The Weekly Update

National Career Development Month is a month-long campaign that emphasizes the significance of career development and planning. It aims to educate and inspire individuals to explore career options, set goals, and make strategic decisions about their professional futures.

• 🎉🎉Celebrate Nation Career Development Month! Each week a new career will be highlighted in the weekly CCR newsletter- CHECK IT OUT!
  
• This week's CCR news (Veterans Day 2023, 🚩FIELD TRIP OPPORTUNITIES x3 🚩High School Drone Class, 6 tips for the FAFSA, and more!)
• ⭐⭐⭐ STUDENT INTEREST DAY SURVEY⭐⭐⭐
• CTE Class Highlight
• Michigan Career Pathfinder
• Xello for Families & Xello for Students
• Positivity Project- BRAVERY
• College Visit Calendar
• College Application Waiver Codes
• Scholarship Information **NEW** scholarship opportunities (military, college athletics, & more)
• Employment/Volunteer Opportunities
• Useful Links
• Simon Says...
• Past Newsletters

"We the people have found what unites us. It’s our honor to empower people from every walk of life through education and the opportunities it creates. Forty-five percent of Folds of Honor scholarships are awarded to minorities, making our recipient family as diverse as the country we call home." Click here to learn about the Folds of Honor Mission.

Physician assistants (PAs) practice medicine under the supervision of physicians and surgeons. They should not be confused with medical assistants, who perform routine clinical and clerical tasks. PAs are formally trained to provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive healthcare services, as delegated by a physician. Working as members of a healthcare team, they take medical histories, examine and treat patients, order and interpret laboratory tests and x rays, and make diagnoses. They also treat minor injuries by suturing, splinting, and casting. PAs record progress notes, instruct and counsel patients, and order or carry out therapy. Physician assistants also may prescribe certain medications. In some establishments, a PA is responsible for managerial duties, such as ordering medical supplies or equipment and supervising medical technicians and assistants. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE about PAs.

Student Interest Day is right around the corner and your feedback is NECESSARY to make the event a success! If you have NOT responded to the survey yet, PLEASE RESPOND ASAP!

Last year, many students either did not respond or did not take the survey seriously and ended up being placed in a classroom for a topic they were not interested in. The point of the event is for students to learn about a career field of interest. PLEASE RESPOND HONESTLY!

CLICK HERE to take the Student Interest Day survey

Adv. Video Productions went on a field trip to Mott CC for a Film Production-related conference. Here we are with Brena Lorena Garcia, a Latina-American Stuntwoman from such films as "Ant-man and the Wasp," "Bird Box," "Transformers: The Last Knight," "Avatar 2," "Baywatch" movie, and "Fast X."

Young Women & the Workforce and Young Men & the Workforce are great opportunities for high school juniors and seniors to learn about and network with local professionals. These events (full-day field trip) are exclusively for students of Fenton, Lake Fenton, and Linden High Schools. Stop in to see Mrs. Grady in the counseling office to sign up and grab a permission slip. SPOTS ARE LIMITED!!

• Young Women & the Workforce- Tuesday, November 14th (professions represented include: veterinary medicine, military, skilled trades, mental health, financial, entrepreneurship, law enforcement, and more!)
• Young Men & the Workforce- Friday, December 8th

In honor of the 85th Anniversary of the National Apprenticeship Act and the 8th Annual

National Apprenticeship Week, Mott Community College will be hosting a “Learn To Be

Your Own Superhero” event. Help us celebrate National Apprenticeship Week at Mott

Community College.

The event will be held Thursday, November 16th, 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. in the Regional

Technology Center (RTC).This event is an excellent opportunity to learn about Apprenticeships in the areas of Health and Human Services, Advanced Manufacturing and Technology. We will start

this exciting event with a panel discussion where participants will have an opportunity to

interact and ask questions. The day will also include guided tours of our labs and

classrooms, with hand-on activities.

If you are interested in attending this event, please see Mrs. Grady in the counseling office for more information. SPOTS ARE LIMITED!

When it comes to careers that utilize drone technology, each year seems to bring new avenues for their use: estimating excavation site material volume; deliveries of goods; energy industry applications; real estate photography; search-and-rescue operations; surveying; archeology; topographical mapping; logging; and infrastructure examination, such as power poles and roofs – to name just a few. CLICK HERE to learn more about one Michigan high school is learning about drones.

With the timing and size of financial aid packages in question for the 2024-25 academic year, consider early action or regular decision instead.

The delayed release of the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) could make it more difficult for “early decision” applicants to accurately gauge the cost of their college education. CLICK HERE for more information!

November is a pivotal time of year for high school seniors - and we’re not just talking turkey. More than likely, it’s the month where your early admission applications are due. It’s also the month you need to start paying attention to upcoming deadlines for each college you’re planning to submit an application. CLICK HERE for more information!

Looking to explore in-demand careers and discover the degrees or credentials needed

to pursue them? Use Pathfinder, Michigan’s online career exploration tool that uses

current information related to employment and the workforce, as well as data about the

relationship between education and training programs, to help you learn about career

paths and jobs in the state.

REMEMBER, YOU CAN ALWAYS ACCESS YOUR XELLO ACCOUNT TO RESEARCH CAREER & POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION OPTIONS!

Xello provides students with a platform to save all sorts of information. From winning a competition to researching a career field or college, and to saving important research paper, Xello offers students the opportunity to save all of the important events, memories, and assignments in one place.

• Did you have a job over the summer? Add it to your Xello profile!
• Are applying for colleges? Apprenticeships or trade schools? Check out the resources in the Xello program (and addit to your profile!).
• Have you completed a class assignment that you're particularly proud of? Add it your Xello profile!
• Thinking about a certain career field but want to know more? Check out career fields in depth in the Xello program!
• Xello is an amazing resource that contains LOTS of information for career & college readiness- CHECK IT OUT!

Bravery refers to voluntary (not coerced) action in the face of a dangerous circumstance. This strength involves judgement; the brave person must have an understanding of the risks and consequences involved in acting. According to Socrates and Plato, forethought separates acts of valor from acts of rashness. This means that bravery isn’t simply fearlessness, but instead the overcoming of fear.

Overcoming fears is critically important in individual development, as it allows the person to do more and become more. A person can be brave every single day. For example, some people with social anxiety are brave just by leaving their house and talking with people. On a physical level, bravery allows us to overcome fears, such as swimming or playing a sport. And, on a moral level, doing what we know to be right, despite the risks, gives us the sense that we are acting on behalf of a larger purpose.

TEN of Michigan’s 15 public universities today announced a bold new initiative to greatly streamline the college admissions process, boost enrollment, and help students realize their full educational potential. Beginning this fall, participating universities in the Michigan Assured Admission Pact (MAAP) will admit Michigan high school graduates who have earned a cumulative high school grade point average of 3.0 or above (on a 4.0 scale). CLICK HERE for more details!

The following universities have committed to joining the MAAP for the Fall 2024 admission cycle:

• Central Michigan University
• Eastern Michigan University
• Ferris State University
• Lake Superior State University
• Northern Michigan University
• Oakland University
• Saginaw Valley State University
• University of Michigan-Dearborn
• University of Michigan-Flint
• Wayne State University

As promised at Senior Parent Night and in the Senior Class Meeting, here is a list of college application "waiver codes" that will save you money when applying to colleges.

This list includes Michigan colleges that always offer FREE applications. It also includes a list of Michigan colleges that offer FREE applications for the month of October since that is Michigan College Application Month.

The list continues to be updated and the codes SHOULD NOT be used until October 1st.

Amazon Future Engineer students can boost their future for themselves and their community with the support of college funding, paid internships, and industry mentors. You can receive a scholarship of up to $40,000 (up to $10,000/year) towards an undergraduate degree in engineering or computer science and an offer to complete a summer internship at Amazon!

Applications are now OPEN and will close on December 15th at 4:00pm EST. CLICK HERE to apply!

• College Board
• Parchment
• Common App
• Guide to completing the Common App (downloadable guide)
• Interest in skilled trades? Click here!
• Interested in the military? Look here!
• Interested in Nursing? Check out this resource!
• Big Future College Search

• Sovita Credit Union-customer service member (drop off a copy of your resume to Mrs. Grady in the counseling office to apply)
• Local childcare center is looking for individuals interested in working with children
• Lucky's Steakhouse- host, bussing, to-go staff needed (paid hourly + tips)
• Visiting Angels (click on the flyer below)
• Creative Foam Products- light assembly work, 2 to 4 hour shifts available

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