SUHSD College & Career Readiness

Congratulations to Debbie Nevin the College & Career Readiness Department VAPA TOSA/ VAPA Arts Facilitator. We are thrilled to have her on board as she brings a wealth of knowledge in arts programs and education.

If you have any VAPA questions, please contact Debbie Nevin (Deborah.Nevin@sweetwaterschools.org)

February is CTE Month which is a public awareness campaign hosted by ACTE and sponsored by National Association of Home Builders. It takes place each February to celebrate CTE, the accomplishments of CTE programs, and the importance of CTE for all students of all ages. We encourage you to use these resources below to help us generate positive awareness of CTE.

Pathful Connect is an online platform that connects K-12 educators and students with industry professionals for virtual career exploration and real-world learning experiences. It allows teachers to bring guest speakers, mentors, and career role models into their classrooms through live video interactions. The goal is to help students explore various career paths, develop skills, and gain insights from professionals across different industries.

Would you like more details on how it works or how to use it? Please contact Jessica.sphar@sweetwaterschools.org for integrating into your classroom.

Log into Pathful Connect (via Clever) and access these short lessons into your classroom.

https://app.pathful.com/dashboard

Sweetwater High School's California Partnership Academies and Boz Metagenomics Experience presetented to the SUSHD Board on 2/10/2025. Students in the Health CPA, Welding CPA, and Boz Metagenomics Experience shared what it was like to be part of Internships accross industry sectors.

Thank you to Ms. Inzunza, Ms. Patty Cruz, Ms. Lamotte, and Ms. Sandoval in supporting these programs.

Sweetwater High School students carried out community science projects under the guidance of Sweetwater High School science teacher Sofia Sandoval and Mentor Ken Hirata. Students came up with testable questions, hypothesis, and carried out series of tests to examine microbe composition of various environments. Their project culminated with a Public Talk and Presentation of their work on 2/1/2025. Congratulations Everyone !

Compact for Success is a partnership between Sweetwater Union High School District and San Diego State University (SDSU). The program provides a clear pathway for students to pursue higher education by offering guaranteed admission to SDSU into non-impacted programs for eligible students who meet specified academic criteria. The program is designed to encourage and support students in pursuing college degrees, thereby promoting educational equity and accessibility. This semester, 11th grade students eligible for the Compact for Success have visited SDSU to learn more about campus life and the array of academic programs.

The College & Career Readiness department will continue to support organize these field trips during the second semester.

For additional information please visit our website: https://ccr.sweetwaterschools.org/compact-for-success/

The California College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) Program at Southwestern College is an Advanced Scholastic and a Career and Technical Education Program that allows high school students in 9th through 12th grade to apply for dual enrollment at Southwestern College (SWC).

Every academic year, over 400 SUHSD students are enhancing their high school education and are earning college credit at the same time, thanks to a unique collaborative effort between the Sweetwater Union High School District, other surrounding charter schools, private schools and Southwestern College.

As part of the CCAP program, students are getting more mileage from after-school classes, like Psychology and Art. These "two-for-one" classes allow students to earn elective credits at the high school level and build up college credits that are transferable to Southwestern College or any University of California or California State University campus. Students accomplish all this without ever leaving their home campus.

College & Career Readiness Department hosts four Zoom Webinars in the academic year highlighting various industries in our local area. This platform allows for our industry panelists, SUHSD students, and parents to join virtually and learn more about what it's like to be in a career/trade.

Next Virtual Career Fair will be on Tuesday February 18, 2025

Health Science and Medical Technology

Register HERE

For more information and details visit our website linked below:

https://ccr.sweetwaterschools.org/career-night-series/

Sweetwater Union High School District (SUHSD) provides a wide range of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) activities and programs to enhance student learning experiences. STEAM is engaging, hands-on, project with integrated content standards and 21st century industry skills for the common goal of preparing a community of capable and competitive workforce.

Students had the opportunity to perform for our community. Students will perform in the District's Orchestra, Mariachi Holiday Night, and Holiday Sing. Come and join us in these community events.

If you are interested in preparing our students for College & Career, please email us.