Encouragement is like water to the soul, it makes everything grow.
by Chris Burkman
Positive Relationships.
Write Down in a google doc 3 keys to healthy relationships that you use or would like to use to build healthy relationships. Then explain how you use it in your daily life. Then upload the google doc into your ICAP folders.
Gen Z is smarter with money than Millennial's. In fact, 12% are already saving for retirement and a significant 21% of this generation of people ages 14 to 21 had a savings account before the age of ten!
Generation Z is shaping up to be a true "throwback generation," already working, saving money, and determined not to end up like Millennial's. 77% of Gen Z currently earn their own spending money through freelance work, a part time job, or earned allowance. This is a powerful finding given that this is also true for about the same percentage of Millennial's surveyed, who are ten years older!
Gen Z is primed to become more influential than Millennial's, and it’s happening quickly. Their practical and fiscally conservative behavior is making them part of businesses and our economy even at their young age.
Grit is the ability to keep working toward a goal, overcoming challenges and sticking with it even when it's hard.
A true definition of grit would say that grit is a personality trait that helps you keep working toward long-term goals despite setbacks or failures. It is similar to perseverance and it requires a growth mindset— two similar character traits that mean you are willing to keep working and improving at something despite the challenges that get in your way.
Explore your future career. Don't settle, but find something you are PASSIONATE about! Explore and write down top 5 career ideas, the salary, the job descriptions and how you will get there. You will either need to learn a trade/skill or go to college. Make sure to put this in your ICAP portfolio for next year.
Create an Account. Link your College in Colorado Account. Select the Interest Survey from the Tools. Complete the Survey. Write down your top three personality strengths. Choose Industry at the top of the O*Net. Select an industry or career. Write a Bio - Poem about one occupation.
Trade school vs. College. Select below, look over the info-graph about the value of trade school and write down 3 things you learned from the info-graph on a google doc.
Gen Z is smarter with money than Millennial's. In fact, 12% are already saving for retirement and a significant 21% of this generation of people ages 14 to 21 had a savings account before the age of ten!
Generation Z is shaping up to be a true "throwback generation," already working, saving money, and determined not to end up like Millennial's. 77% of Gen Z currently earn their own spending money through freelance work, a part time job, or earned allowance. This is a powerful finding given that this is also true for about the same percentage of Millennial's surveyed, who are ten years older!
Gen Z is primed to become more influential than Millennial's, and it’s happening quickly. Their practical and fiscally conservative behavior is making them part of businesses and our economy even at their young age.
Big Future. Choose your college list for the SAT and Scholarship opportunity.
03/2/2020
03/02/2020: Watch the You tube video below. Select "How to Start Your College List" - Go to BIG FUTURE - Select 6 Colleges that are a good fit right now. These do not have to be your final selection and you may want to go into a career or vocational school. This is just exploration and preparation for the possibility of going to College.
Trade school vs. College. Select below, look over the info-graph about the value of trade school and write down 3 things you learned from the info-graph on a google doc.
Explore 3 Industries. Then find your career path. Select entry level, mid level and advanced level. Write one profession down in your ICAP folder that includes annual salary, job openings and growth rate. - Keep exploring those careers you are interested in!
Colorado's top Jobs. - Write down 3 jobs you are interested in, annual openings and wages and growth rate in a google doc and put into your ICAP folder.
Understanding the importance of Networking in any field is very important. - Independently watch the Networking Ted Talk to be successful in your career choice no matter what that may be.
Seniors.
This is a time to fill out scholarships. Apply for colleges. If you are not going to college fill out a linked in profile to begin a job search and online networking.
Budgeting and living Frugal: Select 3 of them and explore the APPS. In a google doc write down the apps that you explored, which one you prefer and why.
Fill out Foundation Scholarship! Sign up in the office 9 am!
Graduation is so close.
1/13/2020
Make sure you have all your credits and volunteer hours to graduate. Look for your Transcripts on Infinite Campus and use your schedule for this year. Make sure you are passing all of your classes.
Reminder - Do the FAFSA. The earlier the better....
Also, the FAFSA can be used for any trade school, college, or vocational school.
It is free and will give you more options to choose from when you graduate high school!
Colorado Free Application day on October 15th. No Fees! It can get really expensive so take advantage of this. You can apply to trade school, colleges and Vocational schools.
Plan on going to College, trade school or vocational school
Choose 3 colleges, trade schools or vocational schools. You will find their online applications and prepare to apply on October 15th.
Use the College Application Checklist.
Make a copy and put it into your ICAP folder. This can help you fill out applications.
Colorado's top Jobs. - Write down 3 jobs you are interested in, annual openings and wages and growth rate in a google doc and put into your ICAP folder.
This is Free money! You will not need to pay this back. You must fill out the FAFSA in order to be determined if you qualify for this money.
Work- Study
Fill out the FAFSA in order to determine if you qualify for a work-study program. You work on campus for a stipend and you will receive scholarship money for tuition.
Loans
By filling out the FAFSA you will know how much the government will give you to pay for college. This money has to be paid back.
All students who are enrolling in San Juan Spring classes must meet with the San Juan Adviser on October 28th at 1:45 pm. Please come to the counseling office to set up an appointment. Each appointment will be 15 minutes long.
Discuss concurrent enrollment with your counseling department. You must meet the criteria established by your high school and receive approval prior to applying for admission.
Apply with the link below.
Once accepted the student must make an appointment with a Fort Lewis Concurrent Enrollment Specialist. To schedule your registration appointment, go to https://apps.fortlewis.edu/book/registrar.html.
Classes are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Advising appointments may be in person, or over the phone.
Fall semester applicants Schedule appointments beginning April 1 Spring semester applicants Schedule appointments beginning November 1
VOC offers four $5,000 scholarships each year to Colorado residents who have demonstrated a commitment to the outdoors in a volunteer capacity, and intend to pursue an eligible environmental/natural resource related education program in Colorado.
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Preparing for the SAT is a gradual process. Take a practice SAT to see what skills you need to work on. If you need to work on recognizing words in context for the Reading section, then quizzing yourself with vocabulary cards is one place to start.
We will be having a Sources of Strength training for our students and staff on Tuesday, September 10 th.
THE TRAINER IS FROM THE PROGRAM AND WILL BE COMING UP FROM DENVER.
The students who sign up for the program will be dismissed from classes at 10:45 am. They will get lunch and head to the library.
The Adults who are participating will start the training on that day at 7:30 am.
THANKFULNESS CHALLENGE.
Studies have shown that practicing gratitude can have a huge impact on your life. The actual physical makeup of the brain changes and makes people more positive, joyful and content. One way to do this is as simple as writing down or journaling about 3 things you are thankful for every day for 21 days. A fun activity your Sources of Strength team can sponsor is a Thankfulness Campaign.
We are working with all Seniors on filling out FSA ID's and starting the FAFSA for the students, which will include sensitive material such as their Social Security numbers.
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