Educational Resources

High School

Getting Ready for High School

"High school students struggle with personal identity, fitting in a social group, peer pressure and of course the stress of academic studies. They also are concerned with dating, driving and figuring what they will do once high school is over.

Certain high school experiences may have life-long consequences. Many of the choices students make in high school will lead them into adult habits and situations. Students still need direction and guidance from teachers, counselors and most of all from their parents."

Click here to read the rest of this article by Louis Hajjar Diamond who has 11 years experience as a guidance counselor.

Is Your Child Ready for High School?

America's Career Resource Network (ACRN) is focused on helping students and adults make the best possible decisions about education, training and career development. ACRN helps learners identify their skills and interests, and plan an education and training pathway that makes the most of their natural abilities and leads directly to fulfilling work.

Here is a good parent's guide to preparing their child for educational success: http://www.acrnetwork.org/parents/childready.htm

School Counselors

Professional school counselors serve a vital role in maximizing student achievement. Incorporating leadership, advocacy and collaboration, professional school counselors promote equity and access to opportunities and rigorous educational experiences for all students. Click here to learn more about the role of your schools professional school counselor: http://www.schoolcounselor.org/content.asp?pl=133&sl=240&contentid=240

Secondary school counselors are professional educators with a mental health perspective who understand and respond to the challenges presented by today's diverse student population. Secondary school counselors do not work in isolation; rather they are integral to the total educational program. Click here to learn more about the vital role of your school's professional counselors: http://www.schoolcounselor.org/content.asp?contentid=233

Academic Resources

Resources for Students Homework Help

Tap into these special websites to get additional homework and long-term research assistance. These links have been provided by ProQuest, which since 1938 has served as a global leader in collecting, organizing and distributing value-added information to researchers, faculty, and students in libraries, government, universities, and schools in over 160 countries. http://proquestk12.com

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Youth Employment

Teens4Hire.org Teens4Hire.org is a free membership-based site for young adults (14 and older) actively looking for work. Bona fide businesses and organizations that have work appropriate for teens promote their openings and opportunities here. The site accepts all types of job openings; full-time, part-time, seasonal, vocational, apprentice, internship, co-op, volunteer, military, as well as, reputable business opportunities. http://teens4hire.org/

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College Planning

Today’s aggressive college environment, with colleges and universities competing to meet their bottom line or attain brighter, larger or more diverse student population, has caused the financial aid and the admissions processes to become more and more entwined in order to facilitate this shift toward “enrollment management.” Increasing amounts of financial assistance are finding their way to middle and upper-income families. Yet at the same time, the rationale for this “strategic packaging” becomes more and more evasive. So how does a family figure it all out, and figure it all out quickly?

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