If your student's future plans include college, the 9th and 10th grade years are when a student should start thinking about and planning for the next stage of education. College doesn't just happen, and often requires a lot of daydreaming, investigating and forethought.
Rick Clark, the director of Admissions at GA Tech., has put together a series of short podcasts that will educate students and parents on a wide variety of college admissions tasks and objectives important to being ready when a senior is starting applications.
Here is a link to access this information. It is well worth the small investment of time!