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Students
visit local
community
colleges and
trade schools
By Miranda Hops
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The Next Step Program. Qi partnership with the Guidance Department at Rappahannock County High School tRCHS), recently took HO students on four field trips to seven different area community colleges and trade schools. All of the schools are accredited. affordable programs that provide excellent training for anyone looking to create opportunities in his or her life.
On Feb. t4. a small group visited three cosmetology programs: The Graham Webb Academy in Rosslyn; Paul Mitchell: The School at Tyson's Corner: and Culpeper Cosmetology Training Center. Each of these programs offers 1,500 hours of hands-on instruction and academic course work, in preparation for the Stute Board exum.
On Feb. ‘&7. £0 seniors attended tours of both the Wurrenton and Middletown campuses of Lord Fairfax Community College (LFCC). Students gathered information about programs, financial aid und extracurricular activities. Almost all of them filled out applications to the college before the trip. They will take the placement test in the coming weeks, either ut RCHS or LFCC.
On March 18. six RCHS students attended Lord Fairfax's “Career Pathways” presentations. Staff members and faculty gave 10-minute presentations m “Life After High School” und a wide variety of Lord Fairfax's trade offerings, from construction, electrical and HVAC apprenticeships to RN and LPN Nursing degrees.
On March U. 40 students visited automotive, electrical and welding training programs.
First. Brent WUsoh. the director of Gemumna Community College's two-year Automotive Program, gave the students an information session and tour of his shop and classroom. Next. Michael Bishton gave the students an information session and tour of the Union Electrical Apprenticeship in Munassas, a program that gives students a job. full benefits and a retirement package, while paying them to attend clusses and granting them a union cord.
Our last stop was at Northern Virginia Conununi
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