2. If You Have Questions After Tonight… Start with your guidance counselor http://www2.hcpss.org/cte The Office of Career and Technology Education 410 313-6629

3. How Do You Learn About Careers? Look at your interests Build on your strengths Ask your parents, friends or other relatives Ask your guidance counselor Use eChoices Attend the Career Academies summer camp

4. Or….Join a Career Academy Each Academy Focuses on a Career Field Each Academy includes specific courses to introduce you to the Career Area Most Academies begin in Grade 11

5. Some Basics All academies are CTE Completers - one of three paths to graduation College AND Careers Two Locations - ARL or each school

6. Career Academy Requirements Includes specific courses –Academy coursework completed in Grades 11 & 12 –Most Academies require a minimum of 4 credits Capstone Project or Worksite Experience

7. Career Academy Benefits Learn with other students with the same interests as you Be mentored by an expert in the field Have worksite experiences while still in high school Attend special student activities and field trips

8. Career Academies for 2011-2012

9. Career Research and Development

10. Visual Communications

11. Academy of Finance Accounting Academy Business Management Academy Marketing Academy

12. Architectural Design Academy Construction Management Academy

13. Culinary Science Academy Hotel and Restaurant Management Academy

14. Allied Health Academy Biotechnology Academy Certified Nursing Assistant Academy Emergency Medical Technician Academy

15. Child Development Academy Government, Law, and Public Administration Academy Teacher Academy of Maryland

16. Computer Networking Academy Computer Programming Academy PC Systems Academy

17. Energy, Power, and Transportation Academy Pre-Engineering Academy

18. Automotive Technology Academy

19. I’m Interested, What Do I Do Next? Read the High School Catalog of Courses Discuss your career interests with your parents/guardians or counselor Attend the Career Academies Summer Camp Maintain good grades (especially in Mathematics, English, and Science!) Enroll in the correct Academy courses