Quotes Of The Month: “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone … just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.” - F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby “There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for.” — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers “There are years that ask questions and years that answer.” — Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God - Kate Voltz If you want to write for the Crescent Crier, we would love to see you at one of our meetings, which are every Wednesday at 1:30pm! To come to a meeting, fill out this form: https://forms.gle/TrQ5PqFcDqeE2yiB9, and we’ll send you a link ASAP. If you would like to submit a single article - or anything else like creative writing, an opinion, an art piece, photo or photo series, or something else entirely - then you can do that using this form: https://forms.gle/WAHSoWJuVwK3q5du6. If you want to contact us for any reason, you can email
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If you’d like to find your purpose, come join CV Robotics at one of their informational meetings on Thursday, September 24th at 6pm or Sunday, September 27th at 2pm. Robotics is looking for people interested in programming, fabricating, animating, designing, marketing, innovating, inventing, dreaming, and so much more. CV Robotics is a place for everyone -- no previous knowledge required. The google meet link is meet.google.com/wgm-xxin-ewh. The team looks forward to seeing you there! Contact Info If you have any questions, comments, concerns, etc. about CV Robotics, here's where to direct those: Robotics Management team: [email protected] Robotics Coach: [email protected] Team Captain: [email protected] - Kristen Scarborough If you want to write for the Crescent Crier, we would love to see you at one of our meetings, which are every Wednesday at 1:30pm! To come to a meeting, fill out this form: https://forms.gle/TrQ5PqFcDqeE2yiB9, and we’ll send you a Zoom invite ASAP. If you would like to submit a single article - or anything else like creative writing, an opinion, an art piece, photo or photo series, or something else entirely - then you can do that using this form: https://forms.gle/WAHSoWJuVwK3q5du6. If you want to contact us for any reason, you can email
[email protected]. Senior year can be a very stressful time for students, especially those trying to navigate the college application process. Add a pandemic to that, and it can seem like an impossible task. While things are very different, many colleges have been trying to make things easier for prospective students. For those of you wanting to begin this virtual search and application process, but not knowing where to start, this article is a guide for you, based off of research and my own experience currently going through this process. There is a bulleted list of the points covered at the end. Finding out where you want to apply is the first step. If you aren’t sure, there are many college search websites available that you can use. You can filter by location, type of college, size, acceptance rate, majors, sports, cost, diversity, and more. Some good websites to try are College Navigator, College Board BigFuture, Niche, and Unigo. If you don’t like those, there are many more available, just search for them. There are also many college ranking lists available. After you know what you are interested in, the next step is learning more. The most obvious way is to check out the college website, but there are many more things you can do. Many colleges have created self-guided virtual tours on their website. They may also have information videos or campus tour videos on their website or YouTube. Lots of them are also hosting virtual events like virtual tours, various information sessions, student panels, admission advice sessions, and more. These are typically, but not always, webinar style where they can not see or hear anyone watching, and questions can be typed in a question box. Past sessions may also be recorded if you look for them. Some colleges will allow you to sign up for interviews, one-on-one student ambassador info sessions, or one-on-one admissions counselor info sessions. You can always email or call colleges with any questions you have. Some colleges are having CV and CHS specific events, only for their students. This includes some Oregon colleges and some from other states as well. For a calendar of this, click here: https://cvhs.csd509j.net/academics/beyond-cv/college-visits/ . Be aware that this may be more like a group zoom call than a webinar, because of the smaller group. You will probably have the option to turn on your microphone and camera. Some sessions require you to sign up beforehand, while others have the link right on the calendar, which you just click to join at the scheduled time. A very important tip that has really helped me is to sign up for emails from the colleges you are interested in. Even if you are unsure about a school, still sign up if you’re considering it. It is not binding, and you can unsubscribe later. If you sign up for a college-specific email list/interest list, they will send you useful information, inform you about events happening, and remind you of deadlines. You can also follow the college on social media. This is a great way to learn more about a college and make sure you don’t miss anything important. It is also a great way to show “demonstrated interest.” You can show this through attending the virtual events above as well. Some colleges consider this very important while others don’t track it at all. Smaller private colleges tend to track this more than big public universities, but not always. You can find out if a college weighs demonstrated interest through the internet. Something you should do as soon as possible is make an account on application websites, such as the Common Application website. See what kind of applications are accepted by the colleges you are interested in, and make accounts on the website(s). Even if you don’t start your essay right away, you can start filling out your profile with your information to make less work for yourself later. You can also see what specific supplemental essays or personal insight questions specific colleges require. If you are applying to a lot of colleges, it would be a good idea to make a google docs with all the writing prompts and/or questions on there, because there is a good chance a lot of them are similar to each other. There you have it! This year might be different, but I hope these tips are helpful. Stay safe and good luck with applications!
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If you want to write for the Crier, we would love to see you at one of our meetings, which are every Wednesday at 1:30pm! To come to a meeting, fill out this form: https://forms.gle/TrQ5PqFcDqeE2yiB9, and we’ll send you a Zoom invite ASAP. If you would like to submit a single article - or anything else like creative writing, an opinion, an art piece, photo or photo series, or something else entirely - then you can do that using this form: https://forms.gle/WAHSoWJuVwK3q5du6. If you want to contact us for any reason, you can email [email protected]. - Kristen Scarborough Follow us on Instagram: @crescentcrier!
If you want to write for the Crier, we would love to see you at one of our meetings, which are every Wednesday! To come to a meeting, fill out this form: https://forms.gle/TrQ5PqFcDqeE2yiB9, and then we’ll send you an invite ASAP. If you would like to submit a single article - or anything else like creative writing, an opinion, an art piece, photo or photo series, or something else entirely - then you can do that using this form: https://forms.gle/WAHSoWJuVwK3q5du6. If you want to contact us for any reason, you can email [email protected]. Hello everyone. Firstly, I want to thank you all for continuing to read the Crier and support us, as always; we really appreciate it. We’ll be continuing to publish all-online this year through this website. Our articles will go up on Thursdays, and columns will go up on alternate Tuesdays. We also have a brand-new Instagram, @crescentcrier, where we’ll post when we have new articles, so go follow us there!
If you want to write for the Crier, we would love to see you at one of our meetings, which are every Wednesday! To come to a meeting, fill out this form: https://forms.gle/TrQ5PqFcDqeE2yiB9, and then we’ll send you an invite ASAP. If you would like to submit a single article - or anything else like creative writing, an opinion, an art piece, photo or photo series, or something else entirely - then you can do that using this form: https://forms.gle/WAHSoWJuVwK3q5du6. If you want to contact us for any reason, you can email [email protected], or contact me (Kate Voltz, the editor) directly. We want to write about what you want to hear about, so if you have ideas for stories or investigations, some upcoming event you think we should cover, or anything else you want to share, we’d love to hear it! The world today is crazy - if possible, it’s crazier than it was when we left in June. To this editor, it can often feel like everything is in chaos. And it kind of is. Many of us want normalcy, some semblance of control, a return to what we liked and were comfortable with. Unfortunately, that’s not how the world works, especially not right now. No one feels any one specific way about any of this, and that’s natural - it would be weird if the opposite were true. If you feel like writing about your experience, or about anything else, we’ll be here for you. If you want to read about what’s going on in our little corner of the world and hopefully laugh at one of my terrible cheesy jokes in Raider Reads, then we’ll be here for that, too. We at the Crier wish you a great start to this 2020-2021 school year, and hope that you’re all doing well. We look forward to reporting for you and getting in touch throughout this year, and seeing you in virtual classes or, perhaps someday, in person again too. Happy autumn, and happy first day of school! - Kate Voltz, Editor of the Crier |