Purpose

You have made an excellent decision to take a more active role in helping your student succeed in their pursuit of a college education. So many students miss opportunities because the parent/guardian and the student were not aware of them. This site can serve as a guide from seventh grade through graduation from high school. It will help you the parent/guardian lead your student in strong college preparation and to be competitive in the pursuit of college scholarships.

Many of the recommendations on this site are free or little cost, however most of the enrichment opportunities are merit based and highly competitive.

You will see there is purpose for starting in seventh grade as some of those enrichment opportunities begin in eighth grade. The student must have a strong resume to successfully compete for this opportunities.

This binder will help you and your student organize their achievements and track their community service activities as well as remind you and the student of important actions and enrichment opportunities throughout their secondary education.