Sophomores – if you are interested in participating in the field trip to the DACC, please be sure to bring in the permission slip signed by your parents and give it to one of the secretaries in the Counseling Center. She will also give you a teacher permission slip that must be completed before you can attend. The field trip is Friday, November 17th.
No matter your grade, exploring careers that might appeal to you is an important process for high school students. The Ohio Means Jobs website features a student section to engage students in grades Kindergarten through 12th grade to start thinking about their careers.
If you go to the Ohio Means Jobs website you can take a guided tour on the site. I encourage you to create an account so that you can save your information and refer back to it in one place in the future. For example, if you complete career interest inventories or other assessments, the information is all saved in your “backpack” on the site. All of your information on the site is saved for you so you can access and reference it throughout your high school years.
In addition to the career search information, there are cool features on the site including the opportunity to create a budget including rent or house payment, grocery costs and utilities. The site also helps you know if the job areas you have indicated that you are considering will be adequate enough to meet your budget.
The site allows you to find out which colleges in Ohio offer majors in your areas of interest. So, for example, if you are interested in studying architecture, you can get a list of all of the colleges which offer architecture.
There are practice tests for ACT, SAT, Compass, ASVAB and AP tests along with areas to help with your current classes.
It is a fun site to get on and explore and can help spark areas that might interest you in your career exploration.
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