1. Cary High School Class of 2014!!

2. Do you know the Student Services Staff?

3. 9 th -10 th Grade Counselor A-L Ms. Bowers

4. Do you know the Student Services Staff? 9 th -10 th Grade Counselor M-Z Ms. O’Riordan

5. Do you know the Student Services Staff? Mrs. Sheats Counseling Intern from NCSU

6. Do you know the Student Services Staff? SAP Counselor Ms. Jankowsky

7. Do you know the Student Services Staff? Intervention Coordinator Ms. DeBinder

8. Do you know the Student Services Staff? Attendance Counselor-All Grades Mr. Brown

9. Do you know the Student Services Staff? Dean of Student Services 11 th & 12 th Grade Counselor A-C Ms. Brannan

10. Do you know the Student Services Staff? 11 th -12 th Grade Counselor D-Mc Ms. Strader

11. Do you know the Student Services Staff? 11 th -12 th Grade Counselor Me-Z Ms. Kennedy

12. Student Services Secretary Ms. Jack Do you know the Student Services Staff? Registrar Ms. Hauge

13. GPA ACTIVITY! Where do you stand with your GPA?

14. What do you need to be promoted to the 11 th grade English II One credit in each of the following: Mathematics Social Studies Science 12 total credits

15. Class of 2014 What do I have to do to graduate in June of 2014???

16. Specific Graduation Requirements for Future Ready Core (FRC) English I, II, III, IV4 Math4 Science (Earth, Biology, Physical) 3 Social Studies (World History, Civics & Economics, US History) 3 Healthful Living1 Electives 11 TOTAL26 ******These are minimum graduation requirements.******

17. Electives: 2 elective credits needed from: Career and Technical Education Arts Education Second Languages 4 elective credits are strongly recommended from: Career and Technical Education (CTE) Arts Education any other subject area (Math, Science, Social Studies, English)

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 foreign language. By the year 2013, the minimum requirements for admission will be a 2.5 GPA and 800 SAT (Critical Reading & Mathematics) or 17 ACT.

19. Schedule Change Requests Students are expected to take courses which they registered for (primary and/or alternate selections) If there is a scheduling error, a schedule change request can be made via the student’s SPAN account. You will receive an ―accepted, denied, or need more information--response from your school counselor. Check your email regularly.

20. Attendance Wake County policy dictates that a student absent for more than 10 days in a semester class or 20 days in a yearlong class can be assigned a grade of FF indicating failure due to excessive absences. This includes both excused and unexcused absences. 2 absences in a block scheduled class is like missing 4 days of learning.

21. Driver Eligibility Learner’s Permit 14 ½ years old 30 hours in the driver’s education classroom 6 hours actual driving DMV and DPI require that you pass 3 of 4 classes each semester=Graduated License Students must pass 75% of courses (3 out of 4 on a block schedule) to be able to obtain or maintain their drivers license!

22. Athletic Eligibility 85% Attendance required during the semester prior. Under 19 on or before October 16th Must have passed 3 courses 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 the15th day of the present semester

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

24. Transcripts This is PERSONAL INFORMATION… keep it private! We will go over the different parts together… Save general questions for the end.

25. Collegeboard.org Can you find: How to create an account? How to register for the SAT’s? What is the next deadline? What is today’s SAT Question of the Day? How to search colleges of interest to you? Look up 2 schools of interest to you and fill out the info on the handout you were given. How to look for majors of interest? Look up 2 careers/majors of interest to you and fill out the info on your handout.

26. CFNC.org Must create an account on this site to send transcripts to schools within NC. Site can also be used to apply to many schools in NC. Search for colleges by region or major. Search for careers & take interest inventories.

27. Top HS Survival Tips Be interested and enthusiastic about high school. When in doubt, ask for help! Be here. On time. Everyday. MAKE GOOD CHOICES! Get involved! Advocate for yourself. Start planning for your future. Now.

28. Thank you, Class of 2014!