Career Center at the High School

Posted by James Monroe 
on Jun 06, 2015
 
At our June 5th meeting, Kim LaFortune and Cathy Lian of the High School Career center told us about the Center and how they help students with options for continuing their education, joining a military service and/or looking at various career and employment opportunities. These are the main services of the Center:
  • —Career Resource Center
  • —College, university, tech/vocational schools, community college information resource center
  • —Work with students of all ages in various classes to help them explore post-secondary options
  • —Coordination of the Viking Experience
  • —Community Service opportunities
 
They help students use websites designed for researching colleges, universities and trade schools. These sites include —WOIS/Washington Occupational Information System, —Careerbridge.wa.gov, —Collegeboard.com and —Petersons.com. The center also provides ways for students to obtain financial help for paying for education including scholarships.
 
Cathy Lian tracks Community Service hours for students. She encouraged Rotarians to look for ways that students could help out in the community and let her know.She also mentioned that they are seeking employers that will allow students to job shadow. The center includes a job posting board.
 
Kim coordinates the Beyond High School night at the school in the fall. This is where many educational institutions and military representatives are present to talk to students about life after high school.
 
This program was the fourth in a once-a-year series about the Lake Stevens School District. We have a speaker lined up for next year already. Make sure you don't miss that one.