1. Juniors: You’re halfway through; prepare for your future! September 17, 2015

2. People You Should Know Your High School Transcript College Planning SAT/ACT Information $$ for College And more! Q & A Agenda

3. Ms. Toria Greene A-Da Ms. Valorie Hallenbeck Je-Moq Mr. Stefon Lowman Mor-Sc People you should know: Ms. Alicia Kirkpatrick Sch-Z Mrs. Patty Miller Dean of Students Mr. Chuck Small De-Ja

4. Ms. Brandy Lyons, Student Assistance Program Counselor blyons Mr. Brandon Clowers, School Social Worker bclowers Ms. Sharon Manning, Career Development Coordinator smanning1 Ms. Kelley Schroeder, Academic Coach kschroeder Ms. Nancy McMillan School Nurse nmcmillan Ms. Nancy Stewart, Registrar nstewart Ms. Ina Nyko, School Psychologist inyko Ms. Debbie Fluke Guidance Tech dfluke Ms. Sarah Coombs, Intervention Coordinator scoombs Ms. Ginny Honkomp Data Manager vhonkomp People you should know:

5. Patty Miller pmiller5 Dean Toria Greene tgreene A-Da Chuck Small csmall De-Ja Valorie Hallenbeck vhallenbeck Je-Moq Stefon Lowman slowman Mor-Sc Alicia Kirkpatrick akirkpatrick2 Sch-Z Use the correct email address for your counselor! name@wcpss.net

6. The BEST way to see my counselor: Please email your counselor to make an appointment. Your counselor will email you your appointment time. If you have a test during the appointment time, please email your counselor back for a new time. Student should show the email to their teacher as their pass. OR You may come to Student Services and fill out a form to request an appointment with your counselor.

7. Transcripts: You will receive a copy of your unofficial transcript today. Please look for any errors and report them to your counselor. Grades/GPA Calculation – Only final grades are used in grade point average (GPA) calculation. Quality Points: Used to weight honors/AP courses. Extra 1 point for honors, Extra 2 points for AP/IB Overall Cumulative GPA = total # of earned quality points divided by the total # of potential credits. Your High School Transcript

8. Request Transcripts by using our online system. Go to the Enloe website, click on “order transcript” box on the right-hand side of the page. Questions or concerns? Email Mrs. Nancy Stewart, Registrar nstewart@wcpss.net Making Transcript Requests

9. So what do you need to do NOW? Research colleges - Consider majors offered, size, location, $$ (in-state vs. out-of-state, public vs. private), climate, and diverse culture of the population. The State of North Carolina has: 16 state-supported universities 36 independent colleges and universities 58 community colleges That’s 110 in-state colleges and universities to choose from! So if you haven’t already, BEGIN NOW! Don’t wait any longer! VISIT, VISIT, VISIT! Planning for College

10. NC’s 16 State-Supported Colleges/Universities* UNC system college information: http://www.northcarolina.edu/http://www.northcarolina.edu/ Appalachian State UniversityUNC-Asheville East Carolina UniversityUNC-Chapel Hill Elizabeth City State UniversityUNC-Charlotte Fayetteville State UniversityUNC-Greensboro UNC School of the ArtsUNC-Pembroke NC A & T State UniversityUNC-Wilmington NC Central University Western Carolina University NC State UniversityWinston Salem State University * Must meet minimum admission requirements to apply. Planning for College

11. NC’s 36 Independent Colleges/Universities NC Independent Colleges/Universities: http://www.ncicu.org/http://www.ncicu.org/ Barton CollegeGreensboro CollegeUniversity of Mount Olive Belmont Abbey CollegeGuilford CollegeNC Wesleyan College Bennett CollegeHigh Point UniversityPfeiffer University Brevard CollegeJohnson C. Smith UniversityQueens University of Charlotte Cabarrus CollegeLees-McRae CollegeSt. Andrews University Campbell UniversityLenoir-Rhyne UniversitySt. Augustine’s University Catawba CollegeLivingstone CollegeSalem College Chowan UniversityLouisburg CollegeShaw University Davidson CollegeMars Hill UniversityWake Forest University Duke UniversityMeredith CollegeWarren Wilson College Elon UniversityMethodist UniversityWilliam Peace University Gardner-Webb UniversityMontreat CollegeWingate University Planning for College

12. NC Community Colleges: http://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/http://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/ NC Community College System: One of the largest systems of higher education in the nation with 58 comprehensive community colleges serving all 100 NC counties. One within a 30-minute drive of all NC residents. Lowest tuition in the Southeast Region – one of the lowest in the nation! You may apply to the community college of your choice, regardless of your county of residence. You may complete the first 2 years of a 4-year degree through the College Transfer Program OR enroll in a 2-year Associates Degree program. Gives you time to improve on academic skills and complete college minimum admissions requirements or focus on a specialized area of study. Community College Information

13. Wake Technical Community College: http://www.waketech.eduhttp://www.waketech.edu What does Wake Tech have to offer? 2-year college transfer program and 2-year associate degree programs. More than 180 associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates in science, applied science, the arts, and general education. A wide range of continuing education (non-credit) classes for professional and personal enrichment, conveniently offered at multiple Wake Tech campus locations and community sites throughout Wake County. AutomotiveComputer TechnologyLifelong Learning BiotechnologyCreative Arts & SkillsOnline Classes Building & ConstructionEn EspañolPublic Safety Business, Industry & Professional DevGED®/Adult High SchoolService Industry Career DevelopmentHealth Care ServicesSustainability Technology Certifications & LicensesHospitalityVocational Training Community College Information

14. What is the NC Articulation Agreement?. Community College Information You can get community college credit for Career and Technical Education courses in high school. An articulation agreement covers about 50 CTE courses that match knowledge and skills taught in community college courses. You need: Final grade of B or higher in the course A score of 93, or higher, on the standardized CTE post- assessment. To enroll at the community college within two years of high school graduation.

15. Accounting I Which CTE courses can I take at Enloe that may transfer to community college? unting I Entrepreneurship I (S/H) Accounting II ( H ) Microsoft Word and PowerPoint (S/H) Marketing Multimedia & Webpage Design Automotive Brakes Personal FinanceAutomotive Service Early Childhood I AND Early Automotive Electrical AND Automotive Childhood II Electrical Adv. Foods I AND Foods II – Enterprise (S/H ) Drafting I Foods II – Enterprise (S/H) & SafeServ certification Drafting I AND Drafting II-Architectural (H) Health Science I Drafting I AND Drafting II- Engineering Health Science II (H) Drafting III - Engineering Pharmacy Technician (H)

16. Stay Connected to Us! https://www.facebook.com/EnloeSS @EnloeStdntSrvcs and @EnloeCareer Career Services Website: http://enloecareerservices.weebly.comhttp://enloecareerservices.weebly.com Student Services Website: http://enloehsstudentservices.weebly.com/http://enloehsstudentservices.weebly.com/ Remind.com Text ‘7dbd2’ to 81010 or 919.729.5123 OR email: 7dbd2@mail.remind.com College representatives visit Enloe each week! Keep a calendar of important deadlines and events. Bookmark Student Services and check regularly!

17. Begin creating your Activities Résumé Organize all of your extracurricular activities since 9 th grade. Include all activities in both school and community. Be sure to update each year! Make sure you continue to stay active in a variety of activities throughout high school. This is VERY important in college admissions as it can distinguish you from other applicants. Get started now if you haven’t already, because junior English teachers will assign the activity résumé in the spring! Quality is so much more important than quantity! Leadership, community service, and being well-rounded are very important to colleges and scholarship committees! Planning for College

18. Enloe Scholarship Bulletin is updated periodically. From Enloe’s home page, click Scholarship button on the right. Start planning now for scholarships you may want to apply for in your senior year! Also, start an account with www.fastweb.com – largest online free internet scholarship search, and check out www.scholarshipplus.com/wake/ – the Wake County scholarship site. And don’t forget www.cfnc.org!www.fastweb.com www.scholarshipplus.com/wake/www.cfnc.org Planning To Pay for College

19. Coming in March 2016: Your first chance to take the new SAT is March 5. The SAT is changing in some ways, but these things are staying the same: It’s accepted by almost all U.S. colleges It’s typically taken by juniors in the spring and seniors in the fall Used together, nothing predicts potential college success better than the combination of SAT scores and high school GPA. What’s changed? * All-new optional essay * No penalty for guessing * No vocab you’ll never use again Facts about the New SAT: 4 parts: Reading, Writing and Language, Math, and the optional SAT Essay 400–1600 score scale* 4 answer choices 3 hours and 50 minutes with the SAT Essay — or 3 hours without it (retrieved from https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat)

20. SAT-I is the SAT. Plan to take it in the spring of your junior year! http://sat.collegeboard.org SAT-II is a shorter test for particular subject areas; some colleges may require these. Check your possible future college choices and plan to take them at or near the end of your junior year if at all possible. http://sat.collegeboard.org/about-tests/sat-subject-tests ACT is a standardized reasoning test that evaluates students in English, math, science & social studies. For some students, it is a good alternative to the SAT. And ACT scores will convert to SAT scores! www.act.orgwww.act.org Most colleges take highest math, reading, and writing scores. Taking the College Entrance Tests

21. DateRegister By Late (mail/phone) October 3 September 3 September 18/22 November 7 October 9 October 23/27 December 5 November 5 November 20/23 Fall SAT Test Dates: Fall ACT Test Dates: DateRegister ByLate October 24September 18 September 19-Oct. 2 December 12November 6 November 7-20

22. Dates of PSAT Registration: September 7, 2015 - September 17, 2015 (closes at 3:15 pm) All 9 th, 11 th and 12 th grade students must register online before making payment Registration LinkRegistration Link Why should you take the PSAT an 11 th grade student? If you take the PSAT/NMSQT, you’re automatically screened for the National Merit ® Scholarship Program

23. * Collegeboard’s My College Quick Start provides a personalized SAT study program based on your PSAT scores. The access code for this program is at the bottom of your PSAT score report. https://quickstart.collegeboard.org/posweb/login.jsp * Free PSAT, SAT and ACT Practice Test: www.petersons.comwww.petersons.com - Click on Test Prep * Free SAT Prep available on CFNC: www.cfnc.org – Click on College Test Prepwww.cfnc.org * Free SAT Practice Test on Collegeboard: www.collegeboard.orgwww.collegeboard.org * Free SAT/ACT Prep – www.march2success.com and www.khanacademy.orgwww.march2success.comwww.khanacademy.org Free SAT and ACT Prep

24. See our schedule of recruiters – located on Enloe website. Click on Student Tab. Click Career Services. See Ms. Manning in Career Services (Room 1934) if you have any additional questions. Visit websites: Air Force, www.airforce.com; Army,www.airforce.com www.goarmy.comwww.goarmy.com; Navy, www.navy.com; Marines, www.marines.com; and Coast Guard, www.gocoastguard.com.www.navy.com www.marines.com www.gocoastguard.com Thinking about the military?

25. Need help identifying your strengths? The ASVAB (Armed Services Vocation Aptitude Battery) will be given October 16 and March 4. Look/listen for announcements to sign up. Taking the ASVAB DOES NOT commit you to the military! Questions? Email Ms. Manning at smanning1@wcpss.net.smanning1@wcpss.net Online Career Assessments: Interest Profiler, Learn about Yourself and other career assessments at www.cfnc.org.www.cfnc.org

26. We hope you’re making every summer count! Attend educational programs! Get a job! Travel! Volunteer! A Few Examples: Governor’s School, Boys State, Girls State, Summer Ventures in Science and Mathematics, Project Uplift, Kahdy study abroad program, internships, summer camps, student exchange programs, etc. Seek out programs in the subject areas you’re interested in! See Summer Opportunities listed on our school website! Check out CFNC’s College Preparedness Opportunities listingsCollege Preparedness Opportunities listings Summer Enrichment Opportunities

27. Need a Part-Time job now or a Full-Time job next year? Stay up to date by going to our website: Go to Enloe website. Click on Student tab. Click Career Services and then Job Opportunities. Also, check out: Job Link Career Center: http://www.nccommerce.com/workforce/job-seekers/ Click on Youth Ages 14-21 Jobs Now: http://www.jobsnow.nc.gov/http://www.jobsnow.nc.gov/

28. http://enloehs.wcpss.net/http://enloehs.wcpss.net/ – Enloe school website http://enloehsstudentservices.weebly.com/http://enloehsstudentservices.weebly.com/ – Student Services http://enloecareerservices.weebly.comhttp://enloecareerservices.weebly.com – Career Services http://www.cfnc.org/http://www.cfnc.org/ – College Foundation of NC http://www.collegeboard.orghttp://www.collegeboard.org/ – College Board SAT http://www.act.org/http://www.act.org/ – ACT http://www.nclabor.com/http://www.nclabor.com/ – NC Department of Labor http://www.northcarolina.edu/http://www.northcarolina.edu/ – NC’s State Colleges http://www.ncicu.org/http://www.ncicu.org/ – NC’s Independent Colleges Website References

29. The junior year is admittedly the toughest year of a high school student’s life, but in every part of life there is a need for balance. 1.Simplify and do less – allow yourself down time to relax and recharge. 2.Get enough sleep – don’t deprive your brain of its full functioning power! 3.Get organized – keep a calendar and map out those long term assignments. 4.Have fun – because you’ve earned it!

30. And remember, if the going ever gets rough, We are here for you!!