Career Exploration Resources for Teens

Estimate how much money you need for housing, utilities, transportation, clothes, health care, entertainment and other expenses, and see which careers will pay for these needs.

Reality Check

Explore opportunities based on your interests and work values, and find specific information such as the fastest growing jobs, levels of education and training requirements, and average salaries.

Texas CARES

Davidson Young Scholars

The Davidson Young Scholars program provides free services designed to nurture and support profoundly gifted young people. Students and their parents receive assistance in the following areas: free consulting services, an online community, annual get-togethers, ambassador program, Davidson Summer STARS, free guidebooks. The Young Scholars application deadline is the 1^st of each month. More information at http://www.davidsongifted.org/youngscholars/

#gtchat - Twitter Chat Friday, 6/19/2015 @ 6 pm

Summer Maker Camp

Save the Date!

July 6–August 14, 2015

http://makercamp.com/

A FREE summer camp from Make: for building, tinkering and exploring. Participate any where you can connect to the Internet!

Juneteenth Memorial Monument Dedication - Saturday, June 27

Juneteenth Memorial Monument Dedication

Saturday, June 27, 2015

11:00 am

George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center

1165 Angelina Street

Austin, TX 78702

Lowe's Build and Grow Kids Clinic

Iron Man's Avenjet

Saturday, June 13 (10:00 AM)

Register your child and they can build Iron Man’s Avenjet as part of the "Marvel's Avengers Assemble" Summer series.

Registration opens 12:00 AM (EST) June 1^st

Captain America Motorcycle

Saturday, June 27 (10:00 AM)

Register your child and they can build a motorcycle as part of the "Marvel's Avengers Assemble" Summer series.

Registration opens 12:00 AM (EST) June 15^th

http://www.lowesbuildandgrow.com/pages/default.aspx

SAT Practice Resources and Tests

Official SAT Practice for the redesigned SAT will launch on KhanAcademy.org in early June. It will include:

• Four full-length practice tests written by the College Board.
• Answer explanations for all four practice tests, along with calculated raw scores (scaled scores will be available by fall 2015).
• Thousands of practice questions written by the Khan Academy team and approved by the College Board, as well as video lessons and reference articles.
• Personalized practice recommendations to help students focus on the skills likely to have the biggest impact on their performance, building a solid foundation for the SAT and beyond.

Additional features that will be released later in the year. The College Board and Khan Academy will provide updates on these features as they become available. You are able to sign up for free SAT prep materials.