Department
Career Center
Mrs. Grow
agrow@ccboe.com
The NPHS
Career Center
is located in the Guidance Office. Students can research information
about careers, colleges, universities, technical schools, apprenticeship
programs, military service, financial aid and scholarships. Students
are encouraged to sign up to visit the Career Center in the morning
before classes start, during lunch shifts, or after school with
an appointment to take advantage of all the resources it has to
offer.
Freshmen
Create a file of the following documents
and notes: Copies of report cards, Lists of awards and honors, Lists
of school and community activities in which you are involved and
descriptions of what you do. Find out about AP and other honors-level
courses: What courses are available, whether or not you are eligible
for the classes that you want to take. Share your Career Planning Activity
and handouts with your parents. Visit some nearby campuses if you
are interested in local colleges. Keep up your grades. Do extra
credit whenever possible. Put forth your best effort. (improvement
counts)
Sophomores
Update
your file or start one if you haven’t already. (See above for a
list of what it should contain). Continue participation in academic
enrichment programs, summer workshops, and school activities. Visit
some nearby colleges over break. Learn about college costs and how
financial aid works. Start to identify 10 target colleges. Get the
admissions stats and download applications for your top colleges
– see what they expect.
Juniors
Visit the Career Center
for the most up-to-date information. Visit colleges during spring
break: large, small, public and private. Get a feel for what works
for you. Remember how important junior grades are for your class
rank and college applications.
Special Interest Items
Penn State
Information Programs May 12 – 15, 2008,
Fairfax, VA, Frederick, MD, Baltimore, MD, and Rockville, MD,
for registration, directions, and information, www.admissions.psu.edu/infoprograms
RecruitsLive.com connecting Athletes with College Coaches
for free. Recruits Live is built by college athletes to help high
school athletes reach their dreams. Athletes can create a profile,
find colleges and contact coaches. www.recruitslive.com
Washington
Post 7th Annual Music and Dance Educational Awards will
honor the artistic and academic abilities of public and private
high school seniors who will graduate in 2009. Are you a high school
junior serious about music, vocals or dance? Here is your chance
to compete for a scholarship. For more information www.washpost.com/education.
See Mrs. Grow in the Career
Center for
an application.
Colleges That Change Lives 2008 programs are scheduled at the Marriott Bethesda North Hotel
and Conference
Center on Saturday, May 17 at 12:00 and
the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner on Sunday, May 18 at 3:00. The program
includes a 30 minute information session and a college fair immediately
following, lasting 1.5 hours. Visit http://www.CTCL.com
for more information. The CTCL events are free to the public, and pre-registration is not required.
NCAA
Any junior wishing to play collegiate sports at the Division I or
Division II level needs to register with the National Collegiate
Athletic Association Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse in June/July.
Visit http://www.ncaaclearinghouse.net for all the pertinent information
you will need to compete in college. Remember ACT/SAT test
scores are reported directly from the testing agencies to NCAA Initial-Eligibility
Clearinghouse and to your prospective colleges.
COMCAST
has created Scholarships ON DEMAND to educate parents and students
on local resources and scholarships to supplement the cost of paying
for college. Comcast Digital Cable customers can access this
information 24 hours a day in the “Get Local” section of the Comcast
Video ON DEMAND.
The
Selective Service Administration requires all 18 year old males to register with the Selective
Service. You must register within 30 days of turning 18. Failure
to register for the selective service can affect your ability to
get a job, receive Federal college loans, grants and student aid,
or get into college. Register online at http:/
www.sss.gov or fill out a registration card at any U.S. Post
Office.
What Do I Want To Be? What Are My Goals? How Can I Prepare? Go to www.bewhatiwanttobe.com
where students create free
personal accounts and begin setting goals in life, career and learning.
You are automatically entered to win prizes this year, like games,
iPods, and even cash! The Maryland Business Roundtable for Education
(MBRT), www.MBRT.org has developed this interactive teen
website.
My College QuickStart All students
who took the PSAT/NMSQT
use your access code from the score sheet to log on and receive
your free personalized College Planning Package at http://www.collegeboard.com/psatextra.
You can set up your career and college search portfolio to use throughout
your high school years.
Summer Opportunities
Natural
Resources Careers Conference - Current
high school students (freshmen, sophomores and juniors) who are
interested in careers in forestry or natural resources can participate
in a one week free residential program with the Maryland Department
of Natural Resources; they even have the opportunity to earn credit
through Allegheny Community College. Deadline May 15. Details: http://www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/nrcareersconf.html.
Engineering
Innovation A
summer engineering program at Johns
Hopkins University. This program uses a curriculum that demystifies
technology, emphasizes engineering’s innovative and creative aspects,
and exposes students to engineering’s diverse educational and career
opportunities. Designed for
rising high school juniors, seniors, and incoming college freshman.
Students who successfully complete the course with an A or B receive
three transferable elective college credits from Johns
Hopkins University.
Downloaded application: http://engineering-innovation.jhu.edu. New application deadline is May 15. Questions, contact Lindsay Carroll, Academic
Program Coordinator, Center for Educational Outreach, 410-516-6224
or email Lindsay.Carroll@jhu.edu
2008 Junior
Statesmen Summer Programs at
Georgetown, Yale, Princeton, and
Stanford Universities are taking applications.
Also, Presidential National Convention Symposia are available.
Visit http://www.jsa.org and http://www.jsa.org/symposiumfor
more details. Fundraising information is available at
http://www.jsa.org/discounts or http://www.jsa.org/fundraising
University
of Maryland Summer Sessions and Special Programs: Three-week
program offers students the opportunity to earn 3 college credits,
live on campus or commute, utilize the university's resources, including
the Stamp Student Union, recreation centers, technology and computer
labs, etc. Courses include: architecture, engineering, kinesiology,
journalism, humanities, and more. Visit http://www.summer.umd.edu/yspfor
more information and application or call 301-314-3572 or 1-877-989-7762
or e-mail at summer@umd.edu with questions.
Brown University Summer 2008 The Leadership Institute, leadership development
for high school
students at http://www.brown.edu/summer
NASA Goddard
Space Flight Center 2008
Summer Opportunities http://eduation.gsfc.nasa.gov/pages/placement.html
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/9-12/programs/index.html
Microsoft
Summer Camp for
High School Girls (day camp, Washington,
DC location). http://www.microsoft.com/about/diversity/programs/camps.mspx
Michigan
Tech’s Summer Programs for High
School students (STEM-related) residential programs http://youthprograms.mtu.edu/docs/2008_Application_Packet.pdf
Upward
Bound TRIO Summer Programs for low-income/first-generation college-bound
high school students: http://www.ed.gov/programs/trioupbound/index.html
Summer
Program Ideas posted on the College Board
website at http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/high-school/9839.html
Maryland
Job Service is located at 175 Post Office Road in Waldorf, Maryland.
Office hours for Job Service referrals are from 8:00a.m-3:00p.m.
daily. If the job seeker is presently registered, they
may call with a job order number from the list located in the Career
center to get job referral information. Maryland
Job Service 301-645-8712 or online at http://www.careernet.state.md.us
Websites
to check out for information about colleges:
www.collegequest.com www.petersons.com
www.fastweb.com www.gocollege.com
www.marylandmentor.com www.collegeispossible.org
www.fafsa.ed.gov www.studentaid.ed.gov
www.finaid.com www.salliemae.com/aud/highschl
www.weeklyscholarshipalert.org www.collegeboard.com
www.act.org
Websites
for Career Searches:
http://www.mapping-your-future.org/planning
http://www.bewhatiwanttobe.com
http://www.careervoyages.gov/
http://www.factmonster.com/spot/careers.html
http://www.acrnetwork.org/
http://teacher.scholastic.com/commclub/index.htm
http://www.careerkey.org/cgi-bin/ck.pl?action=choices
http://www.nycareerzone.org
http://www.bls.gov/k12/
Financial
Aid Information
CEEB School Code: 211-061
SAT/ACT TEST DATES
·
SAT Dates: 12-1-07,
1-28-08, 3-1-08, 5-3-08, 6-7-08 Test Centers: CSM, Westlake HS,
Register: www.collegeboard.com
·
ACT Dates: 12-8-07, 2-9-08, 4-12-08, 6-14-08 Test Centers:
CSM, McDonough HS, Westlake HS, Register: www.actstudent.org
Free SAT/ACT test prep available at www.number2.com,
www.collegebound.net., and
www.march2success.com
Transcript
Policy Students requesting a copy of their high school
transcript must complete a transcript request form available in
the guidance office or download a form here. The form must be completely filled out including
parent signature.
Periodically check this website to view information on
Career
Center activities, important notices on
upcoming events, and scholarships.
These
programs and scholarships are provided as a courtesy. Charles County
Public Schools and North Point
High School
do not rate the quality or value of any of these. For more information
on items in this newsletter, please see Mrs. Grow in the Career Center.
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