Shannon Whitney

About Shannon Whitney

Shannon loves traveling, watching Friends, and all things Florida Gators. While she grew up in Northern Virginia, she left the state to attend the University of Florida in 2001. After earning a master’s degree in education, she returned home and has worked as an elementary school teacher for the past 11 years. Shannon recently decided it was time to put teaching on hold and venture down a new professional path. During her free time, Shannon is either traveling, cheering for Florida, binge-watching a Netflix series, or preparing to be an aunt!

Scholarships for Students from California — Most states offer special scholarships specifically for their residents. California is one of the largest states and therefore has many scholarship opportunities for the individuals who live there! We have compiled a list of scholarships that likely apply to many high school students, however, there are many more offered based on your […]

Scholarships for Students from California

This entry was posted in Money and Financial Aid on February 18, 2019 by Shannon Whitney

Scholarships for Students from Virginia — Most states offer special scholarships specifically for their residents. Because we have a personal connection to Virginia (one current and one former Student Caffé staff member live in Virginia) and we have partnered with many schools and counties in Northern Virginia in the past, we want to highlight scholarships for […]

Scholarships for Students from Virginia

This entry was posted in Money and Financial Aid on January 28, 2019 by Shannon Whitney

How to Respond to Cyberbullying — Last month, we published a blog post titled How to Recognize Cyberbullying, where we defined cyberbullying as purposeful repeated, unwanted, aggressive behavior (both physical and verbal) that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. In this post, we will go one step further and discuss how you can respond to a cyberbully. Studies […]

How to Respond to Cyberbullying

This entry was posted in Health and Wellness on January 10, 2018 by Shannon Whitney

Advice for Incoming College Students — When I went away for college, I thought I was prepared to be on my own. Needless to say, I wasn’t. I wasn’t ready to be fully responsible for myself (including cooking and doing laundry); I wasn’t ready to handle money alone; I wasn’t ready to have the freedom to choose whether […]

Things I Wish I Knew before I Left for College

This entry was posted in Finishing High School on December 7, 2017 by Shannon Whitney

Giving Quality Holiday Gifts on a Budget — It’s officially the holiday season! Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or Christmas, the month of December is sure to be eventful. With all the hype and excitement, there also comes the pressure of deciding what to give to the important people in your life. As a student, finding the funds […]

Giving Quality Holiday Gifts on a Budget

This entry was posted in Recreation on December 1, 2017 by Shannon Whitney

How to Recognize Cyberbullying — Cyberbullying is a new take on an old concept. Before getting into the cyber aspect of it, though, it’s first important to understand what the term bullying actually means. As a teacher, I heard many students (and parents) accuse others of bullying. Sometimes, they were right. Many other times, it was students just being […]

How to Recognize Cyberbullying

This entry was posted in Health and Wellness on November 25, 2017 by Shannon Whitney

Executive Functioning Skills: Emotional Control — Today, we are completing our series on executive functioning (EF) skills. This final article focuses on the EF skill of emotional control. What does “emotional control” mean? Emotional control is the ability to manage and control your emotions in order to achieve a goal or complete a task. It’s the ability […]

Executive Functioning Skills: Emotional Control

This entry was posted in Growth on November 19, 2017 by Shannon Whitney

Easy Ways to Contribute to Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving — Are you looking forward Thanksgiving break? It gives you the perfect excuse to relax all day while watching the Macy’s Day Parade and football, eating some delicious foods, and spending time with the important people in your life. When I was in college, I was lucky enough to have extended […]

Easy Ways to Contribute to Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving

This entry was posted in Recreation on November 16, 2017 by Shannon Whitney

Executive Functioning Skills: Attention and Working Memory — We are continuing our series on executive functioning (EF) skills. This article focuses on the EF skills of attention and working memory. What do “attention” and “working memory” mean? Attention is, in vaguest terms, the act or state of applying your mind to something. It allows you to select and focus […]

Executive Functioning Skills: Attention and Working Memory

This entry was posted in Study Skills on November 7, 2017 by Shannon Whitney

Executive Functioning Skills: Focus and Self-Control — We are continuing our series on executive functioning (EF) skills. This article focuses on the EF skills of focus and self-control. What do “focus” and “self-control” mean? Focus is the ability to concentrate on one thing and ignore everything else (to an extent). Focus helps you stay on task or on […]

Executive Functioning Skills: Focus and Self-Control

This entry was posted in Study Skills on November 1, 2017 by Shannon Whitney

Organization and Time Management — With this post, we are continuing our series on executive functioning (EF) skills. This article focuses on the EF skills of organization and time management. What do “organization” and “time management” mean? When many people think of someone with executive functioning skills, they picture someone who is well organized and […]

Executive Functioning Skills: Organization and Time Management

This entry was posted in Study Skills on October 26, 2017 by Shannon Whitney

Cognitive Flexibility — We are continuing our series on executive functioning (EF) skills. This article focuses on the EF skill of cognitive flexibility. What does “cognitive flexibility” mean? Have you ever gotten stuck? Not literally, but stuck in the sense that you were moving right along when something unexpected happened that stopped you […]

Executive Functioning Skills: Cognitive Flexibility

This entry was posted in Study Skills on October 23, 2017 by Shannon Whitney