| As you start high school, plan activities and sports | | | | and prizes at county, state and national fairs. |
| that will make you look your best to the college | | | | Offer to help a local business in your area of |
| you eventually want to attend. If you have many | | | | interest.Technical ArtsVolunteer for experience at |
| talents and interests, be sure to keep your | | | | auto and body shops, metal shops, |
| grades up, and achieve at high levels in your | | | | manufacturers, and engineering or architectural |
| activities.Starting in the 9th grade and working | | | | firms. Schools offer job training through Regional |
| through the 12th grade, some of the special | | | | Occupational Programs, ROP, work experience, |
| classes and activities that show you have special | | | | often for credit, or apprentice training |
| talents and abilities include:WritingJoin the staff of | | | | programs.BusinessParticipate in Future Business |
| the yearbook or the school newspaper staff. | | | | Leaders of America, FBLA, Distributive Education |
| Enter writing and essay contests. Compose | | | | Clubs of America, DECA, Junior Achievement, and |
| speeches for contests and debate | | | | Regional Occupational Programs. Try working in |
| tournaments.Art, photography and DramaEnroll in | | | | the Work Experience program or as a summer |
| special design, drawing, painting, ceramic, and | | | | intern to see if you will really like a particular |
| pottery classes. Act in school plays, musicals, and | | | | career.LeadershipBecome an Eagle Scout, or join |
| in community theaters. Work on the photo staff | | | | clubs such as Junior Statesman or Key Club. Apply |
| of the yearbook or the school newspaper. Publish | | | | to be a legislative page. Work for your senator, |
| in city or local newspapers. Win awards at local art | | | | congressman, assemblyman, city councilman, or |
| shows and county fairs.MusicParticipate in school | | | | for local civic and charitable organizations.Keep |
| orchestras, bands, choirs, madrigal groups, | | | | track of your high school courses and activities A |
| musicals, junior symphonies, summer music | | | | scrap book for newspaper clippings and awards |
| camps, music award competitions, and church | | | | will give you a wonderful diary for your future life, |
| choirs.ScienceJoin the radio, science, math and | | | | and will help you fill out your resume your senior |
| engineering clubs. Participate in regional and national | | | | year.Helen Heron is a dedicated educator, author |
| math tournaments and science competitions and | | | | and publisher. She graduated from Pomona |
| fairs. You can win prizes and awards. Subscribe to | | | | College, received her teaching credentials from UC |
| science magazines or read them at the | | | | Berkeley and is a Reading Specialist. She taught |
| library.SportsBe an active team player in the | | | | high school in Livermore, CA for thirty-five years, |
| events you like best. Follow a regular training | | | | and retired as "Teacher of the Millennium"! She has |
| program to develop above average | | | | given presentations all over the world, including |
| skills.AgricultureJoin Future Farmers of America, | | | | talks at the World Council on Gifted and Talented |
| FFA, or 4-H Clubs. Enter state and county fairs to | | | | Children at The Hague and Hong Kong. Her most |
| gain awards, prizes, and recognition.Home | | | | recent presentation was at the Mensa World |
| EconomicsWork hard and compete for awards | | | | Gathering in Orlando in August 2006. |