PARENT RESOURCES

Definitions:
Grants & Scholarships:
money that doesn't need to be paid back; may be awarded on the basis of academic achievement, need, or talent

Loans:
money that will need to be paid back

Work-Study:
federal program where which students are employed 10-15 hours per week

Websites:
7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens

Career Builder

Career One Stop
Learn about careers, find career information, and locate career resources and advice with CareerOneStop.

College Board

College Parents of America

FAFSA Application On-Line

Federal Student Aid

Focus Adolescent Services

Helping Middle School Students Make the Transition to High School

Internation Student Website

Major State Financial Aid Programs

Monster

National Association for Self-Esteem

National Dropout Prevention Center

North Carolina Job Network

O'Net Resource Center
Welcome to the O*NET Resource Center, the nation's primary source of occupational information. Use this site to download the O*NET database, career exploration tools, job analysis questionnaires, employer
guides, and technical reports.

Parenting Teens Online

Study Skills Website

United States Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics

Action Verbs for Resumes