Career Pathways/Clusters

The goal of the Forest Lake High School is to ensure that all students who begin as 10^th grade students will graduate with the skills necessary to attend college without the need to take remedial classes in the areas of reading, writing, or mathematics once enrolled in college.  Each student will have the opportunity to pursue, at his/her own choice, a relevant high school program (career path) that will prepare him/her for a selective college or university or a demanding technical school or training program.

Every student should be coming to school prepared to work hard and, at the same time, thinking about what all this means. Why are they taking the classes they are taking? What skills are they learning that will prepare them for college and the world after high school? All of these questions must be driven by a dream and vision of the career each student would like to pursue after high school. We expect every student to enter a four-year or two-year college or university, or a training program after high school. Almost every meaningful career or job requires high level training and/or education. In order to support students in the process of planning for their future, we recommend that students complete the tasks listed below at each respective grade level.

Student Objectives:

Community Service: Each student is responsible to complete 5 hours of meaningful Community Service each Quarter.

Reading: Each student needs to read 20 hours each quarter.

Educational and Post Secondary Planning:

10^th Grade:

1. Complete 5 hours of Community Service each Quarter.
2. Read 20 hours each quarter.
3. Research Careers in your Career Cluster
   1. Take Courses that prepare you for training beyond high school related to your cluster
4. Explore potential colleges, universities, or training programs
   1. Attend College Fair
   2. Identify your top three colleges, universities or training programs
   3. Research Training programs from your career cluster
5. Take the PLAN Test
6. Complete a credit check
   1. Fill out credit check form
   2. List courses of interest that match your career cluster
7. Meet with your Dean to discuss future plans
8. Tour the Career Resource Center

11^th Grade:

1. Complete 5 hours of Community Service each Quarter.
2. Read 20 hours each quarter.
3. Refine your Career Interest

1. Research new career choices
2. Visit your top three choices                                                                i.      Complete a + - chart on the colleges

Take the PSAT Register and Take the ACT or SAT Exam after completing Alg II or Int III Research ways to pay for college Attend the FAFSA work shop with your parents Find scholarship opportunities at your top three colleges, universities, or training programs Meet with your dean Update your credit check summary sheet Plan out courses that continue to prepare you for your career choice Write an academic resume Look into possible jobs in the area that will help you build an experience base for your career choice.

 12^th Grade:

1. Complete 5 hours of Community Service each Quarter.
2. Read 20 hours each quarter.
3. Meet with your dean
   1. Update your credit check summary sheet MAKE SURE YOU ARE ON TRACK TO GRADUATE (quarterly)
   2. Plan out courses that continue to prepare you for your career choice
4. Attend the College Fair
5. Refine your Career Interest
   1. Research new career choices
   2. Identify your top three colleges, universities or training programs
   3. Visit your top three choices
6. Register and Take the ACT or SAT Exam if you have not done so
7. Apply to the top three colleges, universities, or training programs
8. Research ways to pay for college
   1. Attend the FAFSA work shop with your parents
   2. Complete the FAFSA form
9. Update academic resume
10. Decide what college to attend and notify them of your decision