CLASS OF 2026
JUNIOR CONFERENCES
Hello Juniors! The counselors will hold junior conferences in the spring during course registration. This is an opportunity to pick your courses for the 2025-2026 school year, discuss your future plans, and meet about other related topics that are important as you are preparing for your final year at Cary!
Ms. Strader cstrader@wcpss.net Counselor Last names (A-Co)
Mrs. Romeo kromeo@wcpss.net Counselor Last names (Cr-E)
Mrs. Chadwick cchadwick@wcpss.net Counselor Last names (F-J)
Ms. Huber dhooks2@wcpss.net Counselor Last names (K-Morales)
Mr. Moore rmoore@wcpss.net Counselor Last names (Moran-R)
Ms. Ingram kjingram@wcpss.net Counselor Last names (S-Z)
Important Resources:
Junior Packet
GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL (Summer 2025)
NCDPI State Governor's School Info
Governor's School Family Overview (please review before applying). En español
Application packet (answers must be typed into the PDF)
Recommender Application (answers must be typed into the PDF)
Cary HS Powerpoint presentation
Governor's School Interest Form (complete by October 21st)
Governor's School Student Submission Form
Governor's School Recommender Submission Form
Applications and all supporting materials were DUE November 4th by the end of the day.
Email Ms. Hooks at dhooks2@wcpss.net with any questions.
Junior Scholarship Opportunities
Coolidge Scholarship
The Coolidge Scholarship is an annually awarded, full-ride, presidential scholarship that covers a student’s tuition, room, board, and expenses for four years of undergraduate study. This one-of-a-kind scholarship may be used at any accredited college or university in the U.S. The application typically opens in the fall and closes in January of each year, and is only open to Juniors.
Elon Teaching Fellows Program
Our Elon Teaching Fellows Program is a four-year developmental and transformational scholarship opportunity for the preparation of teachers who will become leaders in the field of education. This includes $30,000 of scholarship funds, in addition to $7,500 of programmatic value, for a total value of $37,500 for this program. Students may apply to the Fellows Programs after they have submitted their application for admission to Elon.
Elon Teaching Fellows participate in purposely designed enrichment experiences such as two winter term travel courses, a faculty-mentored inquiry project, and a full semester abroad of study in New Zealand which includes a five-week internship in a local school.
North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program
Elon University is one of the eight partner institutions for the North Carolina Teaching Fellows program. This competitive program provides merit-based forgivable loans of $8,250 a year for up to four years to highly-qualified students committed to teaching special education or a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) field in a North Carolina public school.