specific Graduation Requirements for Future Ready Core (FRC) English I, II, III, IV 4 Math Science (Earth, Biology, Physical) 3 Social Studies (World History, American History I and II, Civics and Economics) Healthful Living 1 Electives 11 TOTAL 26 ******These are minimum graduation requirements.******

Electives: 2 elective credits needed from: Career and Technical Education Arts Education World Languages You can choose to concentrate in one of the following areas: Career and Technical Education (CTE) any other subject area (Math, Science, Social Studies, English)

Honors & AP Classes Please consider your teacher’s recommendation when registering for next year’s courses! If you are unsure whether or not you can handle the rigor of an honors or AP class, please talk to your teacher, as they best know the curriculum and study time/homework time

University of North Carolina System Admission (Minimum) Requirements By satisfying FRC graduation requirements you will meet minimum requirements for UNC System Schools, except that you will need to take 2 consecutive levels of a world language. The minimum requirements for admission changed in 2013! Minimum admission requirements: 2.5 GPA and 800 SAT (Critical Reading & Mathematics) or 17 ACT.

NC Scholars This is not a monetary scholarship, but a seal that will appear on your high school diploma designating that you are a NC Scholar. Qualifications needed to be a NC Scholar: Unweighted 3.5 GPA Biology English I, II, III, and IV Earth/Environmental Science Algebra I Chemistry/Physics Geometry Fine Art Algebra II World Language I and II Higher Math Two Advanced Electives CTE Course

Schedule Change Requests Students are expected to take the courses that they registered for (primary and/or alternate selections) If there is a scheduling error, a schedule change request can be made via the online request form on the CHS Student Services website. Please check the email address you used when you filled out the form regularly.

Athletic Eligibility 85% Attendance required during the semester prior. Under 19 on or before October 16th Must have passed 3 out of 4courses during the previous semester Must maintain overall 1.5 GPA Must not be convicted of a felony Must live in the school district and enroll no later than the 15th day of the present semester

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College Planning Resources Collegeboard.org Main purposes: 1) PSAT, SAT, AP testing information/practice 2) search for colleges & majors ACT.org ACT, PLAN testing information/practice

CFNC.org Must create an account on this site to send transcripts to schools within NC Apply to many schools in NC Search for colleges by region or major Search for careers & take interest inventories

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