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