Crosby Scholars of Iredell Co. Blog

Resilience

By kmontgomery | Aug 20, 2020

Are you the type of person who gives up after failing the first time? Do you feel defeated when life doesn’t go your way? If you are easily numbed by… Read more »

Interview with College Admissions Officers

By jjamison | Aug 13, 2020

As the Senior Program Coordinator with Crosby Scholars Iredell County, I get a lot of questions from students about the college application process.  Most of the time students and parents… Read more »

Making a Perfect Choice

By swegmiller | Jul 30, 2020

Many high school seniors have a difficult time trying to figure out what to do after high school. One of the reasons is the fear of making the “wrong” choice.… Read more »

Tips for a successful school year!

By ascott | Jul 27, 2020

This school year will be like no other. Although COVID-19 has changed the school year for many students and teachers, we understand the transition to digital learning maybe difficult. We… Read more »

Choose the Program, not the College

By kmontgomery | Jul 23, 2020

The college search and application process can be a difficult one to start without knowing what your first steps should be. Parents and high school seniors tend to feel overwhelmed… Read more »

Meet your new Middle School Coordinator!

By ascott | Jul 13, 2020

Hi guys! My name is Ashley Scott, I’m your new Middle School Coordinator. I’m excited to join Crosby Scholars and I can’t wait to meet everyone. What attracted me to… Read more »

Covid or College: Do I Have to Choose?

By jjamison | Jul 10, 2020

So many things in our world have changed in the last 3 months and it IS extremely overwhelming.  Last year my conversations with students and parents were centered around what… Read more »

Community Service

By aturnermoore | Jul 2, 2020

One of our requirements for the program is for students to complete two hours of community service. Whenever I meet with middle school students I ask them what they think… Read more »

Why You Need Extracurricular Activities

By swegmiller | Jun 25, 2020

During this early part of summer, I am meeting individually with some students from the class of 2021. I am their Senior Advisor. The purpose of our meetings is to… Read more »