Passport 2 College - Free College Courses

Devry is offering two free college courses for upcoming Juniors and Seniors. Spaces are limited, please contact Devry for more details.

DeVry University’s Passport to College Criteria - Free College Courses

Passport To College (P2C)

CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY

 - Current high school transcript

    - 2.5 or higher GPA

 - Completed & signed Passport to college enrollment application

    (parent must sign if under age 18)

 - Letters of recommendation (teacher, guidance counselor, or principal)

 - Short essay explaining why you want to take a complimentary college course over the       

    summer and how it will benefit your college plans.

  - Signed Enrollment Agreement (provided by DeVry)

Please fill out the Enrollment Agreement and fax or scan-email back to DeVry by the June 30, 2015 deadline. 

You cannot be scheduled for the class until DeVry has this form. 

You will need the following information to fill this out:

a.       Fill out the top of the 1^st page with all of your information (including your social security number in full)

                                                               i.      The class start date is 7/13/15

b.      For location, you will choose New Jersey, 630 US Highway One, North Brunswick

c.       Sign the bottom of the 1^st page

d.      On the 2^nd page, fill in the title of the course: Introduction to Business and Technology/BUSN 115/3 credits OR Introduction to Psychology/PSCY110/ 3 credits

e.      Fill in the bottom of the 2^nd page.

f.        If you are under 18, your parent MUST sign the 2^nd page as well.

Enrollment Agreement Form

Course Descriptions

AP and SUPA Courses

If you are currently registered to take an AP course for next year, the summer assignments are posted at AP Summer Assignments. Anyone signed up for Spanish AP, see Mrs. Ramos. 

Interested in adding an additional AP or SUPA course? See your counselor. Students have until June 30th to make any changes. 

You can learn more about these courses by visiting the following sites and speaking to your guidance counselor.

- AP/SUPA Courses tab on WHS website
- WHS Guidance Blog - Courses/AP/SUPA tab

Senior Summer To Do List

Building Your College List (Research, Visits and Interviews) - During the summer it is a great time to finalize your list of fit schools to apply to. It is important to pick schools in each category.
     * Reach - college standards exceed your scores
     * Target - college standards comparable to your scores
     * Safety/Likely - your scores exceed the college standards

Applications - Create an account on Common Application for the schools you are interested in. Try to have the majority done while you are on vacation. Also start applications for schools that are not on Common Application.

Essays - Work on your draft of the Common Application Essay/Personal Statement. Common Application Essay Prompts.

Test Preparation - SAT, SAT Subject Tests, and/or ACT

Community Service - Summer is also a great time to participate in community service. Please see the Volunteering Tab for ideas.

Internship Opportunity

43DPI Creative is looking for interns who would like to work in the illustrative interactive marketing, print, social media arena. It is located on Main Street, Woodbridge.

Contact - manny@43dpi.com and tell him you are responding to the Chamber of Commerce inquiry.

Biology End of Course Study Guide

The New Jersey Biology Competency Test will be administered on Tuesday, May 26th and Wednesday, May 27st. Below is a study guide to give you an idea to what is on the test.

Biology End of the Course Study Guide

Preparing for the AP Exams

While you are preparing for the exams, check out some of the study guides posted on collegeboard.org. Teachers are also providing review sessions, be sure to take advantage of these sessions. Scores can be accessed online in July. Click on AP Scores to read more information. Also check the AP Credit Policy information for the schools you are interested in attending.

Volunteer Opportunity - Fords Middle School Carnival

Fords Middle School Carnival is looking for student volunteers who would like to work on April 25, 2015, from 10-6. The carnival will be held at Fords Middle School on Fanning St. in Fords. The volunteers will be asked to run games, monitor blow ups, help with set up and take down, serve food, and for those that are interested in the creative aspect, face paint! If you are interested email Ms. Ogonowski at LAUREN.OGONOWSKI@woodbridge.k12.nj.us.

Include in the email your name and times you can work.

Job Opportunity

If you are looking for a job or internship, the guidance department sometimes has postings on their bulletin board. A new posting just got added! See link - CSR Job Description




Please note these jobs are not connected with the school and it is up to the family to see if these postings are a right fit for their child.

Women in Computer Science

The Undergraduate Women in Computer Science (WICS) at the University of Pennsylvania and the Dept. of Computer and Information Science (CIS) would like to invite your academically strong female students to attend Women in Computer Science High School Day for Girls on Fri, April 10, 2015.  The goal of this free program is to encourage women to pursue a college degree and successful career in a computer science related field. We are targeting high school girls, especially those who excel in science and mathematics, who may be considering a college degree in science or engineering.

 

Attached is the WICS High School Day flyer and agenda.  Students must register on the following site.  Register early as seats are limited.

All events are free.

 

http://www.cis.upenn.edu/about-outreach/wics.php

 

Below is a video from Women's enews and an online article from the Business Insider on the 100 best jobs in 2014. Computer Science jobs rank #1 and #2.

 

Video

http://womensenews.org/story/women-in-science/140226/video-girls-who-code-talk-about-the-inspiration?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email#.Uw_TfPldWSo

 

100 Best Jobs in 2014:

http://www.businessinsider.com/be-a-software-programmer-not-a-doctor-2014-2

 

100 Best Technology Jobs in 2015:

http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/rankings/best-technology-jobs