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| SAT | Scholastic Aptitude Test – a test that measures the critical thinking mathematical, reasoning, and writing skills students need to do college-level work. |
| Student organizations | (CTSO-Career and Technical Student Organization) Vocational student organization; nonprofit, national organization with state and local chapters that exist to develop leadership skills and good citizenship among members; each organization is composed of vocational students interested in a specific occupational area. |
| Study habits | Practices used to prepare for learning and assessment of subject matter. |
| Test-taking skills: | Reading carefully, answering all questions, eliminating wrong answers, and looking for key words. |
| Trade and professional organizations | Composed of members who have the same or similar occupation. |
| Transcript | An academic record; an official record of grades earned during a high school career. |
| VOCATS: | Vocational Competency Achievement Tracking System is a competency-based instructional management system that focuses on the individual student and tracks his/her achievement in relation to a predetermined set of core competencies. |
| Volunteer | A contribution of free labor, usually to a non-profit organization. |
| Volunteer experiences | Unpaid experiences; students work to get experience, contacts, or help out. The experiences are not necessarily career related and not usually supervised by school personnel. |
| Work-based learning: | Opportunities for students to consider different careers and industries, learn basic workplace behavior, develop specific skills within an industry, and apply academic and occupational skills in the workplace. |