2. Welcome Mr. Robert Daniels
Lifetouch Senior Portraits
Herff Jones Graduation products
Student Services Mrs. Ryan Lowdermilk
Senior Information Mrs. Lowdermilk & Mrs.
Cortez
Yearbook Mrs. Theresa Cortez
Graduation Project Mrs. Mary Kathryn Jones
3. Graduate Services East is our supplier
Representative will be here in late October
early November to talk to students and take
orders
When you order an $80 deposit is due. The
remaining balance can be paid up to delivery
date.
Basic supplies: Cap and Gown,
Announcements, Thank You Notes, etc.
4.
5. A-K Mrs. Stacy Garner
L-Z Mrs. Sonya Grice
Registrar Mrs. Toni Lee
Career Development Cord. Mr. Glen Bass
6. Complete a career inventory – www.cfnc.org
Visit college websites
Speak with counselors, teachers & alumni
Complete a college search at –
www.collegeboard.com
Monitor the CHHS webpage
Attend college open houses
Visit with college admissions representatives
at CHHS College Fair.
7. ACT/SAT if you have taken and
completed Algebra 2
Fee waivers are available for students
who qualify for free/reduced lunch
Test Preparation
◦ PSAT Score Report
◦ Attend SAT Tutorials during SMART
Lunch
8. Develop a resume of activities,
honors, etc.
Apply to any 2 or 4 year college in NC
online at www.cfnc.org
Print a copy of the completed
application
9. CHHS Monthly scholarship list – Student
Services web page
Check with college/university
Search at www.fastweb.com,
www.collegeboard.com, and other free sites
Attend Financial Aid workshops
Complete the FASFA for federal aid in
January
Apply on-line www.fasfa.ed.gov
10. Take a tour of campus – Check out
dorms, cafeteria, and classrooms
Meet with admissions representatives
Talk with current students
Compare financial aid letters
Once you make your decision – send
in deposit
11. Senior Portraits: Drape and tux photos will be
in yearbook
Group pictures: Two in the beginning of
school year for yearbook. One at the end of
the school year in cap & gown for purchase.
Senior ads: Buy your ads early! Prices will
increase throughout the year. They will start
at: ¼ page=$70.00 ½ page=$145.00
full page=$250.00
Yearbooks: Again, buy them early. The cost
will increase throughout the year. They will
start at $50.00 plus tax.
12.
13. Senior Breakfast
◦ Seniors and parents would have breakfast at
school to kick off the start of the school year
o September
◦ This would be both celebratory and informational
for students and parents
14. Senior Ball
◦ Semi formal dance for Seniors
◦ Would be held at CHHS
◦ December
Senior Banquet
◦ Dinner and Senior Awards
◦ Parents and Seniors
◦ Class slide show (to which you can submit pictures)
◦ May
Senior Picnic
◦ To be held after graduation practice
◦ June
15. Senior Trip
◦ Busch Gardens Grad Night
◦ April/May
Baccalaureate
◦ FCA
◦ May/June
Graduation!!!
◦ June 7, 2013
◦ Location TBA…Sr. class will vote on holding the
ceremony in the gym or on the football field
16. We Need Your Help
Please sign up to help with the planning of
one of our Senior Activities
◦ We will have a committee for each event
◦ Sign up is in the lobby on the way out
17. Students are expected to produce a Graduation
Project that reflects what they have learned during
high school and expands upon that knowledge.
Students are expected to choose a topic and product
that will be a stretch for them while at the same time
maintain their interest for an extended period of
time.
Students must pass all four components of the
Graduation Project in order to graduate. If they do
not pass any one component, they will receive
additional help and will redo the component. A
student who does not successfully complete the four
components of the Graduation Project will not receive
a high school diploma.
18. During the Junior year
◦ Research Paper will be completed and Portfolio will
be started.
◦ Please do not throw anything away!
During the Senior year
◦ Product, Presentation, and Portfolio will all be
completed.
The Product is to reflect at least 15 hours of work
towards completion.
The Product will be completed outside of the regular
classroom.
19. Physical Product
◦ Painting, fashion outfit, computer program
Performance
◦ Dance recital, musical concert, drama show
Leadership Experience
◦ Coach a sports team; obtain an Eagle Scout badge; plan,
organize, and implement a service project
Physical Experience
◦ Run a marathon, earn a brown belt in karate
Self-Improvement Experience
◦ Earn a pilot’s license, earn certifications for various skills
(yoga instructor, martial arts instructor, etc.)
20. The following can be used as a visual aid
during the presentation but it does not count
as the Product itself
◦ Posters
◦ Brochures/pamphlets
◦ Tri-fold board
◦ Surveys
◦ PowerPoint presentations
21. Think of a Product idea
Secure a mentor
◦ All mentors must be preapproved by Johnston
County Schools.
◦ The mentor must apply online at:
www.jcsvolunteers.com
◦ This process can take up to two weeks for approval!
Start on the Product
◦ The Product must be preapproved before a student
can start, but he/she can work on it during the
summer.
22. Be aware of the requirements for the Graduation
Project.
Help students recognize interests in order to choose
a topic.
Help secure a mentor.
Help students remember key dates. Post a
Graduation Project Calendar in a prominent place in
your home.
Contact and work with teachers and the graduation
project coordinator as soon as there appears to be an
issue.
Listen to your child's presentation. Offer information
and/or suggestions that may be helpful.
