Sophomore year planning:

• Begin the conversation with your parents/guardians about what you want to do after high school.

  • Are you planning on attending a four year college/university?

  • Are you planning on attending a community college first then transferring to a four year college/university?

  • Are you planning on getting an associates degree at a community college?

  • Are you planning on going into the military?

  • Are you planning on going to straight into the workforce?

• Discover your passions and interests.

• Do some career and personality surveys.

• Attend local or regional college fairs.

• Talk to your school counselor during registration to make sure that the classes you are taking are realistic for you ability and aligned with your post-secondary plans. These may include starting/continuing a CTE pathway, challenging yourself with AP classes, and/or looking at different Cambridge coure offerings

• Make sure you are doing the best in all of your classes...Your transcript begins day one of your high school career.

• Get involved with extracurricular activities. Begin your resume and keep an ongoing list throughout high school. It can be hard to remember when you are a senior what you did as a freshman! 

• Build relationships with your teachers. They will be able to write your recommendations for college. 

Promotion requirements:

To be promoted to 11th grade the following must be completed:

A student must earn 12 total credits to be promoted. Those credits must include:

English 1

English 2

NC Math 1