2021 SEHS Junior/Senior Resources

Welcome to the Junior/Senior Resources newsletter!

We hope you find it useful.

In this issue, you’ll find:

a) Information for Seniors

b) Information for Juniors

c) Adulting: Money Management and Resume Building

d) Earning College Credit in High School

· College Now Courses

· Advanced Placement Courses

· U of O’s Duck Link Program

e) Career Prep in High School

f) What’s After Graduation?

· I’m College Bound…

· I’m Vocational School Bound…

· I’m Gap Year Bound…

· I’m Military Bound…

· I’m On-the-Job Training Bound…

g) Why Apply to these Oregon Colleges?

h) Questions

Seniors! Find important information about your graduation status, applying to college, your senior interview, Junior Project completion, and more on this informative webpage assembled by the SEHS counselors.

(Also accessible via sehs.4j.lane.edu - STUDENTS - Class Pages SEHS - Class of 2022)

Check out this video slide presentation on the 4-year college application process by SEHS counselor, Michael Leahy.

Learn how to order Miners graduation products such as caps, gowns, and announcements in this video. Please place your order by Friday, November 19. If you will be borrowing a cap and/or gown, please email Kimberly Mejia at mejia_k@4j.lane.edu.

Get your ducks in a row with this Senior Planning Timeline 2021-2. It details many must-know dates for the school year.

Juniors! Find important information about credit requirements, recommended activities, post-grad planning, and more in this video slide presentation by SEHS counselor, Juli McGlinsky.

College-bound juniors, use this to-do list to be sure you don't miss something important as you prepare for next year!

Learn how to get the most out of your hard-earned money with this video slide presentation on budgeting, savings, avoiding debt, investing, and credit by Nate Taylor, asset-building specialist with Dev Northwest.

Find tips for building a resume that gets you noticed with these resources:

Build a Resume, a video slide presentation by Sean Fagan, local employment recruiter

Resume Template 1 by Sean Fagan

Resume Template 2 by Sean Fagan

Resume Template 3 by Sean Fagan

185 Powerful Action Verbs That Will Make your Resume Awesome by The Muse Editor

Kathy Ruggles

Email: ruggles_k@4j.lane.edu
Location: Room 302
Phone: 541-790-8012

A new analysis finds students who earn a 2 on an AP Exam are prepared for the rigor of college courses. Article by Eric Johnson and Dante Ciampaglia for the College Board, 4/22/21

Duck Link allows select high-school students living in Lane County to enroll in up to eight credits per quarter at a reduced fee rate. To participate in Duck Link in any subject area, a student must have exhausted all high-school course work available to them in that subject area. South students may contact counseling secretary, Leann Hollenbeak (hollenbeak_l@4j.lane.edu) for more information about Duck LInk.

RTEC 101 Gateway to College and Careers is a free class that is exclusively for graduating high-school students. This class is all about preparing you with all the necessary tools and resources you need to become a successful student at Lane.

The U of O's SAIL program guides high-school students and their families through college and career preparation. Here are some of the free, virtual school-year programs they’re offering this year. Plus, SAIL offers free one-week summer programs on the University of Oregon campus where students learn about various subjects from faculty members through fun interactive activities. SAIL summer programs also include sessions on the college admissions process, scholarship availability, career exploration, and the financial-aid process.

• Should I Join the Military?, an article by Kathy Staples for Peterson's. Be aware that Peterson's tries to sell you an online ASVAB test prep program at the end. South is not intending to endorse this program.
• Deciding Which Military Service to Join, an article by Steward Smith for The Balance Careers
• Expectations and Advice for Meeting the Military Recruiter, an article by Rod Powers for The Balance Careers
• U.S. Military Contracts and Enlistment Incentives, an article by
  Rod Powers for The Balance Careers
• Joining the Military, a webpage from the Oregon Goes to College site. "There are several pathways to the military that include college: using tuition benefits after enlisting, joining ROTC while in college, or attending a military school."

• High-Paying Trade Jobs Sit Empty, While High School Grads Line Up For University, an article and radio broadcast by Ashley Gross and Jon Marcus for NPR Ed
• You don't need a bachelor's degree to land a high-paying job, an article and radio broadcast by Elissa Nadworny for NPR
• Pathways to the Trades, suggestions from Oregon Goes to College
• Apprenticeships: What You Need to Know, a video from Oregon Goes to College
  
• Become an apprentice: Learn about the basic qualifications for apprenticeship programs and how to apply for most programs by the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries
• Accessing Union Apprenticeships, a website with a mission of "working to align Oregon and Washington union building trades with the K-12 and post-secondary systems, CTE and STEM initiatives, and current investments of the workforce development system."
• Oregon Apprenticeship, a website of resources supporting registered Oregon apprenticeships
• PASSLane Industrial Trades, free evening program at LCC to explore and prepare for work in one of the construction trades
  
• Improving Your Qualifications (for an electrical or other apprenticeship)
  

The preceding college videos come from Oregon Goes to College's Oregon Colleges page. The site has many more excellent resources to help with college planning, including quite a few in Spanish. I encourage you to visit!

Email Lori Sauter, sauter_l@4j.lane.edu, and I'll help you find the information you need.