Mr. Booker - College & Career Counselor

History 👏👏 San Francisco's Alyssa Nakken became the first woman to coach in an on-field capacity during a MLB game last night. es.pn/3eQf6CF

WNBA star Maya Moore sat out the entire season last year and helped overturn the conviction of Jonathan Irons, who was serving a 50-year prison sentence. He was finally released today. (via @MooreMaya) twitter.com/BleacherReport…

Breaking News: The Supreme Court ruled the Trump administration can’t immediately end DACA, the program that protects 700,000 young immigrants from deportation nyti.ms/2ANcoQq

#SCOTUS rules against Trump administration in challenge to decision to end #DACA program, which allowed noncitizens brought to this country illegally as children to apply for protection from deportation, holding decision was arbitrary and capricious

Apply for the MC Panther Scholarship Program! Deadline is June 15th 🧡💙🐾 Here's how to apply: morton.edu/wp-content/upl… Contact Marisol Velazquez, Dean of Students Services at Marisol.Velazquez@morton.edu for more info. #WeareMC #SomosMC #PantherScholarshipProgram

#stayathome tonight with @36chambersalc. Going back to where it all started with Shaolin vs Wu Tang. See you tonight in two hours at 36cinema.com #wutang #36chambers #kungfu

Seniors! @mortoncollege is hosting a Virtual Cafecito session Thurs @ 12. Learn about the admissions and modified (due to pandemic) placement test process. MC will also be happy to answer questions or concerns you may have. Zoom Password: 3egMCv #MortonPride

The Morton East & West College & Career Centers have created a joint Teams site to post important info & host events during remote learning. Ms. Granados & I are also available for Zoom & phone appointments to assist families who have questions #MortonPride

U of I Field Trip was great!

#LSUvsCLEM: Compare Colleges edition. 🏈 🎓 This tool gives you a side-by-side look at the characteristics of these schools, or others you may be interested in. #NationalChampionship spr.ly/60191jDi1

If you haven’t already, check out the CCC newsletter for January. The 2019 recap is awesome and I’m excited for 2020 tinyurl.com/umn75rs #MortonPride A crazy stat — over 1,100 student scan-ins to the CCC this fall (and we didn’t get our scanner until mid-Sept.) Busy is good!

Early Action deadline watch! 25 hours to go #MortonPride

October’s almost over. Haven’t filled out the 2020–21 FAFSA form yet? Don’t worry. Just follow these steps! 👉bit.ly/2Jze6Gl

@MWCounselors I suppose I can only speak for myself, but most counselors probably won’t be answering your emails on Friday night #SocialLife Just sayin... 😂

PLEASE see your counselor *before Friday* if you have college app questions. It might be risky to wait until deadline day to push submit! #MortonPride

Countdown to Nov 1 deadline: 3 school days remaining. 🛑 Stop procrastinating 🏃🏽‍♂️Go to the CCC #MortonPride

Have a break during conferences tonight? I’ll be presenting an overview for parents about how to help their students plan for post high school in M100 at 3:00, 5:00, and 7:00. Bring all of your questions with you! #MortonPride

I went back to OSU to finish school. Something I worked as hard on as my football career. I’m my own man and think for myself. Going back benefited me & my family LONG term. Educate yourself on the situation before commenting and spreading the wrong message.

Huge changes happening with the ACT for the 2020-21 school year. Wow

Colleges are starting degrees in esports, with $36,000 programs cbsn.ws/2nrHk1O #college #collegetalk #esports #highschool #gaming #gamer #gamers #educhat #collegetips #HigherEd

As soon as I posted the college visits and FAFSA program dates on the board, groups of students walked up with their phones, snapped photos of the info, and began signing up to attend. I LOVE IT 🥳 #MortonPride

A personal thank you to @JoshMcmaho @ChrisSimek99 @Morton201 for the new Promethean board in the College & Career Center. This is a game changer for our counseling program and our students. I hardly have the words to describe how happy I am #MortonPride