Graduation
This calculation represents the average of all your course grades, typically measured on a 4.0 scale in the US.
What is your Grade Point Average?
A document that lists your skills, education, and work experience.
What is a résumé?
This three-letter acronym represents your Grade Point Average, the primary number colleges use to evaluate your high school academic performance.
What is a GPA?
This financial skill involves planning how to allocate income between needs, wants, and savings to avoid overspending and build financial independence.
What is budgeting?
This official paperwork must be completed and submitted by citizens before they are legally allowed to cast a ballot in most states.
What is a voter registration form?
The speech often given by the top student in the graduating class.
What Is: What is a valedictorian speech?
The process of meeting with an employer to discuss a job opportunity.
What is an interview?
This is the specific subject area, such as Biology or Business, that you will focus on and earn your degree in.
What is a major?
The two main parts of any budget: One is money coming in and the other is money going out.
What are income and expenses?
The variety of Legal expectations and required obligations of citizens, such as Obeying the Law, Defending the Country, paying taxes, registering for the Selective Service, Respect for Rights, Beliefs, and Opinions of Others, voting in elections, Recycling and Protecting the Environment, Reporting Crimes, Volunteering / Community Service, Participating in the Census or serving on a jury.
What are your civic duties.
A graduation tradition where students move the tassel from one side of their cap to the other.
What is the tassel turn?
Money you earn from working is called this.
What are wages (or salary)?
This option allows students to delay college while gaining experience through work, travel, or service.
What is a gap year?
This budgeting rule suggests using about 50% of income for needs, 30% for wants, and 20% for savings.
What is the 50/30/20 rule?
This is the minimum voting age for U.S. citizens, protected by the 26th Amendment.
What is 18 years old?
The Latin word for "about to leave," this is the formal title given to the graduation ceremony.
What is the Commencement.
A person you list on a job application who can speak about your character or work habits.
What is a reference?
A form required to apply for federal financial aid, grants, loans, and work-study opportunities
What is the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)?
This crucial financial buffer—often called a "rainy day fund"—should generally contain enough cash to cover 3 to 6 months of basic living expenses.
What is your Emergency Fund
The completing of a half-year or full-year U.S. government/civics course and passing a standardized assessment, often based on the U.S. Citizenship test. Additionally, many states encourage active civic participation through capstone projects and community service hours.
What Are Civic awareness requirements for high school students.
These cords or sashes are worn to show academic or extracurricular achievements.
What are honor cords (or graduation cords)?
The amount of money taken out of your paycheck that are withheld from your gross earnings, resulting in your net pay (take-home pay). They are broken down into mandatory taxes, voluntary benefit contributions, and involuntary wage garnishments.
What are deductions on your pay?
A paid training pathway allowing students to earn money while learning a skilled trade under a professional.
What is an apprenticeship?
Developing budgeting skills to help you avoid spending more money than you earn and prevents debt.
What is managing your spending (or living within your means)?
This type of duty requires citizens to show up and serve when summoned by the court system.
What is jury duty?