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