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100

A place where you store your personal items.

What is a locker?


100
The overarching term for any money help in college.
What is financial aid?


100

The organization that recognizes students high achievement. Students can join this group when their GPA is at a certain level.

What is National Honor Society?


100

Any continuation of education after high school.

What is post-secondary education?


100

These people should support you through thick and thin. Most people live with them.

What are parents?


200

You only have a certain amount of time to get from class to class.

What is passing time?


200

Something a students can earn in a variety of categories such as grades, sports, interests, extracurricular activities.This money does not have to be paid back.

What is a scholarship?


200

The organization in school in which you can be a leader of your class or the whole entire school. You must be elected to be a part of this group.

What is student government?


200
The place where you earn a 4-year degree.
What is college? or What is university?


200
Choosing the right types of these in high school will be ESSENTIAL to your success.
What are friends?


300

Your grades, behavior, report cards, attendance, etc. all go on this. It is an official document.

What is a transcript?


300

Students can have a job on campus while taking college classes to help pay for tuition.

What is work-study?


300

Doing this looks fantastic to colleges. You give up your time and do not get paid but help people in the process.

What is volunteering? or What is community service?


300
This is generally a two-year degree.
What is an associate's degree?


300

Getting involved with these will allow you to make different types of friends and have more adults come into your life as a mentor.

What are extracurricular activities?


400

All of your grades factor into one number. If your grades are perfect you will either earn a 4.0 or higher.

What is a grade point average?


400
Money awards to students based on financial need of the family.
What is a grant?


400
Upon graduation generally 1 person earns this very high honor from being the highest achieving student in his or her grade. They often read a speech at high school graduation.

What is a valedictorian?


400

When you job shadow, learn a trade, or get some training after high school.

What is technical college? or What is job training?


400

The class period that generally works on success skills, helps you apply for college, is a small-group, and you potentially grow to trust the teacher.

What is advisement? or What is a cohort?


500

You must take 4 years of each of these subjects.

What is math and language arts?
500

Money the government allows a student to use for college. This money only accrues interest after graduation.

What is a loan?


500

The award students can earn if they have proficiency in two or more languages.

What is the Seal of Biliteracy?


500
This is when you are enrolled in your college, but take classes in a different country to earn credit.
What is study-abroad?


500
Using this class to your advantage instead of blowing it off by hanging out will help you complete all of your work and help you prepare for tests.
What is study hall?