Welcome to the College and Career Center
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Our College and Career Center plays an intricate role in helping students explore post high school options and potential careers through sharing information, field trips, presentations, connecting students with college admissions counselors, apprenticeship programs, and military representatives as well as one-on-one college and career counseling and so much more! We are here to help provide meaningful career exploration and help you walk through and reach your next steps. Who are you, where are you going, and how do you get there?Mrs. Mathis in the Career Center is excited to help students in all grade levels! Parents are more than welcome to contactMrs. Mathis directly as well.Please reach out for assistance by stopping in the Career Center which is located in the back of the Library (door is directly across from the main office)or by calling or emailing:
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Meet with an Admissions Counselor at YHS
Admission Counselors will be visiting YHS to speak with students in small groups or in classrooms. If you are interested in seeing who will be visiting and wish to sign up, use this Google Form.
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Sept. 28th Christian College Fair
A college fair featuring christian schools will be held in Tacoma on September 28th. Details can be found on the website linked HERE.
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Oct. 3rd Pacific Northwest College Fair at St. Martin's
Attend the in-person college fair at St. Martin's University from 1-3pm on October 3rd! You can even register in advance.
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ASVAB
The ASVAB will be offered this fall at YHS. The date is to be determined. If you are interested in taking the ASVAB, please sign up!
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Recruiting Lunch Visits
You will notice that recruiters set up tables during your lunch time. Feel free to talk to them! They will be here to answer questions. As of now, The Army will be here on Mondays, The Navy on some Tuesday, The Air Force every third Wednesday of the month and the Marines on Thursdays.
If you want to connect with a recruiter but don't want to talk during lunch time, let me know so I can arrange an introduction or check the military section of the website for contact information.
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Upcoming Virtual College Fairs
Sign up to participate in virtual college fairs August through November! To check out the different available fairs and sign up, visit the National Association for College Admission Counseling website. You'll have the opportunity to visit with admissions counselors, listen to presentations, explore campuses virtually and more.
August 29th, September 12th, October 3rd, October 24th, November 14th: General College Fairs
September 28th: Northeastern US College Fair
October 14th: Midwest US College Fair
November 2nd: Arts & STEM College Fair
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Virtual College Tours
You can access virtual college tours at your leisure! Connect easily with Washington schools via the 4-year public, 4-year private and 2-year Community and Technical Colleges links on the YHS Career Center webpages.
You can access virtual tours nation-wide at CampusTours.com as well as via the National Association for College Admission Counseling website.
