Greetings and welcome to the first edition of our re-designed Guidance Gazette! I hope everyone enjoyed the summer and had a great start to the school year! This year the Guidance Gazette will run monthly and will aim to keep parents informed of the information that our High School Guidance department shares with your students throughout each month, such as scholarships, college open house dates, college planning information, enrichment opportunities, testing updates and much more!

Please feel free to contact LaTonya Ragland, High School Counselor and Carrie Hawkins, Registrar/High School Student Services Assistant with RCS High School Guidance questions or concerns. We are located upstairs in offices 222-A & 222-B and can be reached by email at raglandlo@rocborocommunityschool.org and hawkinscb@roxborocommunityschool.org.

If the Gazette does not cover a topic that you desire more information on, please give a member of high school guidance a call or send an email. Your feedback is highly encouraged and welcomed!

For North Carolina Colleges/Universities

Submit your transcript from the CFNC Transcript Manager

• Go to CFNC.org.

• Sign in with your CFNC account.

• Choose Apply.

• Choose To College.

• Choose Transcript Manager.

• Enter all necessary information in Your Profile and qualify to submit transcripts electronically.

• Select the Go to Transcript Manager button.

• Select a college from the list and click Send My Transcript. Track the status of transcripts requests from this screen.

The college/university should receive a successfully requested transcript within 1-2 business days.

For Colleges/Universities Outside of North Carolina & Special Programs

To send an official high school transcript to out-of-state colleges/universities, special programs, or to obtain a personal copy of an official transcript, current high school students and graduates must submit a Transcript Request Form.

Transcript Request Forms are located on the wall outside of Room 222, the front desk and are linked on the Guidance page of the RCS school website.

Please be sure that all areas of the form are completed and that it contains the complete mailing address for the college/institution or special program to which the transcript should be mailed. Incomplete forms can not be processed. Requests should be submitted at least two weeks before the transcript is needed.

Please view the links below for available scholarships. These links are also posted on the RCS School website will be updated as new awards become available.

RCS 2018-2019 MASTER SCHOLARSHIP LIST

Popular Websites for Scholarship Searching

SEPTEMBER

9.11 Grade Level Meetings

9.17 Senior Advisory

9.18 College Fair @ Person High School (RCS Seniors)

9.24 End of 1st Marking Period

9.25-26 Junior Advisory

OCTOBER

10.2 Sophomore Advisory

10.4 Freshmen Advisory

10.10 PSAT (11th grade)

10.11 NC School of Science & Math Intrest meeting (3:30 pm - RCS multi-purpose Room)

10.15-19 CFNC's College Application Week

10.25 FAFSA Day

2018-2019 ACT Dates

2018-2019 SAT Dates

Please note: RCS is not a testing center. Students will need to visit the ACT and college board websites to register and locate the nearest testing center.

September is National Suicide Prevention Month. All month, mental health advocates, prevention organizations, survivors, allies, and community members unite to promote suicide prevention awareness.

#BeThe1To is the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s message for National Suicide Prevention Month and beyond, which helps spread the word about actions we can all take to prevent suicide. Let's show our support to suicide pervention month by using the #BeThe1To whe posting to social media and work together to change the conversation from suicide to suicide prevention, to actions that can promote healing, help and give hope.

ASVAB Test Prep

14 Tips for Taking a Standardized Test

How to Pick the Right College

25 Tips to Help You Survive Freshman Year

The Financial Case for Trade School over College

Please use my calendar link to schedule an appointment time that is most convenient for you.

Mrs. Ragland's Calendly

September 2018 Parents Calendar

Encouraging Responsibility for Teens

The Parent Center