The Cannon School will host a seminar next week entitled “Getting the Most out of the High School Experience: Creating Opportunities for the Future.”

Anne Shandley, the school’s director of college counseling, and Alex Segura, the school’s associate director of college counseling, will discuss with parents the importance of their children building writing, critical thinking and speaking skills, pursuing extra-curricular interests, as well as curriculum planning and preparing for standardized tests.

Cannon School seniors who live in the Davidson area will talk with parents about exploring their interests and gaining greater self-awareness and how these experiences helped them during the college application process.

The talk is free and open to the public, and begins at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7 in the chapel of Davidson United Methodist Church, 233 South Main St. Interested parents can R.S.V.P. at www.cannonschool.org/collegeplanning

Other news from Cannon:

The school hosts an admission open house Feb. 26 for families seeking to explore educational opportunities in grades junior kindergarten through 12. The event begins at 1 p.m. in Taylor Hall. Visiting families will have an opportunity to tour the campus, speak one-on-one with parents and students about the school’s academic, arts and athletics offerings, including a new varsity football program, and learn more about the admission process.

Interested families may register to attend at www.cannonschool.org/openhouse.