Students

Commonly Accessed Links
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College for North Carolina (CFNC)
Helping You Plan, Apply,?and Pay for College
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Financial Aid & Scholarship Links
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FAFSA Financial Aid Form
The most vital step in applying for federal grants, work-study, and loans for college is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form.
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NC Residency Determination
Residency determination establishes if students should have in-state or out-of-state tuition.
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ACT & SAT Preparation
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- ACT official website - they offer a full-length practice test.
- Kaptest - offers half-length tests, pop quiz style prep, and daily ACT prep questions that can be sent directly to the student’s email address.
- McGraw-Hill - has full-length tests as well as prep videos. Provides an explanation for each question and corresponding answer.
- Mometrix - has sample questions and tests divided by subject. Students may want to write down their answers to avoid confusion due to the formatting of this website.
- ACT English test Grammar practice - have multiple short tests that allow students to focus on areas they may struggle with, such as sentence structure. After submitting the practice test, not only will the students receive a score immediately but there are explanations available for every question as to why the right answer is correct.
- Varsity Tutors - tons of free practice tests and diagnostic tests.
- Khan Academy (SAT prep) - also has free specific and focused help for concepts students may struggle with (inside and outside the SAT). There are also quite a few videos to assist students with test-taking strategies, as well as information to prepare them for these types of tests.
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- Varsity Tutors (Can also access in ClassLink)
- Varsity Tutors ACT Practice
- PowerScore Test Prep
- Test Prep Practice
- The Princeton Review
- Test Prep Review
- College Board (Inside the Test)
- College Board (Test Resources)
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- Mcgraw-Hill
- Kaplan
- Varsity Tutors (Can also access through ClassLink)
- Princeton Review
- Khan Academy
- College Board (PreACT)
- ACT
Career Development Links
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WorkKeys Assessment Benefits
The assessments help you measure the workplace skills that can affect your job performance.
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WorkKeys Test Prep
Explore free sample questions, available for each WorkKeys® skills assessment.
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Career Interest Inventory
Your free career interest test
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Learning Styles Inventory
VARK - a guide to learning preferences.
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NCWorks Online
Enter a keyword and/or location to find jobs.
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O*NET OnLine
O*NET OnLine has detailed descriptions of the world of work for use by job seekers, workforce development and HR professionals, students, researchers, and more!
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Common interview questions and answers
There are some questions you're going to hear consistently in interviews—here's how to answer them.
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Tips for Writing an Exceptional Resume
Crafting an exceptional resume these days has the added challenge of attracting not only hiring managers but the software bots doing their upfront work.
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The 10 Worst Resume Mistakes to Avoid
Use these resume tips to dodge common blunders that can sabotage your job search.
Student Resources
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2025-2026 DRIVERS EDUCATION CLASS SCHEDULE
Students can now go on the FK Chestnut Driving Academy website and sign up. They are allowing enrollment in one class at a time online, then once that class has been filled, they will post the next upcoming class for registration.
Early College/CASA
- Sep 08- Sep 19
- Dec 01- Dec 12
- Mar 09- Mar 20
Classes begin immediately after school until 5:30pm in the cafeteria of the Early College (K-building).
Visit the Chestnut Driving Academy website to enroll in a class.
For questions, please use the following number: 828-850-0910.
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“Bullying or Harassment behavior is any pattern of gestures or written, electronic or verbal communications or any physical act or any threatening communications that: 1) places a student or school employee in actual and reasonable fear of harm to his or her person or damage to his or her property; or 2) creates or is certain to create a hostile environment by substantially interfering with or impairing a student's educational performance opportunities or benefits. Discrimination means any act or failure to act that unreasonably and unfavorably differentiates treatment of others based solely on their membership in a socially distinct group or category, such as race, ethnicity, sex, pregnancy, religion, age or disability. Discrimination may be intentional or unintentional.”
Harassment, bullying or discrimination can occur face to face, in writing, through the Internet, emailing or text messaging. Caldwell County Schools takes these offenses very seriously and they will not be tolerated! If you have experienced or witnessed any of these types of behavior, we encourage you to tell a teacher, counselor, principal or other school personnel. If you prefer to make your report in writing, you may use this form. Please note providing your name is optional.