freshmen presentation fall 2010 presented by: the cba counseling department

Freshmen PresentationFall 2010

Presented by:

The CBA

Counseling Department

Who is my counselor?

Renee Dilda, MSServing students with last names “A-G”

reneedilda@wcps.org ext. 1108

Yvonne Mills, MSServing students with last names “H-O”lillianmills@wcps.org ext. 1118

Gladys Diggs, MSServing students with last names “P-Z”gladysdiggs@wcps.org ext. 1119

CBA Website Overview

www.cbafalcons.com

Good Grades + Extracurricular Activities + Volunteer work – (poor attendance + discipline problems)

= Grants, Scholarships, Financial Aid, College

You do the math…

CBA has 28 athletic teams

CBA has over 20 student clubs

Last year, CBA seniors earned over $4 million in grants & scholarships

WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO GET INVOLVED???

Promotion Standards

•0-5 credits= 9th Grade

•6-12 credits= 10th Grade

•13-19 credits= 11th Grade•level III/IV on 10th Grade NC Writing Test

•20-32 credits= 12th Grade

•24 credits minimum= GRADUATION

Future-Ready Core DiplomaMinimum 24 Credits

Group Activity

Future-Ready Core DiplomaMinimum 24 Credits

ENGLISH - 4 ( I, II, III, IV)

MATH – 4 (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II & 1 More Beyond Alg II)

SCIENCE – 3 (Earth/Environ, a Physical Science, Biology)

SOCIAL STUDIES – 3 (World History, Civics/Econ, US History)

HEALTH/PE – 1 Course #90112

ELECTIVES – 6 (2 from CTE, the Arts, Foreign Language) +(4 recommended from CTE -or- JROTC -or- Arts -or- any

academic area)

FOREIGN LANGUAGE (2 credits required for application to ALL NC public universities and (optional) MOST independent/private colleges)

ELECTIVES – 3 (Additional electives from any area)

Graduation Project

Graduation Project www.cbafalcons.com or beyankalewis@wcps.org or English teacher

GPA & Class Rank

A B C D F

93-100 85-92 77-84 70-76 69 and below

Course LevelsS (Standard Course of Study)AP (Advanced Placement) H (Honors Level)

Class RankThe Weighted GPA determines class rank. In case of a tie, the unweighted GPA will be used.

Unweighted GPA

Standard Courses

Weighted GPA

Honors & AP Courses

Honors Programs

•Valedictorian•Salutatorian •Honor Graduates•Marshals•National Honor Society-11th and 12th grade•NC Academic Scholars Program

•Academic RecognitionPrincipal’s List: All A’s in all courses.

A Honor Roll: Overall average of 93.0 with no grade below 85.

B Honor Roll: Overall average of 85.0 with no grade below 78.

A’s & Bars Assembly

PSAT www.collegeboard.com

Official HS Transcripts

$2.00 per copy 48 hour processing time Email your counselor or stop by #106 Unofficial copy received during presentation FREE transcripts using CFNC.org

Transcript Review

Transcript Review (Cont.)

Transcript Review (cont.)

Transcript Review (cont.)

Transcript Review (cont.)

Academic Resume

Smar T. Pants

PO Box 159

Pikeville, NC 27863

(919)242-3400

smarteepants@gmail.com

Use the HS Planner on CFNC

OR

Create your own

QUESTIONS?

College Foundation of NC (CFNC)www.cfnc.org

Now what?

Go to www.cfnc.org Login to your account Go to “My CFNC” (blue tab) Select “High School Planning Portfolio” Scroll down to “Your Plan of Study” “Create your course plan” “Create a plan of study from scratch” Enter all courses/ grades from transcript Return to “My CFNC” (blue tab) Select “High School Planning Portfolio” Scroll down to “Extracurricular Activities” & update