Career Services

Job shadowing is a great hands-on way to learn about the day-to-day responsibilities of a career. Students can job shadow once each semester for an excused absence with the proper paperwork submitted. Learn more about what you need to do to set up a day to job shadow in this video.

Seniors considering UofSC for college should fill out both the Interest Form and the Parent Permission Form. Spots are secured on the bus once the Parent Permission Form is completed and returned to Career Specialists in Room 111.

UofSC Interest Form

Parent Permission Form

Seniors considering Midlands Technical College should fill out both the Interest Form and the Parent Permission Form. Spots are secured on the bus once the Parent Permission Form is completed and returned to Career Specialists in Room 111.

MTC Interest Form

Parent Permission Form

UofSC CEC offers weekday tours at noon led by student ambassadors. Registration for these tours can be found on the website here. In addition to daily tours, the College of Engineering and Computing hosts a monthly event called Big Friday for students and their families on campus to personally interact with CEC faculty, enjoy a panel discussion with current students, and participate in an exclusive tour of facilities led by the faculty chairs and directors from the engineering and computing majors. Registration for the next Big Friday event on October 7th is available here. Big Friday events run from 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.

Are you interested in becoming an esthetician or nail technician? Join us Friday, October 14th during all lunches in room 640. Pizza will be served. You must sign up on the Google Form to attend. Sign up here.

What is the Michelin Scholar's program? Learn more HERE.

Information Session - December 14 at 9:30am & 1:00pm at LTC

Michelin Scholar Testing - January 25, 2023 at LTC

Review the information, sign up for the information session or testing if interested, and be sure to complete permission forms.

Seniors,

If you have a 3.0+ GPA and would like to apply to take Dual Enrollment classes during 2nd semester, please complete the appropriate forms and application for whichever Dual Enrollment program you are requesting to participate in.

- You may only apply for 1 DE Program

- You MUST TAKE 2 dual enrollment classes, and have room in your schedule to take 2 dual enrollment classes.

To see Dual Enrollment classes offered and to submit your request, complete this form.

Students (15 and older) can sign up to take the driver's permit test (knowledge/written portion) at White Knoll High School after school. Test dates for this school year are 11/17, 2/23, and 5/4 at 4:00pm in the Learning Commons. Space is limited. This is offered to our students free. Students must have signed Permission Form and student ID to take the test. Student needs to provide their own transportation after the test (about 5:30pm). Sign up here on this Google Form.

Discus now offers free access to Tutor.com for South Carolina residents - free, real-time tutoring, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for English and Spanish speakers. Connect with a tutor on a variety of subjects, test prep assistance, or parent coaching.

https://www.scdiscus.org/

• Connect in Online Classroom
• Use drop-off service for overnight reviews
• watch videos to review concepts
• review your past work
• 60+ subjects

Clubs are a great way to meet new classmates! White Knoll High School offers a variety of clubs – some focus on academics while others focus on student interest or hobbies.

Student Body President Kayla Mathis - mathiskaylae@lexington1.net

Student Body Vice President Yokheved Zimmerman - zimmermanyokhevedh@lexington1.net

Student Body Secretary John Bernard - bernardjohnp@lexington1.net

Historian Andrew Mixon - mixonandrewc@lexington1.net

Chief of Staff Anna Grace Newell - newellannagrace@lexington1.net

Chief Justice Ella Johnsen - johnsenellar@lexington1.net

Associate Justice George Lane - lanegeorget@lexington1.net

Associate Justice Madison Putman - putmanmadisona@lexington1.net

Senior Class President Kaysia Wade - wadekaysial@lexington1.net

Junior Class President Kalisyn Deese - deesekalisyne@lexington1.net

Sophomore Class President Marcel Duncan - duncanmarceli@lexington1.net

Freshman Class President Divine Tailey - taileydiviner@lexington1.net

Planning to go to a 4-year college? It's time to start thinking about college applications and what you need to apply. The College Essay Guy has great resources for writing your personal statement, college essays, podcasts, and other topics if you are planning to apply to colleges. Visit the website here.

Check out the new WKHS Counseling & Advisement website. You can find information for students in each grade level, forms, NCAA resources, how to request a transcript, and much more.

Free Test Prep Sites (ASVAB, ACT, SAT, Ready to Work)

• uniontestprep.com
• 4tests.com
• khanacademy.org/sat
  
• SAT Prep
  
• ACT Prep

General Resources

• Frequently Asked Questions about FAFSA
• MEBA Build Your Career Book - Tips for resume, cover letters, interviews, post-interview, applications
• Career Tips for Job Search Success

• Over 300 Career Videos
  

• O*net - Department of Labor Job Information

• Occupational Outlook Handbook

• SC Virtual Library DISCUS

• Links to Leadership & Public Service Career Cluster Information

• U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics

• Mike Rowe Works Foundation

• Be Pro Be Proud Website

• I DEFY - Explore Careers

• Be Something Amazing - Health Care Career

• South Carolina ~ Colleges and Universities

• The College Center

College Search Resources

• College Hunch
• College Navigator
• SC Colleges Symbaloo

CTSO - Career & Technology Student Organizations

• SC SkillsUSA
  
• SC DECA
• SC FFA Association
• SC HOSA Future Health Professionals

*Dates as of Newsletter Publication*

10/7 - Teacher Work Day/No School for Students

10/10 - Holiday/No School

10/12 - PSAT at WKHS

10/19 - Collaborative Planning Day

10/20 - End of First Nine Weeks

10/24 - 9th/10th/11th Grades Picture Day

11/8 - Election Day/No School

11/10 - Make-Up Picture Day for Seniors & 9th/10th/11th Grades

11/11 - Veteran's Day

11/16 - Collaborative Planning Day

11/23-11/25 - Thanksgiving Break/No School

12/14 - Michelin Scholars Information Session at LTC (9:00am or 12:30pm)

1/25 - Michelin Scholars Testing at LTC

6/23/2023 - WKHS Graduation 8:00am @ Colonial Life Arena

Work-Based Learning is sustained interactions with industry or community professionals in a real worksite environment. Per the WIOA, Work-Based Learning (WBL) is defined as a structured learning experience at the worksite for a specific timeframe that leads to a career path. WBL is a school-coordinated, sponsored, coherent sequence of workplace experiences that are related to each students’ career goals and interests, while based on instructional preparation, and are performed in partnership with local businesses, industries, or other organizations in the community. WBL enables students to apply classroom instruction in a real-world business or service-oriented work environment.

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