College & Career at MCS Student Services:
Meadowbrook employs a Director of Student Services who assists students in college and career guidance.
Throughout the school year, the Student Services Director will meet with all High School students individually to explore their unique gifts and interests and help them set short and long-term educational, college, or career goals.
Future planning, whether that be a traditional college, a post-secondary program, or the following steps to a career path, it is a collaborative effort. The MCS Student Services Director provides resources; students are encouraged and expected to take ownership of the process by researching options, registering for necessary tests, completing applications, and meeting deadlines.
Some of the goals in working with students are:
- to assist them with educational, career, and goal planning
- to coordinate referrals to student school and community programs
- to serve as a resource to students, parents, teachers, and administrators
Some reasons students may meet with Student Services:
- Connect with Learning support if or academic skills support.
- Credit Recovery
- Scheduling
- Career exploration
- Transcript request
We look forward to partnering with families to help students with academic college/career needs. I am available to meet with parents and students. Please feel free to contact Beth George anytime at beth.george@mcslions.org.
9th Grade College & Career Timeline
- Begin to create a four-year high school plan and work hard to do your best. Now that you are a freshman, everything starts to “count.” Your grades will determine your GPA, and all your classes, grades, and credits will now be part of your official transcript. This transcript will be the document of your academic history.
- Start thinking about your life after school, including the jobs that interest you.
- Meet with Student Services to discuss goals. This meeting will be scheduled during the second quarter.
- Participate in activities. Colleges and employers are looking for students who are active and involved in their school and community. They also seek students with leadership abilities, unique experiences, and an interest in community service.
- Explore summer opportunities (camps, volunteering, job shadows)
What do you want to do after you graduate from school?
All high school students eagerly anticipate graduation, and why not? It is essential and a milestone. But then they are faced with the question, “What do you plan to do after you graduate?” Being asked to decide what they want to do with the rest of their lives can be overwhelming to 18-year-olds, but it does not have to be. Beginning in middle school, we encourage students and their families to think about and explore career options and the path(s) required to get there. This is why we have an annual Career Day that alternates with a Leadership-based Institute annually. The more information students have, the better equipped they are to make wise decisions when the time comes.
Below are helpful and free websites that help students explore careers that will match their skills and interests and research programs and narrow their focus to find schools that are a good fit for them.