“To the World You May be Just a COUNSELOR but to your students, you’re a HERO” Southeast Collegiate Prep Academy Ms. Higgins, School Counselor [email protected]Instagram: @schoolcounselorhiggins Phone: 315-400-1719 16683 Highway 125 E Phone: 252-445-2027 Halifax, NC 27823 Fax: 252-445-3643 www.halifax.k12.nc.us/southeast Academic, Career, and Personal-Social Tips & Contact Information Academic Development Hello Trojan Scholars!!! Due to COVD-19 circumstances and the two-week closing of all North Carolina Public Schools, I decided to make a packet including tips for working on classwork at home, ways I can assist you from home, etc. I’m sure some of you are experiencing anxiety due to many factors: no internet connection, your teachers not being present, and a plethora of other things. Learning how to manage time effectively is an important skill for you, as a student, to master. But many students struggle with finding the time to complete all their assignments, leading to overwhelming feelings of stress and frustration. To help, I’ve created a list of time management strategies for all Trojan Scholars (and their parents) to put the days of last-minute school stress behind you. These tips can help you with anxiety, stress, and work burn out. Here are the following tips: 1. Create a Master Schedule: Make a master schedule you can use to block off time to work on your assignments. This will help you prioritize projects and provide a structure to help you stay on track to meet due dates. Use a different color for each subject so you can follow the schedule quickly and easily. 2. Eliminate Distractions: Between cell phones, social media, and friends, there are a lot of activities that can distract you from your schoolwork. When it’s time to get down to work, turn off your cell phone and sign out of social media accounts. Any time on the master schedule that is dedicated to working on schoolwork should be cell phone and television-free.
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“To the World You May be Just a COUNSELOR but to your students, you’re a HERO” Southeast Collegiate Prep Academy
Academic, Career, and Personal-Social Tips & Contact Information
Academic Development Hello Trojan Scholars!!! Due to COVD-19 circumstances and the two-week closing of all North Carolina Public Schools, I decided to make a packet including tips for working on classwork at home, ways I can assist you from home, etc. I’m sure some of you are experiencing anxiety due to many factors: no internet connection, your teachers not being present, and a plethora of other things. Learning how to manage time effectively is an important skill for you, as a student, to master. But many students struggle with finding the time to complete all their assignments, leading to overwhelming feelings of stress and frustration. To help, I’ve created a list of time management strategies for all Trojan Scholars (and their parents) to put the days of last-minute school stress behind you. These tips can help you with anxiety, stress, and work burn out. Here are the following tips:
1. Create a Master Schedule: Make a master schedule you can use to block off time to work on your assignments. This will help you prioritize projects and provide a structure to help you stay on track to meet due dates. Use a different color for each subject so you can follow the schedule quickly and easily.
2. Eliminate Distractions: Between cell phones, social media, and friends, there are a lot of activities that can distract you from your schoolwork. When it’s time to get down to work, turn off your cell phone and sign out of social media accounts. Any time on the master schedule that is dedicated to working on schoolwork should be cell phone and television-free.
“To the World You May be Just a COUNSELOR but to your students, you’re a HERO” Southeast Collegiate Prep Academy
3. Set Goals For Each Study Session: You’re a TROJAN SCHOLAR! SO Set specific goals for each day, example: how many pages of a book report to write or how many math questions to complete. The agenda and master schedule will help with planning daily goals so assignments can be completed on time.
4. Start Working On Assignments Early: Good time management skills mean not leaving assignments until the day before they are due. Remember we return to school on March 30, 2020. Sit down each week to review upcoming assignments and tests and add them to your master schedule and agenda. Schedule time to start working on them well before they are due so you’re not stressed and scrambling to meet the due dates.
5. Work On One Thing At A Time: It might seem like more is being accomplished with multitasking, but splitting attention between more than one task isn’t an effective way to learn. You should work on one task at a time, giving it your full attention. Focusing on one task will help you complete it more efficiently and effectively.
6. Start Early In The Day: Take ownership of your education, encourage yourself on assignments earlier in the day, or right after school. Look over your agenda and master schedule to find out what needs to be completed that night and get started early. Waiting to start until later in the evening means less time (and energy), leading to delayed bedtimes, unfinished assignments, and more stress for everyone.
7. Get 8-10 Hours Of Sleep: Getting enough sleep is important to recharge your mind and have the energy needed to stay on track the next day. Use your master schedule to mark a cut-off time for homework each night as well as a set bedtime. Following this routine will help make sure you have time to unwind at the end of each day and get the sleep you need.
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It’s that time of year for you to start applying for scholarships. I have enclosed a copy of a scholarship list. In addition, please log on to the following sites for more scholarships & information:
• Brian Simmons Scholarship • State Employee Credit Union • Trojan Alumni and Friends Scholarship • Brawley High School Class of 1963 Helena B. Thompson Scholarship • Brawley High Class of 1964 Scholarship
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• Be college-bound graduating high school seniors, current college students, or adult learners with a GPA of 3.0 or higher (high school or college) who are planning to enroll in an accredited college/community college/trade school program.
• Reside in a rural area from a low-income family (both rural and low-income are defined on the application page at: www.carrot-top.com/beacon-scholarship.
• Employees of Carrot-Top Industries and their immediate relatives are not eligible
$1,000 each Spring and Fall semester
Spring 2020: October 31, 2019 Fall 2020: June 30, 2020
Diamante Youth Accomplishment Awards
• Must be Hispanic and/or Latino origins (at least one parent)
• Be a high school senior or freshman in college during the current academic year
• High school transcript with a minimum C+ or 2.5 GPA
Determined based on eligibility of funds
Based on availability of funds
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and/or tobacco dependent. Click here to view the eligible counties.
• Demonstrate financial need.
Jagannathan Scholarships
• Be a graduating senior planning to enroll as college freshmen in a full-time degree program at one of the constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina-Check website for varying chosen school
• Be a resident of North Carolina for tuition purposes
• Have demonstrated academic achievement (as indicated by class rank, cumulative GPA, and SAT scores), leadership, and financial need
• No application needed. Awardee will be chosen by financial aid office
Amount varies
Deadline determined by financial aid office
North Carolina AmeriCorps
• Be U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals or lawful permanent resident aliens of the United States.
• Be 17 or older
Variable Rolling
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• Have a high school diploma or a GED, or obtain one while serving
• People with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
North Carolina Criminal Justice Fellows Program
• Must be a legal resident of North Carolina and a high school graduate or current high school senior
• Live in an eligible county at the time of application and demonstrate the intent to be employed as a criminal justice professional in an eligible county
Up to $3,152.00 per year, for two years
May 31
State Employees' Credit Union Foundation "People Helping People" Scholarship - High School Scholarship Program
• Be a senior at a North Carolina public high school accepted into one of the 16 constituent campuses of the University of North Carolina.
• Be a U.S. citizen and a resident of North Carolina and be eligible for in-state tuition.
• Exemplify the membership philosophy of credit unions, "People Helping People," and demonstrate leadership,
$10,000
See your high school guidance counselor in January
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• Essay • Official transcripts • Two letters of recommendation • Proof of legal blindness
$1,500 - $2,500 April 1
Eric Delson Memorial Scholarship
For students diagnosed with hemophilia or another bleeding disorder
Three (3) renewable $2,500 awards
July 1
National Federation of the Blind (NFB) Scholarship
• Must be legally blind • Must be pursuing or planning to pursue a full-
time, postsecondary course of study in a degree program
• Must be residing in the United States, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico.
• Must participate in the entire NFB National Convention and in all of its scheduled scholarship program activities (finalists will receive assistance to attend the national convention.
$3,000-$12,000 March 31
National Hemophilia Foundation - Kevin Child Scholarship
• Must be an individual diagnosed with hemophilia A or B
• Must be a high school senior, with aspirations of attending an institute of higher education (college, university or vocational-technical
$1,000 June 1, 2020
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While minors as young as age 14 are able to work in the state of North Carolina, all minors under the age of 18 are required to obtain a work permit, or Youth Employment Certificate, prior to doing so. An employer should not allow a minor to begin employment without their providing this document. When school resumes, you can stop by my office if you would like a North Carolina Department of Labor Youth Employment Certificate/Worker's Permit, however, due to COVID-19: (a copy will be attached to your packet, the certificate looks like the screenshot below)
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1. Start each day by telling yourself something really positive. How well you handled a situation, how lovely you look today. Anything that will make you smile.
2. Fill your body with food and drink that nourishes it and makes it thrive. 3. Move that gorgeous body of yours every single day and learn to love the
skin you’re in. You can’t hate your way into loving yourself. 4. Don’t believe everything you think. There is an inner critic inside of us
trying to keep us small and safe. The downside is this also stops us from living a full life.
5. Surround yourself with people who love and encourage you. Let them remind you just how amazing you are.
6. Stop the comparisons. There is no one on this planet like you, so you cannot fairly compare yourself to someone else. The only person you should compare yourself to is you.
7. End all toxic relationships. Seriously. Anyone who makes you feel anything less than amazing doesn’t deserve to be a part of your life.
8. Celebrate your wins no matter how big or small. Pat yourself on the back and be proud of what you have achieved.
9. Embrace and love the things that make you different. This is what makes you special.
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10. Realize that beauty cannot be defined. It is what you see it as. Don’t let any of those Photoshopped magazines make you feel like your body isn’t perfect. Even those models don’t look like that in real life.
11. Take time out to calm your mind every day. Breathe in and out, clear your mind of your thoughts and just be.
12. Follow your passion. You know that thing that gets you so excited but scares you at the same time. The thing you really want to do but have convinced yourself it won’t work. You should go do that!
13. Be patient but persistent. Self-love is ever evolving. It’s something that needs to be practiced daily but can take a lifetime to master. So be kind and support yourself through the hard times.
14. Treat others with love and respect. It makes us feel better about ourselves when we treat others the way we hope to be treated. That doesn’t mean everybody will always repay the favor, but that’s their problem not yours.
15. Reach out to family, friends, healers, or YOUR SCHOOL COUNSELOR whomever you need to help you through the tough times. You are not expected to go through them alone.
16. Learn to say no. Saying no sometimes doesn’t make you a bad person, it makes you a smart person.
17. Forgive yourself. You know that thing you did one time (or maybe a few times) that made you feel bad, embarrassed, ashamed? It’s time to let that go. You can’t change the things you have done in the past but you can
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control your future. Look at it as a learning experience and believe in your ability to change.
18. Give up the need for approval from others. “You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, and there’s still going to be somebody who hates peaches.” — Dita Von Teese
19. Be realistic. There is no person on this earth that is happy every single moment of every single day. You know why? Because we are all human. We make mistakes, we feel emotions (good and bad) and this is OK. Allow yourself to be human.
20. Have fun! Get out there and do the things that light your fire. Enjoy them, enjoy being you and enjoy your incredible life.
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