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A Home
Study Skills Workshop
will be offered by Southwestern
Community College’s
GEAR UP program on Thursday,
Oct. 15. It will
be held at the Macon Library
meeting room from 7-8:30 p.m.
For more information, contact
Sherry Tilson, Gear Up Coordinator/Macon
County at stilson@southwesterncc.edu.
The deadline for registration
is Oct. 8.
Childcare will be available,
if requested in advance.
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Franklin High School will
host its first Parent
Night of the
year on Monday, Oct.
19, at 7:00 p.m.
in the school’s Fine
Arts Center. Representatives
from the Guidance Office and
Southwestern Community College’s
GEAR UP program will give
tips and answer questions
on helping students prepare
for graduation and beyond.
For more information, contact
Camille Tuttrup, Franklin
High School GEAR UP readiness
coach, at 524-6467, ext. 375.
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Southwestern
Community College GEAR UP
will host Going
to College Without Going Broke
at Swain County High School
on Wednesday, Nov.
4, from 5:30-6:30
p.m. Laura Misner, the College
Foundation of North Carolina
Western regional representative,
will give the presentation,
which will focus on helping
parents and students make
sense of financial aid and
find scholarships. All Swain
County parents and students
are invited to this free workshop.
RSVP to Erin McCully, GEAR
UP college readiness coach
at Swain County High School,
at e_mccully@southwesterncc.edu
or 828-488-2152 by Friday,
Oct. 30. |
The following GEAR UP-sponsored
activities and help sessions
are available at Smoky
Mountain High School for Fall
2009: |
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PSAT and SAT Test Prep
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Available each Tuesday
and Thursday during
both lunches and after
school from 3:15-4:15.
Students may contact
either their guidance
counselor or Robin Hall
in the GEAR UP Office
for more information. |
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The Reading and Writing
Center
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Available each Tuesday
and Thursday during
both lunches. |
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Tutoring
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Algebra I Tutoring
is offered on Tuesday
and Thursday after school
from 3:15-4:15 pm in
Ms. Jodi Mathews' classroom. |
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Algebra II and Geometry
Tutoring is offered
on Tuesday and Thursday
after school from 3:15-4:15
pm in Ms. Tracy Brandt's
classroom. |
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The National Honor
Society and the Mu Alpha
Theta are offering tutoring
in Reading and Math
on Wednesdays during
both lunches. |
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Additional tutoring
is available any day
after school from 3:15-4:15
upon request. |
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For more information,
students should contact
their guidance counselors
or Ms. Robin Hall in
the GEAR UP office more
information. |
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| Contact person:
Robin Hall, GEAR UP coordinator
for Jackson County |
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