School to College Pathways

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Beginning with the 2014-15 school year students will have the opportunity to earn a “Pathway Cord” to wear at graduation.  The goal of the pathways is to give students opportunities to take courses that will give them the knowledge and skills in a specific area that can be carried forward to college and/or a career.

To earn a “Pathway Cord” to wear at graduation, a student must complete all the requirements outlined below.

1. Complete three courses within a selected area of study or “Pathway.” These courses should be taken in sequence as outlined in each pathway.  These three pathway courses must be completed with a grade of “B” or higher in order to count toward pathway completion.
2. “Pathway Cords” are only awarded to students graduating with a 2.0 Cumulative GPA or higher and maintain satisfactory citizenship throughout high school.
3. A student must complete ten hours of job shadowing in an industry closely aligned to their chosen pathway. These hours should be done at a business site and must be documented and confirmed by a supervisor at that site.  Career speakers, college visits, summer camps, and pathway-related field trips provided by the school will count toward these hours, but only with prior approval from the College and Career Counselor or your Academic Counselor.
4. A student must complete a portfolio outlining their pathway experience. This may be submitted via PowerPoint, Prezi, or hosted on a private website.  All portfolios are turned into the College and Career Center Counselor and must contain:
   1. A slide containing the information from the Pathway Cord checklist.
   2. A slide with a summary of courses completed within a Pathway
   3. A description of the job shadowing experience/internship completed. The description must include the signature of the experience/internship supervisor.
   4. Evidence of a completed life skills assessment and/or interest inventory (Can be from Shmoop.com, Naviance or other approved site.)
   5. A professional resume
   6. A postsecondary education plan

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	Drama			Fine Arts			Media Arts
Yr 1	Drama		Yr 1	Exploration of Art		Yr 1	Dramatic Productions
Yr 2	Drama Workshop		Yr 2	Drawing and Painting		Yr 2	Digital Filmmaking
Yr 3	Advanced Theater Arts		Yr 3	Advanced Drawing and Painting		Yr 3	Digital Video Production/Broadcasting
			Yr 4	AP Studio Art
	Instrumental Music			Visual Arts			Vocal Music
*	Band		Yr 1	Graphic Design 1		*	Bass Choir
*	Jazz Ensemble (Spring Semester)		Yr 2	Visual Imagery		*	Concert Choir
*	Orchestra		Yr 3	Advanced Visual Imagery		*	Madrigals
*	Guitar					*	Advanced Treble Choir
	Print/Media Arts			Ceramic Art			Graphic Design
Yr 1	Journalism 1 (Not a-g approved)		Yr 1	Exploration of Art		Yr 1	Graphic Design 1
Yr 2	Journalism 2		Yr 2	Ceramics		Yr 2	Graphic Design 2
Yr 3	Journalism 3		Yr 3	Ceramics Studio (not a-g approved)		Yr 3	Graphic Design 3
							AP Studio Art
	Manufacturing Technology			Automotive			Engineering
Yr 1	Introduction to Engineering Design		Yr 1	Auto 1/Auto Tech 1 ROP		Yr 1	Introduction to Engineering Design
Yr 2	Computer Integrated Manufacturing		Yr 2	Auto Tech 2 ROP		Yr 2	Principles of Engineering
Yr 3	Advanced Manufacturing Technology		Yr 3	Auto Tech Internship ROP		Yr 3	Engineering Design and Development
	Computer Science
Yr 1	Robotics
Yr 2	Computer Science/ Software Engineering or AP Comp Science Principals
Yr 3	Game Theory
	AP Computer Science