Important Dates

1/27: After School Advising Hours 4-5:30pm
2/4: Rescheduled UNC Asheville Field Trip with 10th graders
2/24: After School Advising Hours 4-5:30pm

General Announcements

College Acceptances
We are excited to see some of our students have begun receiving acceptance letters from colleges they have applied to.  Although many are still waiting for decisions from various schools, this is an exciting time of year for our seniors!   We will continue to update this list as we learn more.  As of this week, our seniors have gotten acceptance letters from the following schools:

Appalachian State University     UNC Charlotte     East Tennessee State University
Gordon College     Lenoir-Rhyne College     Liberty University
Guilford College    Radford College

SCOIR
We are pleased to announce that we are introducing a new system called SCOIR for our upper school families to help parents and students navigate the college selection and application process.  As a parent, this program will allow you to see your student’s profile, college list, conduct your own college searches, and suggest colleges for your student to consider.  SCOIR also provides parents with financial tools so that you can get a better sense of the cost of attendance at various colleges during the selection process. We are excited to be able to provide SCOIR to our upper school students and families, and we feel confident that it will help streamline the college application process.

Monthly College and Career Lessons

Students will be receiving college and career planning lessons once a month during their CLIMB time. They will be creating an account through CFNC and will be learning about how to best plan for their career, college, and financial future.

January

9th Grade: Relating Personality to Careers - Students will gain awareness of the relationship between results on the Do What You Are personality inventory (based on Myers-Briggs) and careers.
10th Grade: Earning College Credit in High School - Students will learn about the opportunities to earn college credit while in high school.
11th Grade: Your Personality - Students will learn more about their own personality and others' when they take a personality assessment called Do What You Are (based on Myers-Briggs) at CFNC.org.
Students will also understand how personality influences career choice.
12th Grade: College Academics - Students will understand how college is different academically than high school, including the importance of study skills, syllabi, asking professors questions, and getting help through tutors or learning labs.

Field Trips

Upper school students in every grade level are given the opportunity to go on a field trip to a North Carolina college. This allows them a chance to be exposed to a college questions, ask admissions counselors questions, and get a better idea of the college options available to them.

Upcoming Trips:
10th Grade - UNC Asheville (Rescheduled) on Tuesday, February 4th: Students should bring $10 for the dining hall.

Advising After Hours

Advising Hours with Ms. Lafferty will be offered to students and parents once a month. This is a time for students and their families to work with me on college and career planning at a time outside of the school day. You are always welcome to schedule an appointment with me during the school day--these hours are intended for those who cannot come in until the evening hours. The January and February advising opportunities are listed below, please click on the link to sign up.

Sign Up for a January/February Appointment Here

Parent Workshops

Each quarter, we will host a parent workshop for upper school families focused on an area of college and career planning. Our second workshop will be for families of freshmen and sophomores and will be on the subject of evaluating college interests, determining  academic and extracurricular goals, and plan for the costs of college attendance.

Spring Workshops: TBA

For more information about the college and career program, please reach out to Ms. Chelsea Lafferty, Upper School College and Career Counselor, at chelsealafferty@icimagine.org or 828.633.6491 ext. 4109.