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High School Drop-outsHigh School Drop-outs

Someone who didn’t finish high Someone who didn’t finish high schoolschool

1/3 students not graduation1/3 students not graduation 58% in Nevada58% in Nevada

Why do high school students drop Why do high school students drop out?out?

Low attendance, failing can Low attendance, failing can identify future dropoutidentify future dropout

Up to 40% of 9Up to 40% of 9thth graders with graders with highest dropout rate, repeathighest dropout rate, repeat

Who is dropping out?Who is dropping out?

Students within age: 16-24 year Students within age: 16-24 year of age who come from the of age who come from the lowest quartile are about 7x lowest quartile are about 7x more likely to have dropped out more likely to have dropped out then his/her counter partner who then his/her counter partner who came from highest quartilecame from highest quartile

Approximately 1.3 million colorApproximately 1.3 million color

What causes student to dropout?What causes student to dropout?

StressStress

Causes stress are stressorsCauses stress are stressors

-Going to new school-Going to new school

-Winning award-Winning award

-Being sick-Being sick

How can you handle stress?How can you handle stress?

Deep breathsDeep breaths Think positiveThink positive Think of accomplishments (not Think of accomplishments (not

weaknesses)weaknesses) Prepare earlyPrepare early

What are reason why they What are reason why they dropout?dropout?

69%: weren't motivated69%: weren't motivated 47%: classes not interesting47%: classes not interesting 45%: enter high school poorly 45%: enter high school poorly

prepared by early schoolingprepared by early schooling 35%: were failing35%: were failing 32%: left to get a job32%: left to get a job 25%: left to become parents25%: left to become parents 22%: take care of relative22%: take care of relative

School CounselorSchool Counselor

Work with students, teachers, Work with students, teachers, parents, and administrators to help parents, and administrators to help ensure that students educational, ensure that students educational, and vocational needs are being met.and vocational needs are being met. -Hourly:$29.19 Yearly:$60,720-Hourly:$29.19 Yearly:$60,720 -Future demand, highly in large school -Future demand, highly in large school

systemssystems -Many places for advancement-Many places for advancement -Social workers, Psychologist, Teacher, -Social workers, Psychologist, Teacher,

Marriage and Family TherapistMarriage and Family Therapist

High School Career High School Career academiesacademies

Atholton High Atholton High Department of CounselingDepartment of Counseling Pick this because, great listener, Pick this because, great listener,

gives great advice, would like to gives great advice, would like to know more on how to help know more on how to help people with their personal people with their personal problemsproblems

University of MarylandUniversity of Maryland

College Park, MDCollege Park, MD Tuition: Yearly: $24,337Tuition: Yearly: $24,337 Need at least a Bachelors degreeNeed at least a Bachelors degree School mascot: Terrapin, Testudo (Fear School mascot: Terrapin, Testudo (Fear

the turtle) the turtle)

Community ServiceCommunity Service

Volunteers at: Volunteers at:

Homeless Shelter (Your Home Homeless Shelter (Your Home Away From Home, 2012-2020)Away From Home, 2012-2020)

Summer Camp Sunshine, Summer Camp Sunshine, Columbia, MD, 2015-2018Columbia, MD, 2015-2018

Love to see the happiness on Love to see the happiness on peoples faces, when I do peoples faces, when I do something for them.something for them.

Prior Job Experience Prior Job Experience

Works: Cheesecake Factory, Waitress, 2017-Works: Cheesecake Factory, Waitress, 2017-Present.Present.

Worked: Babysitter, 2013-2016, Giant, Worked: Babysitter, 2013-2016, Giant, Cashier, 2013-2014Cashier, 2013-2014

Deans List, 3 years, 2017-2020,and speaks Deans List, 3 years, 2017-2020,and speaks Spanish fluentlySpanish fluently

PicturesPictures

Spanish Spanish

TestudoTestudo

CounselingCounseling

CitingCiting

www.boostup.orgwww.boostup.org http://www.all4ed.org/files/HighShttp://www.all4ed.org/files/HighS

chool%20dropouts.pdfchool%20dropouts.pdf http://www.mindspring.com/~whhttp://www.mindspring.com/~wh

olistic/teens_stress.htmlolistic/teens_stress.html http://www.suit101.com/content/http://www.suit101.com/content/

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