SuccessAbility: Taking the Burden Out of Navigating High School by Joyce Sessoms

Let’s face it, navigating the twists and turns of high school can be pretty confusing. You deserve to know the secrets that will take you beyond groping and coping to actually enjoying your high school experience. SuccessAbility! is just what transitioning eighth graders, high school freshman, and even students who have already begun their high school journey need. Joyce Sessom’s book is a tool that will address your questions, help you get organized, and guide you to develop solid educational goals and career plans. This compact journal will be your constant companion through all four years of high school. Parents, we didn’t forget about you. There are tips throughout this book that will help you work alongside your teen to help him or her develop practical strategies for a successful high school journey. Ready? Set? Then let’s open these pages and GO for it! MEET THE AUTHOR: Joyce Sessoms, M.Ed., co-founded Vine & Vessels Christian Writers Fellowship in 2007. She has served as a high school guidance counselor since 2002, facilitates an educational focus group for teens, and teaches Sunday school and Vacation Bible School. Joyce uses community platforms to share with our youth her message of preparation, purpose, and personal responsibility. She and her husband, Furman, reside in Laurel, Delaware, with their lab, Sam. They are seasoned parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents who embrace the importance of mentoring and giving back. WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING: Exceptional! A blast of fresh air for parents of high school bound students! Meticulously plotted and arranged for any transitioning eighth grader as well as current students who are trying to successfully complete their high school journey, SuccessAbility! offers parents and students a view of the big picture–with pages for reflective thinking, thus minimizing the risks of poor planning. Linda J. Schenck Laurel School District