Senior Advisements & College Readiness

This information covers senior advisements for 2018, student services team details, scheduling counselor appointments, NC/DPS Future Ready Core Graduation Requirements, post-high school options, and guidance on completing college applications online. Students can find resources for academic planning, career development, college advising, and more.

• Senior
• College
• Advisements
• Graduation
• Applications

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1. Senior Advisements 2018

2. Student Services Team Mary Williams 9-12 A-Cl Portia Jacobs 9-12 Co-F Jewel Jeffreys 9-12 G-J Deondra Jenkins 9-12 K-Ni Christina Yarborough 9-12 No-Sh Cathy Sebring 9-12 Si-Z Sheena Brooks Career Development Coord. Kanika Lawson Special Populations Kisha Bardonille Social Worker Arbre ya Lewis College Advising Corp Tyesha Arnold Durham Tech Liaison

3. To schedule a Counselor appointment : Go to https://www.schedulicity.com/scheduling/RHSC2U (the link is on RHS website under the Students tab) Click on Services Click on Student Meeting Request Choose a Provider (your Counselor) Click on date you prefer Click on time you prefer Click on book it Click on printer icon Print the confirmation to show your teacher at the time of your appointment. *A computer will be available in Student Services if needed.

4. NC/DPS Future Ready Core Graduation Requirements English I, II, III, IV Math I, Math II, Math III, 4thMath World History, American History I, American History II, Civics & Economics (variations based on ability- see Course Guides Earth/Environmental, Biology, a Physical Science course (Physics or Chemistry or Physical Science) Health/PE (NOT PE elective) 2 Credit Concentration (CTE, Arts, World Languages) 4 Credit Concentration (Recommended) 28 Credits to Graduate

5. Options after High School Visit Ms. Brooks, Career Dev. Coordinator sheenabrooks@dpsnc.net to meet with military recruiters to take an interest inventory inquire about jobs or job readiness Visit Ms. Arbre ya Lewis, College Advisor riversidehs.dukecac@gmail.com for assistance with college applications, applying for scholarships & financial aid Visit Mrs. Arnold, Durham Tech Liaison arnoldt@durhamtech.edu Durham Tech career options College Transfer

6. Complete College Applications Online CFNC.org CFNCAll NC 2 & 4 year colleges Spanish services CFNC.org Here Students can apply to college and submit transcripts electronically Student must submit all information as it appears on his/her transcript and include Student Number. Commonapp.org - includes over 700 colleges nationwide, 22 in NC Common App in NC Students provide teacher and counselor email information for online recommendations and online transcript submissions (Please contact your preferred recommender if you wish to submit his/her name). SEND.edu method used by these NC colleges to obtain supplemental doc s and transcript from your counselor (contact him/her) Individual College websites

7. Transcript Request If not using CFNC, Common App or SEBD.edu, you can request a transcript for colleges or scholarships through RHS website: Go to riverside.dpsnc.net click Students tab click Transcript Requests and scroll down Click on DPS transcript request page, scroll down to bookbag icon on left (DPS page)and complete the form and submit

8. Student responsibilities Submitting Application Requesting/Submitting Transcript online Application Fee (fee waivers available to eligible students - form linked here ) Submitting SAT/ACT Scores SAT Send SAT scores ACT Send ACT Scores Requesting Letters of Recommendation (Contact your recommender beforehand. You may also submit a Senior Brag Sheet or Senior R sum in Student Services and make an appointment)

9. Financial Aid & Scholarships Check college websites-most schools automatically consider you for in-house merit money when you complete the FAFSA. Some have prestigious scholarships with separate applications (Park @ NCSU, Morehead-Cain @ UNC-CH) RHS Website click About Us; Student Services, scroll down (You should also subscribe to the weekly E-Newsletter) Scholarship search websites Fastweb.com HERE Mycollegedollars.com HERE Bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search HERE FAFSA ~ FREE Application for Federal Student Aid this form feeds the college information used to generate your financial award letter https://.fafsa.ed.gov may begin Oct. 1, 2017 *****NEVER PAY A SITE/PERSON TO HELP YOU FIND FREE MONEY*****

10. Ongoing & Upcoming Activities College Representative Visits to RHS 10/2/18 - Senior Information Night; 6-7:30pm TBD 2018 College Fair, Northgate Mall 9/21/1 Senior Picture Make-up day Fall TBD 2018 ASVAB (sign-up in Student Services) 10/27/1 ACT (Registration Deadline Sept. 28th) 10/6/18 SAT (Registration Deadline Sept. 7th) OCTOBER CFNC s College Application Month