High School Freshmen

Fall

Plan for the Year Ahead

• Meet with your counselor to discuss your post-secondary plans. Review your schedule with him or her to make sure you're enrolled in right classes that will help you prepare for life after High School.
• Speak with your Student Success Coach about your long and short term goals
• Set up or review your Texas Achievement Plan
• Get more involved in extracurricular activities.
• Go to college and career fairs in your area.

Winter

Explore Colleges and Careers

• Learn about college costs and how financial aid works.
• Begin to determine how much money you'll need for college,
• Talk to your parents about financing college or post-secondary plans.
• Visit colleges in your area.
• Take Career Studies in the Fall or Spring.  See Counselor to register.

Spring

Stay Focused

• Review your long term and short term goals with your success coach.
• Take a career interest inventory.
• Start looking for a job, internship, or volunteer position.
• Check what summer school programs for high school students might be available.

Summer

Stay Busy

• Find a job in a paid or unpaid position.  Look for opportunities to work in jobs in your chosen career pathway and/or program of study
• Volunteer at your church or local civic center.