Senior Advisements 2018 ~ Graduating Class of 2019!

Student Services Team Mary Williams 9-12 A-Cl Sheena Brooks Portia Jacobs 9-12 Co-F Jewel Jeffreys 9-12 G-J Deondra Jenkins 9-12 K-Ni Christina Yarborough 9-12 No-Sh Catherine Sebring 9-12 Si-Z Sheena Brooks Career Development Coord. Kanika Lawson Special Populations Kisha Bardonille Social Worker Arbre’ya Lewis College Advising Corp Tyesha Arnold Durham Tech Liaison

To schedule a Counselor appointment : https://www.schedulicity.com/scheduling/RHSC2U (the link is on RHS website under the Students tab) Click on Services Click on Student Meeting Request Choose a Provider (your Counselor) Click on date you prefer Click on time you prefer Click on book it Click on printer icon Print the confirmation to show your teacher at the time of your appointment. *A computer is available in Student Services, if needed.

Future Ready Core Graduation Requirements 4 English~ I, II, III, IV 4 Math~ I, II, III & 4th Math 4 Social Studies~ World History, Amer. History I, Amer. History II, Civics & Economics (variations based on ability- see Course Guides ) 3 Science~ Earth/Environmental, Biology, a Physical Science course (Physics or Chemistry or Physical Science) 1 Health/PE (NOT PE elective) 2 Credit Conc. (CTE, Arts, World Languages) 4 Credit Concentration (Recommended) + 6 add’l electives = 28 Credits to Graduate

Options after High School Visit Ms. Brooks, Career Dev. Coordinator sheenabrooks@dpsnc.net to meet with military recruiters to take an interest inventory inquire about jobs or job readiness Visit Ms. Arbre’ya Lewis, College Advisor riversidehs.dukecac@gmail.com for assistance with college applications applying for scholarships & financial aid FAFSA & RDS Visit Mrs. Arnold, Durham Tech Liaison arnoldt@durhamtech.edu Durham Tech career options College Transfer

Complete College Applications Online CFNC.org CFNC All NC 2 & 4 year colleges Spanish services – CFNC.org Here Students can apply to college and submit transcripts electronically Student must submit all information as it appears on his/her transcript and include Student Number. Commonapp.org - includes over 700 colleges nationwide, 22 in NC Common App in NC Students provide teacher and counselor email information for online recommendations and online transcript submissions (Please contact your preferred recommender if you wish to submit his/her name). SEND.edu – method used by these NC colleges to obtain supplemental doc’s and a transcript from your counselor (contact your counselor) Individual College websites

Transcript Request If you’re not using CFNC, or the college isn’t using Common App or SEND.edu, you can request a transcript for colleges or scholarships through RHS website: Go to riverside.dpsnc.net click Students tab click Transcript Requests and scroll down Click on DPS transcript request page, scroll down to bookbag icon on left (DPS page)and complete the form and submit

Student responsibilities Submitting Application Requesting/Submitting Transcripts online Application Fee (fee waivers available to eligible students - eligibility form linked here ) Submitting SAT/ACT Scores SAT Send SAT scores ACT Send ACT Scores Requesting Letters of Recommendation (Contact your recommender beforehand. You need to submit a Senior Brag Sheet or Senior Résumé in Student Services and make an appointment)

Financial Aid & Scholarships Check college websites-most schools automatically consider you for in-house merit money when you complete the FAFSA. Some have prestigious scholarships with separate applications (Park @ NCSU, Morehead-Cain @ UNC-CH, Levine @ UNC-Char) RHS Website – click About Us; Student Services, scroll down (You should also subscribe to the weekly E-Newsletter) Scholarship search websites Fastweb.com HERE Mycollegedollars.com HERE Bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search HERE FAFSA ~ FREE Application for Federal Student Aid – this form feeds the college information used to generate your financial award letter https://.fafsa.ed.gov may begin October NEVER PAY A SITE/PERSON TO HELP YOU FIND FREE MONEY

Ongoing & Upcoming Activities College Representative Visits to RHS- Ongoing 9/21/1 8– Senior Picture Make-up day 9/30/2018- DPS College Fair - Northgate Mall OCTOBER – CFNC’s College Application Month 10/2/18 - Senior Information Night; 6-7:30pm (tentative) 10/3 - Latino Parent Night 6pm café 10/4 - CFNC Workshop 10/8--12 Homecoming Week 10/11/18 – ASVAB (sign-up in Student Services) 10/15 - CAW begins 10/27/18 – ACT (Registration Deadline – Sept. 28th) 10/6/18 – SAT (Registration Deadline – Sept. 7th) 10/26 - End of Q1