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Junior Guidance Counselor
Jodi Davis
email: davisj@wcschools.com
453-4600 ext. 3014
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| The ASVAB will be given on Tuesday, February 23 from 8:30 – 11:30 in the auditorium. It is open to all juniors and seniors. Sign ups will begin right after Christmas break in the guidance office. |
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Youth Leadership Wilson
Youth Leadership Wilson is a program for high school juniors in the Wilson County Schools, Friendship Christian School and Mt. Juliet Christian Academy. Thirty students are selected to participate in a program that teaches them about their community, who’s “in charge”, and also valuable leadership skills.
The program began in 1994 as an education group project of the charter class of Leadership Wilson. The program has grown from 15 students each year to 30 students. Since its beginning, over three hundred youth have graduated from the program and have gone on to be better leaders among their peers in high school and college. The youth start out the year with an outdoor experience at Camp Boxwell—getting to know each other and engaging in team-building experiences. Class days follow each month on topics such as Education, Community Service, Careers, Local Government, State Government and Lifestyles in Wilson County. The class also completes group projects that use the leadership skills they are learning while benefiting the county as well.
Youth Leadership Wilson is a program of the adult Leadership Wilson program and is overseen by a committee of the Board of Directors of Leadership Wilson. Volunteer sponsors handle the planning and conducting of class days. If interested, turn in your completed application to the Guidance office. |
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| ACT Dates for 2008-09-See ACT Tab (Packet available in the guidance office) |
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Students who are planning to enter either a 4-year college or university or a
2-year community or junior college should plan to take a college entrance exam. It is recommended that most students take one of these tests for the first time in the spring of their junior year. All students planning to take a college entrance exam should plan to take the exam before the end of the first semester of their senior year. Students can take the exams as many times as they would like. Colleges will use the highest score to award acceptance or scholarship money.
The two college entrance exams that students have an opportunity to take are the ACT and the SAT. Students may choose either test to take or they may take both of them. Most schools will accept either test as an entrance exam; check with your particular university to make certain. |
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| College Timeline |
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Going to college requires organization, planning, and preparation. To be prepared for college, do the following throughout your high school years:
Take college prep courses
Make the best grades your possibly can
Get involved in school and community activities
Develop your skills and talents and pursue your personal interests
Gather information about your college choices and options
Save money for college |
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What should I be doing as a Junior to prepare for college?
Research your college options and do the following:
~ meet with college reps
~ attend college fairs
~ visit college Web sites
~ talk to your parents
about college costs
Take the PSAT October 17th
Look into scholarship info
Take the ACT and/or SAT in the spring
If you want to play a sport in college, register with the NCAA
Make college visits in the spring and summer. |
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| College Prep Courses |
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The most important thing you can do to prepare for college is to follow a college preparatory program in high school.
Below is a list of the courses that most 4-year colleges recommend students take in high school.
- 4 years of English
- 3-4 years of math (including Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2)
- 3 years of science (with laboratory experience)
- 2-3 years of the same foreign language
- 3 years of social studies
- 1 year of fine or performing arts
Competitive schools consider the above to be the minimum requirements. They recommend that students challenge themselves by taking advanced, honors, and AP (Advanced Placement) courses whenever possible.
As you plan and prepare for college, learn as much as you can about college admissions, choosing a college, college majors, paying for college, etc. These Web sites have excellent information for students and parents.
www.collegeboard.com
www.act.org
www.educationplanner.com
www.studentaid.ed.gov
www.petersons.com
www.gocollege.com |
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