Graduation
What is graduation?
What Is: The ceremony where students receive their diplomas.
What is a résumé?
What Is: A document that lists your skills, education, and work experience.
What is a community college or two-year college?
What Is: This post-high school option allows students to earn college credits at a lower cost before transferring to a four-year university.
What is budgeting?
What Is: This financial skill involves planning how to allocate income between needs, wants, and savings to avoid overspending and build financial independence.
What is civic awareness?
What Is: The understanding of how government and society function and the role individuals play in their communities.
What is a valedictorian speech?
What Is: The speech often given by the top student in the graduating class.
What is an interview?
What Is: The process of meeting with an employer to discuss a job opportunity.
What is a trade school (or vocational school)?
What Is: This type of school focuses on hands-on training for specific careers like welding, healthcare, or cosmetology and often takes less time to complete.
What are income and expenses?
What Is: The two main parts of any budget: One is money coming in and the other is money going out.
Name 3 examples of your civic duties.
What Are: 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 is the tassel turn?
What It: A graduation tradition where students move the tassel from one side of their cap to the other.
What are wages (or salary)?
What Is: Money you earn from working is called this.
What is a gap year?
What Is: This option allows students to delay college while gaining experience through work, travel, or service.
What is the 50/30/20 rule?
What Is: This budgeting rule suggests using about 50% of income for needs, 30% for wants, and 20% for savings.
What is democracy?
What Is: A Democracy is a system of government where power is vested in the people, who rule either directly or through freely elected representatives.
What is a graduation party?
What Is: The event where families celebrate graduates before or after the ceremony.
What is a reference?
What Is: A person you list on a job application who can speak about your character or work habits.
What is the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)?
What Is: A form required to apply for federal financial aid, grants, loans, and work-study opportunities.
Name three fixed expenses when running a household.
What Are: Expenses that stay the same each month, such as rent, utilities, insurance premiums, auto-car loans, or phone bill.
Civic awareness requirements for high school students include:
What Are: completing 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 honor cords (or graduation cords)?
What Are: These cords or sashes are worn to show academic or extracurricular achievements.
What are deductions on your pay?
What Is: This is 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 is an apprenticeship?
What Is: A paid training pathway allowing students to earn money while learning a skilled trade under a professional.
What is managing spending (or living within your means)?
What Is: Developing a budgeting skill to help you avoid spending more money than you earn and prevents debt.
How can students qualify for Seal of Civic Readiness Badge?
What is: The Seal of Civic Readiness is a formal recognition that a student has attained a high level of proficiency in terms of civic knowledge, civic skills, civic mindset, and civic experiences. (The Seal of Civic Readiness is recognized as a distinction on a high school transcript and diploma).