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.

Video

The 2025 ceremony can be viewed here.

Pictures

Grad Images took three pictures of each graduate: 1) as they entered the stage, 2) as they received their diploma, and 3) as they exited the stage with their diploma. Once the photos are ready, students will be emailed and/or mailed their proofs. Students can also visit the website at gradimages.com and type in their last name, school, and graduation year to see their proofs. Students can also call the Grad Images Customer Service Department at (800) 261-2576 or email ecc.giservice@gradimages.net

Seniors: If you missed the Senior Celebration on 4/30/25, please complete the Senior Exit Survey and Graduation Survey in Naviance. These surveys are used to send final transcripts to all colleges/universities, military branches, and future employers. Final transcripts cannot be sent until these surveys are completed.

• Log in to your Naviance account.
• Once on your account, go to your “About Me” tab, click “Surveys from your school”
• The Graduation Survey and Senior Exit Survey are under “My Surveys/Surveys Not Started”
• Final Transcript Request is the fourth question on the Senior Exit Survey
• Make sure to complete this very important step so we can send your transcripts to the proper destination!
• When senior grades are final in mid-June, all final transcript requests will be processed and sent.

Contact your counselor with any questions.

All counselors will be available on Tuesday, July 29th to assist any student wishing to make a preferential change to the courses they requested in December and/or January. Counselor availability will be on a first come, first serve basis and will begin at 745 a.m. and end at 2 p.m. If you cannot make it on this day, please reach out to your counselor during the first 10 days of the semester to make preferential course changes.

Paper copies of student score reports were distributed through English 9, 10 & 11 classes last week. If you did not receive your score report, please stop by the CCR Office!

• Your Student Reports each contain a lot of information about your skills, interests, plans, and goals. Use the links below, along with your Student Report, to get a better sense of where you are, where you might want to go, and how to get there.

• Your Student Report shows your relative strengths and weaknesses in four subject areas important for success in college: English, math, reading, and science.

• Your Student Report shows you how well you are learning the skills you’ll need to be ready for college and a career. Most likely, you have learned some of these skills better than others. Use your Student Report to help you strengthen those skills that you still need to work on.
• Visit https://www.act.org/content/act/en/students-and-parents.html for more information on how to continue your college and career planning.

• Juniors: Using Your ACT Results

• Freshman & Sophomores: Using Your PreACT Results

Students are reminded to activate their free score send by the June 20 deadline.

Every year that you take an AP® Exam, you have the option to send one score report for free to the college, university, or scholarship organization of your choice. Score reports include both this year's and past AP Exam scores unless you choose to withhold or cancel a score.

AP Exam scores will be available starting Monday, July 7.

• Check that you can sign in to your College Board account.

  Make sure that you remember your login credentials by signing in before scores are released in July. This is the same account that you use to access My AP , Bluebook or other College Board resources.

• Make sure we have your current email address.

  If you’ve changed your email address, update it in your account.

• Don’t create a new account if you already have one.

  Duplicate accounts can cause delays in getting your AP scores. Sign in with the same account you used to register and enroll in AP class sections.

Summer School registration opens March 5th!

Register Here!

In-Person courses

• Sessions will be held at Compass Academy
• Session I: June 9- June 26
• Session II: July 7 - July 24
• Monday - Thursday, 8:00 AM-1:00 PM
• *No class the week of July 4th*
• Registration for Session I and Session II is due by May 30, 2025
• $250 per course

Online Courses/Internship

• Session: June 9- July 24
• Registration for Online Courses is due by May 16, 2025
• $250 per course

Registration & Questions

• Students should see their counselor to register
• See the Summer School Brochure for more information and registration forms.
• Escuela de Verano para la Preparatoria
• Have any questions? Contact Alé Chavira, Administrative Assistant for Summer School, at 331-228-6638

Interested in taking Drivers Ed through D303 over the summer?! Please click the flyer below for more information!

• FAFSA - Scheduled to open December 1, 2024 for all

• Cap & Gown Distribution on Monday May 12, 2025 and Tuesday, May 13, 2025 (during school day) in the North Main Foyer

• MANDATORY Group Graduation Meetings on Monday, May 19, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. - location TBD
• MANDATORY Graduation Practice on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 7:30 a.m. in the Main Gym
• Graduation! Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 4 p.m. at the NIU Convocation Center in DeKalb, IL

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.

We had 126 different college visits this year! College visits will resume next year after Labor Day!

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: This series will resume next school year.

Success by Design: Time Management & Study Skills that Work

Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Time: 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Location: Virtual
Registration Required - Click 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.

Please return your completed registration form to Ms. Gomez in the College & Career Office.

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!

Additionally, numerous local and national scholarships can be found on our CCR Scholarship page by clicking here!

LTI Seal of Biliteracy Achievement Scholarship

The theme this year is: Language Is an Asset

Language is more than just a means of communication—it’s a powerful asset that unlocks opportunities, fosters connections, and broadens perspectives. Reflect on this theme by sharing how you plan to leverage your Seal of Biliteracy—whether in education, career pathways, or community engagement. Your students will have a chance to win one of the three awards: $500, $300, and $200.

Nominations should have two parts:

1. Teacher/mentor perspective of what the student has achieved as they’ve worked to attain the Seal of Biliteracy (no more than 300 words or 1 minute of video).

2. Student’s response to this year’s theme (1-2 minute video submission).

Nominations should directly respond to this year’s theme. The deadline to submit your nomination is May 30, 2025 at 11:59PM Eastern.

Abbott & Fenner are committed to continuing our efforts at helping those who have the desire and ambition to succeed. The A&F Scholarships are available to all high school juniors and seniors as well as all students currently registered in any accredited post-secondary institution. To apply for this $1,000 scholarship you will need to write an essay on the topic below. The essay should be between 500 and 1000 words. Your submissions must be sent by email to: scholarships at abbottandfenner.com

Essay Topic: Describe your educational career and life goals. Explain your plan for achieving these goals. Include your degree/major, why you selected it, and how this degree/major will help you achieve your goals.

The winner(s) of this annual scholarship will receive their award within 2 weeks of the listed deadline. All applicants should include their full name and mailing address with their submissions as well as the school they are currently attending. The application deadline is June 10, 2025.

P.E.O. is a philanthropic organization that supports educational opportunities for women. THE PEO local chapter MW of St Charles is looking for qualified applicants to select one senior woman for the Star Scholarship. Interested senior women should complete the linked application and send a copy of your transcripts to Ms. Sharon Anderson at andersonschmal@gmail.com. The Scholarship amount is $2500 and the application deadline is June 30, 2025.

College & Career Readiness Team

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

331-228-6290