GRADE 12 PARENT INFORMATION

NIGHTOCTOBER 21ST, 2015

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GRADUATION•WEDNESDAY JUNE 29TH, 2016

•ALL REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET (INCLUDING VOLUNTEER HOURS)

•AWARDS AT GRADUATION

•ACADEMIC AWARD

•ONTARIO SCHOLAR

•TITAN AWARD/SCHOOL LETTER

RETURNING TO HT??•NEED TO INTERVIEW WITH PRINCIPAL

•A GOOD IDEA:•WHEN A COURSE REQUIRED FOR POST-SECONDARY

• FOR COOP

•A BAD IDEA: • “BECAUSE I DON’T KNOW WHAT I WANT TO DO”

•OFTEN WISH THEY HADN’T & THEN DROP OUT

SEPTEMBER – NOVEMBER•GRADUATION MEETING

•HOURS (DUE OCT 31ST), PHOTOS, N.B. DATES, FEES

•LIAISON VISITS

•U.I.P & C.I.P.

• INDIVIDUAL VISITS WITH GUIDANCE COUNSELLOR

•GRADE 12 RETREATS

•FINANCING YOUR EDUCATION SESSION (TONIGHT)

UPCOMING

•APPLICATION SESSIONS FOR COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY/TRADES

•HIGHLY ENCOURAGE CAMPUS VISITS

•CONTINUE TO RESEARCH PROGRAMS & CAMPUSES

•DECEMBER 1ST, 2015 – FULL DISCLOSURE DATE

•GRADUATION PHOTOS – NOV 23RD – DEC 4TH

COLLEGE BOUND

• “HOW TO APPLY” SESSIONS – NOV. 18TH – NOV. 20TH 2015

• STUDENTS MUST SIGN UP IN GUIDANCE TO ATTEND

•HT’S SUGGESTED DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 23RD, 2015

• FEBRUARY 1ST, 2016 – DEADLINE FOR EQUAL CONSIDERATION

•NOV., FEB., APRIL AND JULY – MARKS SENT TO COLLEGES

TRADES BOUND

•APPRENTICESHIP PRESENTATION – WED. NOV. 26TH 9:45 AM

•STUDENTS/PARENTS MUST SIGN UP IN GUIDANCE TO ATTEND

•ESSENTIAL INFORMATION REGARDING A CAREER IN THE TRADES WILL BE PRESENTED. PARENTS ARE WELCOME.

UNIVERSITY BOUND

•“HOW TO APPLY” SESSION – TUES. NOV. 17TH, 2015

•PERIOD 2 – STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE “PINS” AND PSWD

•HT’S DEADLINE FOR OUAC - PRIOR TO CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

• JANUARY 13TH – DEADLINE TO APPLY TO OUAC

•FEB 11TH, APRIL 28TH, JULY 6TH – MARKS TO UNIVERSITIES

WORKPLACE•UTILIZE THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT CENTER

•RESUME WRITING

• JOB SEARCH SKILLS

•LOCAL JOB POSTINGS

•NETWORK, NETWORK, NETWORK

•THROUGH PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT

•THROUGH COOP

WEBSITES YOUR STUDENTS USE

•WWW.ELECTRONICINFO.CA - UNIVERSITY

DEGREES

•WWW.ONTARIOCOLLEGES.CA – COLLEGE

DIPLOMA/DEGREE

•WWW.CAREERSINTRADES.CA

•WWW.JOBBANK.GC.CA

•WWW.TRINITYCATHOLIC.CA – STUDENT SERVICES

•WWW.CAREERCRUISING.COM

WEBSITES YOUR STUDENTS USE

•WWW.OUAC.ON.CA – GRADUATE PROGRAM INFO

•WWW.OSCA.CA – CLICK “STUDENTS” TAB

•HTTPS://HUMBERCAREERFINDER.COM

•HTTP://IDEAGENERATOR.SHERIDANCOLLEGE.CA

•WWW.JOBBANK.GC.CA – LABOUR MARKET INFO

•WWW.CANLEARN.CA

SCHOLARSHIPS

•TONIGHT'S SPEAKER

•LIST OF LOCAL /REGIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS (HANDOUT)

•MOST $$ FOUND AT YOUR POST-SECONDARY CHOICE

•EXAMPLE: ONE APP @ BROCK $1,000,000+ (MARCH 2016)

ASK QUESTIONS … ASK QUESTIONS …

ASK MORE QUESTIONS

•WHAT I LEARNED TODAY

•LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY – JIM FIELDING SCHOLARSHIP

•ALGOMA UNIVERSITY – CAMPUS VISIT

•TRENT UNIVERSITY – TUITION SCHOLARSHIP

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