Xtreme Beginnings 2007

Xtreme Beginnings - April 12, 2007

Xtreme Beginnings is a career exploration event for tenth-, eleventh-, and twelfth-grade students. About 600 students participated this year.

The seventh-annual Xtreme Beginnings was held at the Jane S. McKimmon Center on Western Blvd. in Raleigh, NC, on Thursday, April 12, 2007, from approximately 9:15 AM to 12:00 PM.

The Xtreme Planning Guide has committee duties and reports for Xtreme Beginnings planning.

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Student Documents

Xtreme Beginnings brochure (PDF 472 Kb).
This brochure lists all of the activities, and allows students to sign up for the sessions they wish to attend.

Download a copy of the Student Registration form. (Excel 36 Kb) This is the form to list the students that will attend from your school and list their activity selections.

Xtreme Career Planning Guide is given to each student who attends Xtreme Beginnings. The guide has information about the roundtable discussions, suggested questions to ask the career models, job interviewing tips, job interview questions, practice job interview rating sheet, job application tips, cover letter tips, JobLink Career Center information, military information, and an Xtreme plan of action to help the student reflect on all that was learned at Xtreme Beginnings.(This document is not yet available)

Xtreme Career Planning Guide cover (PDF 164 KB) This year we will use a red cover.

Xtreme Career Planning Guide (PDF 952 KB)

Xtreme Career Planning Guide (Word 784 KB)

Letter of Thanks to the volunteers from Superintendent Del Burns (PDF 108 KB)

Practice Job Interview Room Documents

Practice Job Interview Recruitment letter. (Word 100 KB). Letter sent to potential Practice Job Interview participants.

The practice job interview rating sheet, and sample practice job interview questions can be found in the Xtreme Career Planning Guide

Orientation comments for the Practice Job Interview room. (Word 24 KB)(This document is not yet available)

Evaluation Documents

Event Evaluation Form - Student (Word 160 KB)

Event Evaluation Form - Student (PDF 104 KB)

Event Evaluation Form - Volunteer (Word 152 KB)

Event Evaluation Form - Volunteer (PDF 100 KB)

Logistics Documents

Bell Schedule - time schedule for opening session, breakout sessions, and closing session.

Floor Plans

Information Sheet for the Adult Volunteers (PDF 952 KB). This is the sheet given to all adults, which includes a floor plan, bell schedule, and sponsor information.

Typical Student Schedule (PDF 1.3 MB) - Each student gets a personalized schedule based on the sessions they sign up for.

Employment Fair Documents

Employment Fair Presenters. Information about the businesses that will be in the Employment Fair discussing employment.

Employment Fair Recruitment letter. (Word 136 KB). Letter sent to potential Employment Fair participants.

Employment Fair application (Word 136 KB). Application to participate in the Employment Fair.

Employment Fair Tips for the Employers. Information for the employers to make the best out of this Employment Fair.

Roundtable Discussions Documents

Letter sent to potential Roundtable career models. (Word 344KB)

Confirmation letter sent to Roundtable career models before the event. (Word 348KB)

Talking Points document for the Roundtable career models to follow. (Word 344KB)

Higher Education Fair Documents

Letter sent to potential Higher Education Fair participants. (Word 344KB) (This document is not yet available)

List of Higher Education Fair participants.

After the Event

Xtreme Data

Evaluations from the Adult Participants

Evaluations from the Student Participants

Attendance

Number of adults and students who participated.

Pictures from Xtreme Beginnings 2007

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Chris Droessler

School-to-Career Coordinator

Wake County Public School System

 

 

 

                                                                                               

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