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Making Career Connections

Career Planning

Successful career planning involves incorporating each student’s unique qualities, abilities and goals. A college or career
“fit” is one that embraces all aspects of an individual’s educational strengths and personality.

The school counseling office helps students explore post-secondary opportunities by providing meetings with colleges, as
well as, career and technical institutions. Additional material can be obtained through internet research, reference books
and meetings with the school counselor or the college and career counselor.

Career Standards and Pathways

The Career Education and Work Standards are a part of the State Board of Education’s regulations of required education
for all students in Pennsylvania. The Career Education and Work Standards address four areas of knowledge: Career
Awareness & Preparation, Career Acquisition, Career Retention & Advancement, and Entrepreneurship. Pennsylvania
Department of Education also provides Career Pathways that may be used for career planning purposes.

Naviance Student

The Career Planning component of Naviance Student allows students to realize their goals, skills, knowledge, values,

constraints, and interests to help them make better academic decisions. During this process, students gain a clear

understanding of the academic preparation required to pursue careers that are likely to be fulfilling for them. The

following assessment tools are available to all students throughout high school.

• Learning Style Inventory 2.0 (completed freshman year)

• Do What You Are 2.0 (completed sophomore year)

• Career Interest Profiler (completed junior year)

• Career Search and Career Pages (completed junior year)

• Career Cluster Finder (may be completed independently)

• Roadtrip Nation Interview Archive (may be completed independently)

• StrengthsExplorer® (may be completed independently)

Extracurricular Activities

All students are encouraged to participate in extracurricular activities, whether they are related to school, community, or
church. Often, the experience gained in participating in sports, volunteer work, and clubs represent some of the most
important learning in high school. Employers and colleges are interested in the school activities in which students have
participated. However, it is not the number of activities that is considered important, but those in which the student has
continuously participated over the years and demonstrated dedication and leadership.

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