Pirates prepare for college
Counselor Jennifer Nauss is helping to organize College Week
Riverside will be hosting a college application week on
November 14th-18th. Teachers hope students use this week to get help
with their applications and encourage them to apply for college.
Monday will kick off the week. Counselors will be in the
cafeteria during all three lunches to give students the opportunity to
answer college trivia questions to win prizes.
Tuesday, counselors will be in the media center during 3rd
period to help seniors apply to college online. Students will be able
to submit applications and transcripts online.
Wednesday, counselors and college admissions officers will be in
the media center all four periods to assist seniors with applying to
college online. Students will also be able to submit transcripts
online. There will be an essay editing workshop where counselors,peer
editors, and a representative from Duke University will provide writing
tips to students.
Thursday, students can go to the media center during 3rd period
and search for scholarship opportunities. A guest speaker and student
panel from Salem college will speak to the Latinos about the challenges
they might face while applying for college.
Friday, the week will conclude with a college tour field trip.
Counselors and up to 40 students from grades 10-12 will tour NC A&T
and Guilford College in Greensboro.
Counselors and Teachers are excited about college application week and
hope it will be beneficial to both students and parents.
“College application week has always been helpful for the
students,” counselor Jennifer Nauss said. “This year we want to reach
out to the parents and make sure that they are informed about the
process.”
