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OLD NEWS….
What you
might have missed…
Ø January 26th—OPEN
HOUSE for second semester & COURSE SELECTION Overview Session for
Parents
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6:00 p.m. General
Meeting
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6:15—7:30 Classroom
Schedule Rotation (Advisory, 1st—4th Blocks)
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7:30—8:30 2012-13 Course
Selection Overview
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Review of graduation
requirements
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Review of Transcripts
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Review of Course
Selection Process for school year 2012-13
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Highlight of academic
options—Middle College, Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate
Program, NC Virtual High School, Community College course options
Ø FINANCIAL
AID NIGHT—TUESDAY, JANUARY 3RD
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6:30—7:30 P.M. at
Orange High School—Auditorium
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Focus on the FASFA
application process and the role of the Financial Aid Office
Ø 10th
Graders taking the PLAN (Pre-ACT)—Tuesday, Dec.
13th. Make Up day—Thursday, Dec. 15th.
Free of charge and a NC requirement for all 10th grade
students. See website below for details.
http://www.act.org/plan/pdf/YourGuidePLAN.pdf
Notification
Letter
Ø PSAT
Results—
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PLUS period—12/14
(Wednesday) for students last names A—L
12/19 (Monday)
for students last names S—Z
This is the
link for the understanding of the 2011 PSAT/NMSQT results for Parents
http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/parent-tutorial-for-understanding-psat-nmsqt-results-english.pdf
Understanding
your PSAT results power-point
Ø
First
9 week report cards must be picked up by a parent/guardian. Report
cards may be picked up in the front office.
Junior Parent Night
Ø
Tuesday,
October 25th at 6:30 p.m. in the Media Center
ü
College Planning
ü
Senior Year Planning
Ø Presentation
Thank you all for coming. If you have
additional questions or concerns, please contact your counselor.
Senior Parent Night
Ø Tuesday,
October 3rd beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Media Center
ü Focus will be on post-secondary preparation and
ü Senior Timeline
ü Senior expense
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PRESENTATION
Thank you all for
coming. If you have additional questions or concerns, please contact your
counselor.
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Ø SENIORS: CFNC College Application Week—November 14th through
18th
·
The College Foundation
of North Carolina set aside 1 week for all high school seniors to complete
at least one college application for a NC Public college.
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CFNC
Information Letter
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CFNC
Information Letter—Spanish
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All seniors will be
given the opportunity to complete a college applications (2-year or 4-year)
during this week with the assistance from counselors
o
College
Application Check List
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Some College &
Universities are waiving their application fee this week—
o
Colleges
with Fee Waivers
o
Just added Fayetteville State
University
Ø Career
Expo for Orange County and
Chapel Hill Carrboro-City Schools' students in grades 7-12 will be held at
University Mall on November 10th
from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Students who want to ride the bus need to
pick up a field trip form in Guidance and return it to Mrs. Smith by Wednesday,
November 9th.
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IB Exhibition Night—November 8th
You are cordially invited you to the 7th Annual IB Exhibition Night to be held at Cedar Ridge High School on Tuesday, Nov. 8th
from 6 - 8 pm. This evening will serve as an opportunity to showcase
the work done by our International Baccalaureate Diploma Program students.
Please view the attached flyer for more
details about this event. Also, feel free to forward this invitation
to other interested parents and student who may be thinking about being a
part of the IB program!
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