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Additional Scheduling Opportunities

AIU Career Connection Opportunities
PRHS students may apply for a career-building opportunities through the Allegheny Intermediate Unit (AIU) Career
Connection Program. These programs are open to all students who wish to apply and Pine-Richland is permitted to
recommend three students for each program. A Career Connection program is considered an enrichment activity which is
defined as an “additional learning opportunity outside of the Pine-Richland Program of Studies.” According to Policy
124, students will not receive credit for an enrichment activity but they do have the option to request the Career
Connection program be documented on the note section of their transcript. They are generally open to students in grades
10-12 although a few are restricted to juniors and seniors. Career Connections programs typically occur once a month for
a total of 30 hours a year. Applications are due at the end of first semester for the following year. Please see your school
counselor for more information. Examples of Career Connections programs previously available include:

Acting Advertising/Public Relations Animation
Anthropology Architecture Associated Artist Art Centers
Astronomy Biotechnology Broadcast Journalism
Business Civil and Environmental Engineering Conducting
Dance Academy/Pittsburgh CLO Dance/Dance Alloy Education
Engineering Filmmaking International Affairs
Journalism Journalistic Layout Marine Biology
Memoir (non-fiction) Musical Theater Nursing
Opera and Voice Coaching Photography Play Writing
Poetry Screenwriting Short Fiction
Videography Visual Arts Web Design
Zoo Animal Care

A.W. Beattie Career Center
Students interested in becoming licensed in technical fields by the time they graduate from high school may take
courses at A.W. Beattie Career Center. Some programs offer certification opportunities.
● Students can prepare for careers in the technology fields of advertising design, agile robotics and intelligent
systems, business and information technology, computer systems technology, and network engineering
technology.
● Students can prepare for careers in the consumer services of cosmetology, culinary arts, early childhood
education, and pastry arts.
● Students can prepare for health careers of dental arts, emergency response technology, and health science
technologies.
● Students can prepare for the mechanical careers of auto body repair, automotive technology, carpentry and
building construction, and heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning.
Please note many programs have fees required for their courses of study.

Senior Flex
Seniors are eligible to participate in a senior flex schedule, which permits students in the 12th grade to carry a reduced
load of classes and then be excused for the purpose of reporting to work or attending a college course. To qualify,
graduation requirements must be met. Students must work through the application process directly with their counselors
to develop a senior flex schedule. To enroll in the senior flex program, students must:
● Make an appointment with student’s counselor during scheduling;
● Present student’s counselor with a letter from employer, on letterhead, stating workdays & starting time or
evidence of course enrollment. Supervisor and parents must sign this letter.
● Agree to quarterly monitoring by their counselor, which includes providing a current pay stub every quarter.
● Provide own transportation from school to place of employment or college.
Discontinuation of Senior Flex if failing courses required for graduation or can no longer provide proof of employment or
enrollment in a course.

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