CCR Update

The CCR Update is a weekly newsletter from the St. Charles North Office of College and Career Readiness. Our weekly update contains information to help navigate students through high school and into post-secondary options. A variety of links will be provided to assist students and families in making choices along this journey. For additional information students should reach out to their individual counselor.

Earn college credits while in high school! Representatives from D303 & ECC will be on hand to discuss Advanced Placement Credit, Articulated Credit and Dual Credit program options available to high school students. The event will be hosted in the St. Charles East High School Little Theatre on Wednesday, November 20th and begin at 6:30 p.m. We hope to see you there!

Home Access Center (HAC) opened on Tuesday, November 12th at 7:00 a.m. for students to begin choosing courses for the 2025-2026 school year at this time. All course requests should be entered in HAC prior to your counselor appointment. HAC will close on 1/31/2025 at the conclusion of course selection. If you need directions on how to do so, please click here!

Students will meet with their Counselors following the scheduling windows below:

• Juniors (Class of 2026): December 2-December 6, 2024
• Sophomores (Class of 2027): January 13-17, 2025
• Freshmen (Class of 2028): January 21-January 24, 2025
• 8th Graders (Class of 2029): WMS January 28 & TMS January 30, 2025

Students should be able to view their raw score results from the PreACT & ACT in their Horizon Education accounts. Please follow the directions in this link to view your score reports. Students will be able to see the full list of responses and correct answers on their completed assessment score reports beginning on November 8th @ 2:30 p.m.

Juniors will receive PSAT/NMSQT scores starting on November 7th. Students access their scores using their College Board account. Use your PSAT score report to receive tailored resources from Khan Academy and develop a study plan. Khan Academy's digital SAT course content includes videos, articles, and worked examples designed to help you understand and experience the digital SAT Suite of Assessments.

The 2025–2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will be available to the public on or before December 1, 2024. The Education Department is using a phased rollout to gradually make the form available to students and families, starting with a limited beta release. Participation in the beta release is by invitation only and SCN has no information regarding who/when communication will be sent out.

Did you miss Financial Aid Night on September 18th? If so, please find our presentation HERE! Please reach out to your counselor with questions!

• Early College Credit Information Night at St. Charles East in the "Little Theatre" on November 20, 2024 from 6:30-8:30.p.m.

• FAFSA - Scheduled to open October 1, 2024 for some and December 1, 2024 for all
• Fox Valley College Fair at Geneva H.S. on April 17, 2025 from 6-8 p.m.
  

More details will be shared as we get closer to each event date.

Throughout the year, many college, career, and military representatives will come to St. Charles North to provide you with more information about your post-secondary options.

All college visits will be in the LRC (Think Tanks A & B), unless otherwise noted. Students must obtain a pass from the Office of College and Career Readiness at least one day prior to attending, if attending during a class period. This pass should be signed by the teacher of the class for that period you are missing. While we encourage students to attend these meetings, please note that what is happening in the classroom is more important. Teachers may deny the request to miss class if they feel it is in the student’s best interest to be in attendance. Students are encouraged to visit with College reps during their lunch period when/if possible.

If you have a conflict with a college visit, please email Kathy.McCoy@d303.org for the college rep's contact information.

For the full listing go to the College Visit page on the CCR Website.

Upcoming Visits:

11/18/2024

Savannah College of Art and Design

Elgin Community College is offering a series of College & Career events for the fall and spring semesters. Session topics include The Start of College Decisions, Financial Aid 101, Early College Credit options, Professional Etiquette, Discovering Careers, Career Clusters & Opportunities, Successful Interviewing and more. All events are free and open to the public. Events will be held virtually over Zoom on Tuesday evenings from 6 to 7 P.M. unless otherwise noted. For more information and meeting links, please visit https://elgin.edu/community/college-transitions/ccr/

Upcoming Events:

Transitioning to College

Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Time: 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Location: Virtual

Registration Required - CLICK HERE

Senior Students & Parents! Naviance currently has numerous scholarships available for Senior students to access and apply for.

To do so, students should log on to their Naviance account, select "Colleges" from the top banner and click on "Scholarship Search". Please reach out to your counselor if you have any questions!

Classes at the Fox Valley Career Center begin on Wednesday, August14th!

Students in Session 1-3 must take the bus to and from FVCC. Students in Session 4 will need to provide their own transportation.

Bus information for those students attending classes at the Fox Valley Career Center was emailed to students enrolled in these classes earlier this week. This information can be accessed here as well.

For continuously updated information, please visit the FVCC page on our CCR Website HERE.

Have you ever thought about a career as an electric lineman, firefighter, police officer, lab technician, or in tree maintenance, or IT/Networking? These are all individuals, and many more, who are employed by the City of St. Charles.

The City of St. Charles is offering a career pathway job shadow program to St. Charles high school students interested in exploring a career in municipal government. You may schedule up to three different job shadow experiences per school year, during which you can explore work sites, ask questions, see demonstrations, and learn about education and certifications. Students will be responsible for transportation to and from the City. The date, time, and length of the job shadow will be scheduled outside of school hours directly with the City’s job shadow program coordinator.

This is a great opportunity for Senior students on October 23rd, since this is a non-attendance day for Seniors due to the Pre-ACT Test being given to 9, 10, & 11th graders. Please return your completed registration form to Ms. Gomez in the College & Career Office.

College & Career Readiness Team

255 Red Gate Road, St. Charles, IL, 60175

331-228-6290