Creekview Counselor Connection

Student Resources

Practice SAT Test and Strategy Session

 

 

Balfour Meetings

Senior meeting: 11/19   Graduation invitations & regalia

Orders taken on 12/2 & 12/3

 

Senior Chat--College/Scholarship Information

November 2009 #1  **Original document~ See updates below**

November 2009 #2

 

College Connection

September 2009

 

Senior Summit

This publication is a resource book given to all senior students. 

 

Junior Booklet

This publication is a resource for all junior students.

 

Junior Jabber

This publication is a great resource for all junior students.

 

Creekview Chronicle

This is a publication for all 9th & 10th grade students.

October 2009

 

 

Creekview Thunder

This is a publication for all 11th & 12th grade students.

 

September 2009

November 2009

 

Bridges Transition Program

This site has valuable information that ALL C-FB student's (starting in middle school) have access to for career planning, creating 4-Yr high school graduation plans, and self interest inventories.  All parents and students can utilize this site to revise or refine plans for high school. 

 

Get Set for College

A publication developed to help students and parents successfully manage the task of planning for college.

 

Family Firsts:  Guide for First-Generation College Students

A publication designed to encourage first-generation students to consider attending college. 

 

Make High School Count

A student centered publication designed to encourage students to make the most of their high school years.

 

NCAA Information for College Bound Student Athletes

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Spanish

 

Career Information 

 
Planning a Career - This site has one of the best overall career planning strategies available on the web. It is divided into sections for high school, middle school and college students, as well as a section for school counselors.

The Career Key - Measures how similar you are to six personality types and how these relate to different jobs. You are then encouraged to explore them using the Occupational Outlook Handbook. It is fun, free, and may help you figure out the direction you should take.

The Keirsey Temperament Sorter This personality inventory organizes your answers to approximately 60 questions into four personality types. More information is given about temperament, and gives the personality types of famous people. Very interesting site.

Career Profiles Index - Alpha list of hundreds of careers with descriptions that include education/training, wages, job outlook and more. Great site!

Occupational Outlook Handbook - Published by the US Dept of Labor, the Handbook gives detailed information on several hundred different careers.

Princeton Review
- Go straight to the "career search" on this site. It has a fairly large database of careers that start with "A day in the life of ..."

Career Interests Game  (U. of Missouri) 
This quick exercise is based on Holland's theory that people and work environments can be classified into six different groups: Realistic, Investigative, Social, Artistic, Enterprising, or Conventional. Check it out!

Job Shadow Day - coming up in February...many local businesses participate.

Job Hunters Bible - From the author of "What Color is my Parachute", Dick Bolles, this site is designed as a supplement to his book. Lots of very practical information here!

Resumania **** (University of Minnesota)-
Get help with writing your resume here! This step-by step-tutorial contains some excellent examples of three different types of resumes and walks you through the process of writing a resume.

U.S. Military  - Direct links to all the armed forces recruiting websites.

Military Career Guide Online - Want to find out lots of factual information about what it is like to be in the different branches of the Armed Forces? Then this is your site. Very helpful information here!

Bureau of Labor Statistics  - Largest resource on labor information available on the web. If you are doing a term paper and need stats on anything related to jobs/careers, this is it!

   

 

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