College & Career Preparation

Our hope is that throughout high school, students will come to understand that the paths to careers that are fulfilling and financially sustaining are often not linear, but rather an accumulation of knowledge, experiences, education, and opportunities – some of which takes place throughout high school. Our philosophy of postsecondary counseling is to enthusiastically avoid the age-old, intimidating question of: “What do you want to do with the rest of your life?” Rather, we work to guide students through a process of skill building and self discovery, equipping them with knowledge about how various postsecondary pathways connect to their own interests and aptitudes and connect those things to real world experiences.

College & Career Preparation by Grade Level

Becoming a master student: Learning how to learn & Academic success skills
Begin using SCOIR, AHS’ college & career software platform
Career exposure and exploration: Discovering interests and aptitudes
- Completion of Career Cluster surveys/Interest inventories
- Career fair @ AHS
- Career site visit field trips
Individual Academic planning – connecting high school course selection to postsecondary plans/goals as well as interests and aptitudes while planning for on-time graduation. Opportunities for concurrent enrollment and CTE courses. Introduction of academic rigor.
College knowledge, literacy, and exploration
Family information sessions

10th

Ongoing Interest and aptitude assessment
Sophomore Inspire Week: Work-based learning service project
- Resumes
- College literacy
- Intro to college search process
Individual Academic Planning, continued with a focus on rigor

11th

The college search & creating the college list
LINK: Leading Internships for New Knowledge
1st semester Presentations Of Learning include:
- Resume refinement
- Conduct a Job search
- Writing a cover letter
- Participate in a mock interview
- Postsecondary pathway research
Individual Academic planning – (Honors, concurrent enrollment, CTE)
Rising Senior holistic/selective admissions case study & college prep workshop
Rising Senior night @ FLC

12th

Applying to College – every senior must applies to at least one college and receives assistance and guidance with the application process
FAFSA & Financial aid process – Filing the FAFSA is mandatory for all seniors. Assistance and guidance provided through FAFSA nights, school-day group workshops, and one:one support.
Scholarships – assistance and guidance with the search & application process as a group and one:one
LINK 2.0 – Opportunity for seniors to complete a second internship for credit