Careers Class
What is Careers?
A class to help you:
• Prepare for post secondary and
careers
• Achieve Academic Success
• Make the most of your High School
Career
How will Careers Help?
• Navigate through your senior year.
• Transition to life after GK (college,
military, apprenticeship, employment,
etc.).
• Prepare your portfolio. (graduation
requirement)
• Prepare for your Student Led
Conference. (graduation requirement)
Careers class with a different name. 
Why Do I Need Careers?
• It is a graded course.
• Bethel School District/WA State
graduation requirement
• Counts toward Athletic and Activity
eligibility
• Helps keep you on track to graduate
and plan for your future.
When Does Careers Meet?
• Mondays and Fridays between 2nd
and 3rd periods.
Your Advisor Is Here To
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SUPPORT your academic achievement.
ADVOCATE for you when you need help.
Help you NAVIGATE through your senior year.
Help you PLAN for post GK life.
Help you with APPLICATIONS (college,
scholarship, employment, apprenticeship, etc.).
• Help you BUILD your portfolio.
• Help you prepare your STUDENT LED
CONFERENCE.
Not just a pretty face!
Portfolio Requirements
• 3 inch three ring binder with dividers
and page protectors.
• Three portfolio sections:
– LEARNER
– CAREER
– CITIZEN
LEARNER Documents
• Four Best Works
– Must be something
where you did your
best, learned
something, and are
proud of your work.
– Must be from 4 different
classes.
– One due each quarter.
– Your teachers may give
you recommendations
for Best Work
submissions.
• Goal Setting
• Progress Report
Reflections
• Semester Reflection
• Transcript
• Credit Check
CAREER Documents
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College/Career Fair
Updated Resume’
Cover Letter
Letter of
Recommendation
• Applications
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College
Scholarship
Apprenticeship
Employment
CITIZEN Documents
(AKA: Culminating Project)
• Community Connection/Culminating Project
– 8 hours are required each year of high school. The hours this
year must connect to your post high school plans.
– Five parts:
• 1. Proposal Letter – Prior to beginning the project you will
submit a Proposal Letter. Statement of your plan, how the hours
relate to your goals and future career/college plans.
• 2. Project– Complete a minimum of 8 hours of community
service or job shadow that relates to your goals and future
career/college plans.
• 3. Paper – Write a 2 – 5 page reflection paper on how your
community connection experience has impacted your postsecondary plan.
• 4. Portfolio – Collection of evidence documenting your skills,
knowledge, experiences and accomplishments during high school
• 4. Presentation – Oral presentation that includes a multi-media
component highlighting your community connection experiences,
what you have learned in high school, and your post-high school
plans.
• Culminating Project must be successfully completed in
order pass Careers class.
DOCUMENTS
Your portfolio documents should be
typed or neatly hand written.
Make sure your documents look
professional and may be read by
anyone.
Download Careers Lesson Plans and
Forms from the GK Counseling
Center website
PRESENTATION
(AKA: Student Led Conference or SLC)
Your student Led Conference will take place
in May.
The SLC is an oral multi-media
presentation (given by you) which
includes your Culminating Project and
documents from your portfolio.
You will have 15-20 minutes for your
presentation.
The SLC is mandatory - it must be
successfully completed in order to pass
Culminating Project class.
Your Presentation Will Address
These Questions
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How have you and how will you contribute to
society?
What have you learned from your
friends/family/teachers/coaches/etc?
How will what you have learned academically
help you in post-high school life?
What experiences have you had that make you
who you are? How have you broadened your
experiences?
What are your post-high school plans? How did
you make your decisions/plans?
What was your Culminating Project? What did
you learn? How did it relate to your post-high
school plans?