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Home Schoolers Choose Activities: 10 Dynamite Tips to Build College Application Resume

As you start high school, join youth andFarmers of America, FFA, or 4-H Clubs. Enter
adult clubs in your community that you wouldstate and county fairs to gain awards,
really enjoy. Participate as an appointed orprizes, and recognition.Home EconomicsWork
elective officer on the clubs and otherhard and compete for awards and prizes at
groups you belong to. Most groups look forcounty, state and national fairs. Offer to
youth representatives, and you have the timehelp a local business in your area of
to do an excellent job. Look for activitiesinterest.Technical ArtsVolunteer for
and sports that will make you look your bestexperience at auto and body shops, metal
to the college you eventually want to attend.shops, manufacturers, and engineering or
If you have many talents and interests, bearchitectural firms. Schools offer job
sure to keep your grades up, and achieve attraining through Regional Occupational
high levels in your activities.During yourPrograms, ROP. These may be open to you at
high school years, some of the specialthe Community College .apprentice training
activities that show you have special talentsprograms.BusinessTry out some prospective
and abilities include:WritingJoin the clubbusiness careers by working as a volunteer or
newsletter staff. Enter writing and essayintern. Be sure to ask for letters of
contests. Compose speeches for contests andrecommendations.LeadershipBecome an Eagle
debate tournaments. Write a teen column forScout.. Apply to be a legislative page.
your local newspaper.Art, Photography andVolunteer for your senator, congressman,
DramaEnroll in special design, drawing,assemblyman, city councilman, or for local
painting, ceramic, and pottery classescivic and charitable organizations.Keep track
through your city's recreation department,of your high school courses and activities A
continuation or adult school. Act inscrap book for newspaper clippings and awards
community plays, or musicals, and workwill give you a wonderful diary for your
backstage in the community theater.future life, and will help you fill out your
Volunteer to work on the photo staff ofresume your senior year.Helen Heron-Karnes is
local newspaper. Publish in city or locala dedicated educator, author and publisher.
newspapers. Win awards at local art shows andShe graduated from Pomona College, received
county fairs.MusicParticipate in communityher teaching credentials from UC Berkeley and
orchestras, bands, choirs, madrigal groups,is a Reading Specialist. She taught high
musicals, junior symphonies, summer musicschool in Livermore, CA for thirty-five
camps, music award competitions, and churchyears, and retired as "Teacher of the
choirs.ScienceJoin the adult radio, science,Millennium"! She has given presentations all
math and engineering clubs. Participate inover the world, including talks at the World
regional and national math tournaments andCouncil on Gifted and Talented Children at
science competitions and fairs. You can winThe Hague and Hong Kong. Her most recent
prizes and awards. Subscribe to sciencepresentation on "Creative Problem Solving
magazines or read them at thewith Gifted Students" was at the Mensa World
library.SportsBe an active team player in theGathering in Orlando in August, 2006. She is
recreation department sports you like best.the Gifted Children Coordinator for San Diego
Follow a regular training program to developMensa.
above average skills.AgricultureJoin Future



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