Career Exploration
Students at Cumberland Valley are encouraged to explore various post-secondary opportunities to determine what they may want to do in the future. Such explorations are valuable for helping students select a College/Career Pathway and relevant courses. The following Career Exploration opportunities are currently offered to students at Cumberland Valley High School.
Mrs. Leigh Walton, Counseling and Career Center/Internship Coordinator, oversees various Counseling and Career Services at Cumberland Valley High School. Mrs. Walton can be reached at lwalton@cvschools.org.
Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships are available upon completion of high school. As companies notify us that they are accepting applications, the information will be posted in Schoology for students to review.
Job Shadowing/Career Visitation
What is Job Shadowing?
Job shadowing allows a student to directly observe the day-to-day activities a person would perform in a particular job, and to learn the skills needed to obtain this career. Job shadowing can be for a day or several days. It differs from an internship in that students do not earn academic credit for the experience as it is less than 30 hours. However, students often use job shadowing to determine career interests and future internship opportunities.
All Cumberland Valley High School students are granted two excused absences per school year for the purpose of job shadowing/career visitation.
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A downloadable .pdf created by the PA Dept. of Labor and Industry | |
Helps high school students with careers, jobs, college preparation and peer issues. | |
a resource for making informed career decisions. | |
Search careers using personal characteristics, compensation, physical demands, training and areas of study. Includes detailed career information. | |
offers many free services and different ways to search and to help you find the job you've been looking for. | |
focuses on teens, particularly career and college information. Build a resume online, find out about college finance options, roommate stories, the military as an option and more. | |
Occupational Outlook | Occupational Outlook Handbook with specific career information. |
PA Career Link | a cooperative effort to provide one-stop delivery of career services to job seekers, employers and other Interested Individuals. |
Career information site. Take the Career Quiz! | |
Bureau of Labor's Statistics | |
About My Job | Eclectic collection from real people doing real jobs in all walks of life. |
Career Field Trips
Throughout the school year, various Career Field Trips are offered.
Summer Career Exploration Camps & Special Opportunities
Various colleges and universities offer a variety of opportunities and summer camps based on careers. To see if a college of your choice has a camp during the summer or a unique opportunity, go to the college website. In the search bar, enter "summer camps" and/or "opportunities for high school students".
Here are some of the opportunities that we are aware of so far:
Summer Leaders Academy - Forham Universtiy
Harvard Medical School Pre-College Online Certificate Program
LaunchU Competition - Hosted by Harrisburg University
Notre Dame Pre-College Online Program