Congratulations!

Congratulations goes to Lauren, AVID Senior c/o 2012! 

She was chosen as a North Carolina Academic Scholar. Way to go Lauren, we are proud of you! 

Cash for College March 2012

Hey my fabulous seniors!
Here is another addition of CASH FOR COLLEGE.


These are really great and accessible scholarships!---Please see your counselor for more information
1. Civitan – Local club gives out several $1000 awards to seniors. Based on character, need, service to community, and academic record. Get application from your counselor, and return by March 28th.


2. SECU (State Employees Credit Union) “People Helping People” Scholarship – One NHHS senior will win a $10,000 award! Must be a US citizen, be accepted to at least 1 UNC system school, have at least a 2.5 GPA, and demonstrate leadership, character, integrity, and community involvement. See Mr. Leach for application, and return to him by April 9. Preference goes to a student whose parents are NC public sector employees. Need is also considered.



3. CFCC – Cape Fear Community College gives around 10 scholarships each year to local seniors valued at $1800! These scholarships are based on academic excellence (at least a 3.0 GPA), recommendation, extracurricular involvement, and essay. Applicants must be US citizens. Return application to your counselor by 3/28/12.



4. Business/Professional Women’s Scholarship – One NHCS female will win $500. Based on need, transcript, references, and essay. Return to your counselor by April 9.



5. Williston Alumni Scholarship – One $1000 award for a local senior. Based on transcript, recommendation, and essay. Students with reference / relationship to former Williston alumnus are preferred. Return application to your counselor by 3/28/12.



6. Alliance Credit Union – For ACU members. Must have at least 2.5 GPA. Application must be postmarked by March 21. Based on essay, transcript. $2000 award. Go to www.alliancecreditunion.org to apply.



7. Accounting Scholarship – $500 for future accountants. April 15 deadline. Based on references, essay, transcript, and need. Get application from your counselor.



8. Blueberry Festival Scholarship – $1000 to $4000 for students. Essay required. May 18th deadline. Go to www.ncblueberryfestival.com and look for student information.



9. Kiwanis (to UNCW) – 2 local awards to seniors going to UNCW. One is for $2126 per year for 4 years and the other is a one time award of $1066. Get application from your counselor and return by March 30th. Based on academic record, need, extracurricular record and short essay.

FAFSA and Cash for College: Feb 2012

Cash for College

February 2012

FAFSA DAY is this Saturday at UNCW from 9 am till noon.

You need to attend if you can't make the FAFSA night in my room on the 27th .

You will need to bring a parent/guardian and your completed 2011 Federal Tax returns.

You MUST register beforehand at CFNC.org/FAFSAday or call 866-866-cfnc.

1. NC Bar Association – For children of NC law enforcement officers disabled or killed in the line of duty. April 12 deadline. Contact Jaquelyn Terrell at sections@ncbar.org for application or call 1-800-662-7407.
   
   
2. FAFSA Day – Saturday, 2/18 at UNCW. For students/parents who need assistance filling out their financial aid forms. Register at www.cfnc.org/fafsaday or call 1-866-866-CFNC.
   
   
3. Forgivable Educational Loans for seniors – For NC residents committed to working in high-need professions. Go to www.cfnc.org/FELS for info.
   
   
4. Buick Achievers – 2/29 deadline. For students majoring in engineering, technology, design, or business with an interest in the auto industry. $2000 to $25000! Go to www.buickachievers.com.
   
   
5. Society of American Military Engineers – Two local students will win $1000. Must pursue engineering in college. 3/16 deadline. See your counselor for application.
   
   
6. 180^¡ Medical Scholarship – For students with spina bifida, a spinal cord injury, or transverse myelitis. Go to www.180medical.com for info. June 1 deadline.
   
   
7. Communities in Schools – For seniors who participated or volunteered in a CIS program. Pickup scholarship applications in room 113. March 29 deadline. See Brian, Neil, Robin, or Megan for more info.
   
   
8. Martha Huffine PTA Scholarship – 3/30 deadline. Minimum GPA 3.0. Applicant must have at least 3 hours of service to PTA/PTSA. One $1000 award. See counselor for application.
   
   
9. Blueberry Festival Essay Contest – Local scholarships from $1000 - $4000. May 18 deadline. Email info@burgawchamber.com for more info.
   
   
10. Kohl’s Cares Scholarship – recognizes student volunteers. Feb 1 – Mar 15 deadline. Go to www.act.org/kohls to nominate a student.
    
    

Weekly Current Events!

Hey class! I would like to expand your knowledge using stories regarding local, state, national and global events.

Every Tuesday, you will have a current event due. You must use the current event paper plan every week. You can find this sheet on my web page!

You may use Internet or print sources but the only guidelines is that each week you use a different source. (Ex, NY TIMES , www.tenbyten.org)

Questions? Email me!

5 months and counting...

Wow! 5 months until you graduate! Can you believe it? You will soon be off to college and thinking about what you want to major in! That is where I come in! I am here to help!

1. Go to http://www.collegeboard.com/student/csearch/majors_careers/index.html
2. Scroll down a bit and click on the link titled: “Hottest Careers for College Graduates”
3. Check out the top 10 lists of occupations. They are sorted by the level of education required (Graduate degree, Bachelor’s degree, Associate’s degree)
4. Choose 2 careers from each level of education and document:
1. Summary of the career
2. Summarize each of the following for that career:

i. Are you ready to

ii. It helps to be

iii. Make high school count

iv. Did you know

v. Outlook, compensation

5. Next, click back to http://www.collegeboard.com/student/csearch/majors_careers/index.html
1. Click the link “Majors that Fit”
2. Read this page and notice the personal qualities on the chart. Follow some of the links to certain majors.
3. Find 2 personality traits that you think match you the best. And click on the majors that match with the trait. Document the following:
4. Summary of that career
5. Summarize each of the following for that career:

i. Are you ready to

ii. It helps to be

iii. Make high school count

iv. Did you know

v. Outlook, compensation

6. Notice the related careers and majors on the left of your screen…are those careers/majors of interest to you. Why or why not?

Dell Scholars Program

The Dell Scholarship is now OPEN!

Go to http://www.dellscholars.org/ and answer the following:

1. Give me 3 facts from the "Learn More about App" link

2. What does it ask you to do?

3. Document at least 2 questions from the link that says "Last Year's Application Questions"

4. What is the criteria for this scholarship?

IS THIS FOR YOU? DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? I THINK YOU DO!

College freshman advice

Hi Guys n Gals,

I have created a Wallwisher wall. It is a simple web page where we all can post and view our messages easily.

So simply go to http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/collegeadvice and post your message there.

You may be wondering, what you are posting? Good question! Your job is to find 3 pieces of advice from adults who have been to and graduated from college. You are to ask them the following question:

What is one piece of advice you would give to a recently graduated high school senior entering their first year in college?

After you have 3 pieces of advice from 3 different adults, choose the best one and post it to Wallwisher for your peers to see!

Make sure you double check for spelling and give credit to the person whose quote you are sharing. Also, put your first name on your post-it so I can give you credit. Duh!

You have until tomorrow at 1:50pm to do this! Happy Posting!
Mrs. Ash

Also,

Read the article found here: http://www.economist.com/node/21525840 and answer the following questions on your own paper! Yes, your own paper...not on the blog. Be prepared to discuss your answers tomorrow!

1. Define: exonerate, upshot, subsequent, illicit, obscure, naïve, jurisdiction, corroborate
2. What is the difference between a confession to cops and a guilty plea?
3. What do experimenters think their studies show about the ability to get people to falsely plead guilty? Are the studies a good test of this question? Why or why not?
4. Do you think you would ever plead guilty to something you hadn’t done? Have you ever done this?
5. Why do you think people in the ALT key experiment were more likely to confess if another person claimed to have seen the transgression?
6. What are some reasons to allow police to pretend to have proof of a person’s guilt? What are some reasons to ban this practice?
7. Is it a good idea to allow police to pretend to have evidence of someone’s guilt to get that person to confess? Would it be a good idea if people were highly unlikely to falsely confess to a crime?
8. What are the reasons a detective might want to tell a suspect that DNA or fingerprint evidence has been found but not yet analyzed?
9. “Though a lot of jurisdictions require corroborating evidence, in practice self-condemnation is pretty damning.” Why does self-condemnation hurt a defendant so much even if the jurisdiction requires other evidence to convict?
10. Which is more important, making an innocent person doesn’t go to jail or making sure a guilty person doesn’t go free?
11. What effect should a confession have? What if the defendant later takes back the confession?
12. Could an innocent person ever be made to believe that he or she was guilty?