1. Class of 2016!
Cary High School

2. Do you know the Student Services staff?

3. Do you know the Student Services staff?
9th-10th Grade Counselor A-L
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4. Do you know the Student Services staff?
9th-10th Grade Counselor M-Z
Ms. Bryant et

5. Do you know the Student Services staff?
Counseling Intern from UNC-CH
Ms. Davis
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6. Do you know the Student Services staff?
Intervention & PEP Counselor
9th -10th Grade Repeaters
Ms. DeBinder t

7. Do you know the Student Services staff?
SAP Counselor
Ms. Jankowsky
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8. Do you know the Student Services staff?
Attendance & Intervention Coordinator-
All Grades
Mr. Smith

9. Where do you stand with your GPA?

10. 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

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

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

15. 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.******

16. 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)

17. 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

18. 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.

19. 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

20. 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 address you used when you filled out the form regularly.

21. 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

22. Transcripts This is personal information! Keep it private!
We will go over the different parts together…
Save general questions for the end

23. 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

24. 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

25. CFNC.org collegeboard.org

26. Before you go: goo.gl/vOqEs4