Job Readiness Workshop – if you are looking for a summer job attend the Job Readiness Workshop on Saturday March 13, 2010 at Cedar Street Baptist Church. The workshop will be held from 9-noon and is free and open to the public. Continental breakfast will be served at 8:30am and door prizes will be given away.
Register by March 10th by going to www.cedarstreebaptistchurch.com and return via email to JobReadinessSeminar@yahoo.com or by fax to 344-4325.

Varina High School 2010 Clash of the Careers MARCH 15TH– SAVE THE DATE – It’s that time again! Your future starts NOW. Don’t miss out on the Varina High School annual Career Day! It will be held on March 15th from 9-3pm. Over 20 vendors and 12 presenters will be present along with our very own HCPS CTE bus (the big red bus). Come prepared to meet employers, and work on building your resume at our resource center. Students who dress to impress will receive extra credit in the math and English class! We are looking forward to another successful career day!

CTE Expo – The “Super Bowl” of career information – Sponsored by Henrico County Public Schools

When: May 15th – 9-12:30pm
Where:
Hermitage High School
8301 Hungary Spring Road
Henrico, VA 23228

This will be a fun filled day in which students will have the opportunity to develop an educational plan that will help them meet their career objectives. Displays will be set up from all schools highlighting CTE programs and the business partnerships. Don’t be left on the sidelines wondering what you will do with your future!

National Math and Science Initiative: The National Math and Science Initiative encourages our students to challenge themselves in the classroom and better prepare themselves for college and life after college. “Education is a tremendously important lever for ensuring competitiveness and prosperity in the age of globalization. Recent economic studies show that high skills lead to better wages, more equitable distributions of income, and substantial gains in economic productivity.”

VASS, Virginia Advanced Study Strategies understands this and so do the educators at Varina High School. The Advanced Placement grant not only offers our students the opportunity to challenge themselves in the classroom but it motivates them to pursue higher dreams academically and succeed in achieving those dreams.

For more information please contact your child’s school counselor at 226-8709 and look below for AP exam dates and prep sessions.

AP Exam Dates and Time

AP exams test prep session: AP (Advanced Placement) Exams are just around the corner. The time to begin preparing is NOW. To assist our students in preparation for their exams there will be test prep sessions in the areas of math, science and English. Please look below for dates and locations:

Math sessions:
February 20 – Deep Run High School
March 27 – Hermitage High School
April 24 – Deep Run High School

English sessions:
March 6 – Deep Run High School

**Additional tutoring for AP English 12 will be offered 8-8:30am and 4-4:30pm on Thursdays in room E-9

Science sessions:
January 23 – Varina High School
April 17 – Hermitage High School
May 8 – TBD

2010-2011 HCPS Planning Guide is available online at http://www.henrico.k12.va.us/pdf/planning-guide/PlanningGuide2010-2011.pdf
All students should have a copy on the desktop! School Counselors will begin classroom visits in January to review diploma options, as well as the course selection process.

Small Group Counseling opportunities: Group counseling services are provided to all students who need assistance in the following areas:  Grief and Loss, Career Preparedness, Relationships, Friendship/Self Esteem and Anger Management. For more information please contact your School Counselor today!

College Information
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