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Grade Career Activities |
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Counselors
meet with students in small groups in the early fall.
This Freshman Orientation focuses on the transition
to high school. Balancing the adjustment to block scheduling,
additional course work/expectations, and added social
pressures are discussed. Additional topics include the
role of the guidance counselor, graduation and SOL requirements,
functions of the Career Center, availability of after
school help, clubs, and activities. Discussion groups
that provide a forum to share feelings, thoughts and
experiences are also offered. |
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| 9th
Grade Goals for career and post-secondary preparation |
Students
may want to: |
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Talk
with your parents, teachers, and friends about your
likes and dislikes and your personal characteristics..
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Review
requirements for certain careers/colleges/specialized
schools or the military. |
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Visit
your school career center and local library. |
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Discuss
job information with people who are currently in a field
which is of interest to you. |
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Talk
with college students who are currently taking courses
in a field which is of interest to you. |
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Consider
career goals in selecting classes. |
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Meet
with your guidance counselor. Find out if you are "on
track." |
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Start
and keep a portfolio of academic and extracurricular
activities. |
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Think
about career possibilities. Find out what the career
is really involves and what education it requires. The
Career Center is an invaluable source of information. |
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Find
out what NCAA requires if you want to play sports in
college. |
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| Online
Research
THINK
AHEAD: It is very important to speak with your counselor
for the best advise. All of the following sites have
suggestions that will help start planning. However,
these suggestions may not take into consideration
the unique situations in Fairfax County Public Schools
or the requirements of your dream school. |
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FCPS
Career Connections |
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Career
Cruising |
Do
Career Matching, College Searching, and much more in
English or Spanish, compliments of FCPS. Get the login
and password from the Career Center. |
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Kuder
Career Planning System |
Virginia
provides this opportunity to do Career Matching, a skills
inventory, and a work values inventory at no charge.
Once students create a portfolio, that portfolio should
be available for life. Get access information from the
Career Center |
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Virginia
View |
Compiled
by Virginia Tech, this site can help develop skills,
examine careers, and find resources as well as activities.
Check out the ideas at Cross Roads 11. |
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Homework
Helper |
B.J.
Pinchbeck's collection |
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Math
Forum |
Drexel
University math information and help |
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On-line
Writing Lab |
From
Purdue University |
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Study
Skills |
From
Columbia University with links to other sites |
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Planning
and Preparing for the Future |
Consider
all of the information options. |
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This information
is provided for your convenience and perusal.
Postings do not indicate sponsorship.
Parents need to check and be satisfied with any
program chosen for their children.
This web page contains links to one or more web
pages that are outside the FCPS network. Neither
W.T. Woodson High School nor FCPS controls the content
or relevancy of these pages.
page
curator:
K. Ishii
last updated: 21 September 2006 |
