PostSecondary Options
What is Community College or earning an Associates Degree?
Practicing a job without getting paid.
What is doing volunteer work?
Another way could be to get an unpaid internship.
These are people I can talk to that can help me figure out what I want to do after high school.
Who are my School Counselor, Mrs. DeStefano, Mrs. Rodriguez, and my teachers?
If you like to help people enjoy travel, dining, and other experiences, you might fit into this career cluster.
What is Hospitality, Events, and Tourism?
This career includes Cooks/Bakers, Hotel Clerks/Managers, Recreation Workers, Restaurant workers, and more!
Learning a specific skill and earning a certificate.
What is going to Trade School or Vocational School?
This way helps you learn which careers may be best for you based on your skills, interests, and likes/dislikes.
What is doing a Career Interest Inventory and getting information about career clusters?
I can go to this place on Tuesdays during my lunch or free period.
What is the Career Support Drop-In sessions with Mrs. DeStefano and Mrs. Rodriguez every Tuesday in room 203!
If you like to build and design homes, roads, or other structures, or if you are interested in other trades like electrical, automotive, or plumbing, you might fit into this career cluster.
What is Construction?
This cluster includes mechanics, carpenters, electricians, plumbers, and more!
This Post High School Plan May Include the Airforce, Marines, and a Few Others
What is joining the Military?
"My mom is a nurse, so I want to be a nurse." This statement is an example of...
What is that we are interested in the careers that we've been exposed to, or that we know about because we have family members who do those jobs?
This agency can help build skills for work, career exploration, and help pay for college and trade schools.
What is ACCES-VR?
Talk to Mrs. DeStefano about setting up a meeting!
If you like to help take care of people's physical and emotional health, you might find a career in this cluster.
What is Healthcare & Human Services?
Careers in this cluster include, childcare workers, home health aides, veterinary assistants, medical/nursing assistants, radiologists, and more!
This option is called a Gap Year
What is taking time to travel or working to save money to go back to school?
This option can also include doing some more career exploration to decide on a career path.
This way is practicing a possible career while getting paid.
What is a paid internship?
Ask me about how you can get a paid internship!!
This exam can help you if you are interested in the military.
What is the ASVAB?
This test also gives a lot of helpful information about career planning!!
Ask us about when you can take one here at school!
If you like to use computers and "smart systems" to solve problems, you might find a career in this cluster.
What is Digital Technology?
Careers in this cluster include, Web Developers, Computer Programmers, Information Technology Support, and more!
Going to college for 4 years (some students may take longer) and earning a diploma.
What is going to college for an Undergraduate or Bachelor's degree?
This degree also includes picking a major and a minor in a specific area.
Meeting people and talking to them about their jobs.
What is going to a career fair or interviewing people who have different careers?
What is taking interest inventories, coming to Career Support-Drop In, meeting with ACCES-VR, getting a part-time job, and talking to your counselor/Mrs. DeStefano/Mrs. Rodriguez/teachers?
(What do you notice about this one??)
If you like to communicate ideas and help people find products they love, you might want to pursue a career in this cluster.
What is Marketing & Sales?
Some careers in this cluster are cashiers, real estate agents, marketing specialists/managers, public relations specialists, and more!