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College, Career & Counseling news
RRHS - Weekly Newsletter 05/31/2024
AT THE GLANCE
https://app.schoolinks.com/events/eYANdj/k12-user/redirect/In this issue:
- Senior End of the Year Activity - Seniors must fill this out to send your final transcript.
- Sophomores and Juniors: Berklee College of Music virtual presentation - Understanding auditions timeline! 6/5 @2:30pm. See below or Register here!
- LCPS Summer internship for rising seniors and graduating seniors
- Free webinars!
- Volunteering opportunity
Note: Some of the content may be recurrent on purpose. I want to ensure that all of our school community have a chance to review it in case they missed some newsletters. Check past newsletters.
Counselor Corner
Final Transcript to your college will be processed starting June 10 and until after graduation.
In order to know where to send it, please fill out the senior end of year survey on your SchooLinks To-Do. See the Seniors content in this newsletter for instructions.
Other transcript requests:
- Request your end of year DE transcript directly from the awarding college awarding the DE credit (RICHARD BLAND, NOVA, JMU, GMU AND SHENANDOAH)
- LCPS DOES NOT send Dual Enrollment transcripts
Important Dates
- 6/10/2024 - All Seniors complete their Senior End of Year Survey.
- 08/19/2024 - College Jumpstart for rising seniors! Register here!
SENIORS
Important dates & Deadlines
- 6/10/2024 - All Seniors complete their Senior End of Year Survey.
This is a required step prior to graduation as we will know where to send the final transcript, and important final step in your college enrollment process. The information collected will help our future senior class and overall post-graduation path. You must complete this survey no matter what is your plan after high school graduation.
Completing Senior Year End Activity in SchooLinks - see below video instructions.
JUNIORS
- 08/19 - 1pm-4pm - College Jumpstart for Rising Seniors - Register here!
FREE WEBINARS
U.S. News & World Report’s College Advisor division offers free, informational webinars to help students and parents navigate all aspects of the college admission process.
Upcoming Free Webinars:
Monday, June 3 at 8 PM ET
Former Yale University Admissions Officer Stacey Tuttle will give the inside scoop on how to build a balanced college list, featuring likely, target, and reach schools.
Financial Aid and Scholarships: Navigating the Maze of College Financing
Tuesday, June 11 at 8pm ET
Join admissions expert Ashly Cargle-Thompson for an informative and empowering webinar designed to assist high school students and their families in unlocking the potential of scholarships and grants.
LCPS Summer Internship
Loudoun County Public Schools - Communications Engineer (Summer Internship) (tedk12.com)
**This job posting is specifically intended for current LCPS rising seniors or seniors graduating in June 2024**
The DDI Communications Engineer position is responsible for ensuring core infrastructure equipment operates in a stable, efficient, and optimized manner. Specific tasks include assisting with designing, installing, configuring, testing, monitoring, and maintaining enterprise networks and communications platforms. The Engineer will ensure all core communications infrastructure operates effectively and efficiently, resolve issues, and consult with engineers to apply outstanding communication, analytical, technical, critical thinking, and creative problem-solving skills; ensuring all core communications infrastructure operates effectively and efficiently to maximize digital experiences for LCPS staff, students, and the community. The position will assist in developing processes to ensure the district gains maximum benefit value from supported technologies. The Engineer may also work as a Technology Support Center resource to provide collaborations with a variety of teams, stakeholders, and vendors to resolve issues quickly.
Rising seniors to-do list over the summer
See attached a to-do list for the summer for our rising seniors.
SOPHOMORES
Berklee College of Music virtual presentation - Understanding auditions timeline
June 5 at 2:30pm - Join here: https://berklee.zoom.us/j/9040096530
FRESHMEN
Start volunteering and find summer programs for your rising grade. Now it's the time to define what you want to do and where you want to work or go to college. Check the job and volunteering section below.
Freshmen can complete all the SchooLinks assessments to evaluate their skills and college & career programs.
Complete a personality test to understand your skills and weaknesses and come see Mrs. Marchante to interpret your results: https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test
Career & Volunteering Corner
Job opportunities:
Search on Indeed.com with key words "HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT" & "ASHBURN, VA"
- Oasis Concessions is hiring! Apply by emailing me directly at Risa@OasisConcessions.com, or applying on the website at www.OasisConcessions.com
Did you know you can develop your resume with SchooLinks?
Check this link and come to the career center to make it even more professional.
Volunteer opportunities:
- Volunteer in Loudoun County - Check the list of locations: https://www.loudoun.gov/3149/Volunteer
- Register to volunteer at the Ashburn Volunteer Fire & Rescue - 14+ : https://ashburnfirerescue.org/volunteer/ways-to-volunteer/student-event-volunteer/
- Register for Loudoun Rescue Volunteer Squad: www.loudounrescue.org
Students contact the organizations directly, volunteer and record those hours on SchooLinks.
Click on your profile on the top right. It will send you to “my story”. On the top of it you have several tabs. Click on “Experience”, then click on “Add” where you see “Job internship & volunteer experience”.
Tiziana G. Marchante, M.Ed.
Students can see my at any time during school time and parents can schedule a meeting with me using the link above.
Email: tiziana.marchante@lcps.org
RRHS Website: https://sites.google.com/lcps.org/rrhschoolcounseling/home/college-career-center?authuser=0
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tiziana-m