Prep Talk

Attention Cumberland County Resident Freshmen

Posted February 4th, 2014

New this 2013/14 academic school year, St. Augustine Preparatory school has been invited by the Cumberland County College Foundation to participate in the School Counts! Employment Connection and College Scholarship Program.

Freshmen who reside in Cumberland County who may be seeking employment (summer or otherwise) with a business located within the county or have an interest in obtaining a scholarship from Cumberland County College upon graduating from the Prep should consider participating in this program.

School Counts! is a statewide initiative that encourages employers to use high school performance records as one of the criteria to evaluate high school job applicants. Student participants of the program can provide the School Counts! credential, certifying to a possible employer that he has:

The Criteria

Attendance – Achieved a 95% attendance and punctuality record

Quality – Obtained a grade of “C” or better in every course

Rigor – Take more courses than the minimum graduation requirements and Algebra I

Persistence – Completed, or is on track to complete, high school in eight consecutive semesters and has taken more than the minimum graduation requirements

Over 450 employers across the county promise to provide employment interviews to certificate holders. In addition, Cumberland County College will provide a two-year tuition free scholarship to county residents who earn four consecutive certificates to Cumberland County College. The scholarship will cover the cost of fifteen (15) credits per Fall and Spring Semesters.

Interested freshmen should see Ms. Salvati in College Guidance to learn more and to register for the program.