1. Freshmen Presentation Fall 2010 Presented by: The CBA Counseling Department

2. Who is my counselor? Renee Dilda, MS Serving students with last names “A-G” reneedilda@wcps.orgreneedilda@wcps.org ext. 1108 Yvonne Mills, MS Serving students with last names “H-O” lillianmills@wcps.orglillianmills@wcps.org ext. 1118 Gladys Diggs, MS Serving students with last names “P-Z” gladysdiggs@wcps.orggladysdiggs@wcps.org ext. 1119

3. CBA Website Overview www.cbafalcons.com

4. Good Grades + Extracurricular Activities + Volunteer work – (poor attendance + discipline problems) = Grants, Scholarships, Financial Aid, College You do the math… CBA has 28 athletic teams CBA has over 20 student clubs Last year, CBA seniors earned over $4 million in grants & scholarships WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO GET INVOLVED???

5. Promotion Standards 0-5 credits= 9 th Grade 6-12 credits= 10th Grade 13-19 credits= 11 th Grade level III/IV on 10 th Grade NC Writing Test 20-32 credits= 12th Grade 24 credits minimum= GRADUATION

6. Future-Ready Core Diploma Minimum 24 Credits Group Activity

7. Future-Ready Core Diploma Minimum 24 Credits ENGLISH - 4 ( I, II, III, IV) MATH – 4 (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II & 1 More Beyond Alg II) SCIENCE – 3 (Earth/Environ, a Physical Science, Biology) SOCIAL STUDIES – 3 (World History, Civics/Econ, US History) HEALTH/PE – 1 Course #90112 ELECTIVES – 6 (2 from CTE, the Arts, Foreign Language) + (4 recommended from CTE -or- JROTC -or- Arts -or- any academic area) FOREIGN LANGUAGE(2 credits required for application to ALL NC public universities and (optional) MOST independent/private colleges) ELECTIVES – 3 (Additional electives from any area) Graduation Project

8. www.cbafalcons.com or beyankalewis@wcps.org or English teacher www.cbafalcons.combeyankalewis@wcps.org

9. GPA & Class Rank ABCDF 93-10085-9277-8470-7669 and below Course Levels S (Standard Course of Study) AP (Advanced Placement) H (Honors Level) Class Rank The Weighted GPA determines class rank. In case of a tie, the unweighted GPA will be used. Unweighted GPA Standard Courses Weighted GPA Honors & AP Courses

10. Honors Programs Valedictorian Salutatorian Honor Graduates Marshals National Honor Society-11th and 12th grade NC Academic Scholars Program Academic Recognition Principal’s List: All A’s in all courses. A Honor Roll: Overall average of 93.0 with no grade below 85. B Honor Roll: Overall average of 85.0 with no grade below 78. A’s & Bars Assembly

11. PSAT www.collegeboard.com www.collegeboard.com

12. Official HS Transcripts $2.00 per copy 48 hour processing time Email your counselor or stop by #106 Unofficial copy received during presentation FREE transcripts using CFNC.org

13. Transcript Review

14. Transcript Review (Cont.)

15. Transcript Review (cont.)

18. Academic Resume Smar T. Pants PO Box 159 Pikeville, NC 27863 (919)242-3400 smarteepants@gmail.com Use the HS Planner on CFNC OR Create your own

19. QUESTIONS?

20. College Foundation of NC (CFNC) www.cfnc.org

21. Now what? Go to www.cfnc.orgwww.cfnc.org Login to your account Go to “My CFNC” (blue tab) Select “High School Planning Portfolio” Scroll down to “Your Plan of Study” “Create your course plan” “Create a plan of study from scratch” Enter all courses/ grades from transcript Return to “My CFNC” (blue tab) Select “High School Planning Portfolio” Scroll down to “Extracurricular Activities” & update