Planning program to aid students

November 13, 2007
From Submitted Reports

JOLIET -- Plainfield South High School has partnered with Career Vision, a division of the not-for-profit Ball Foundation, to educate families about the importance of focused career planning.

About 125 students and parents attended SMART Goals: Planning Now for Your Teen's College and Career Success, an event featuring Career Vision to help parents learn how to help their students plan for college and career success.

Statistics show that a third of students leave college their first year, a third never graduate, and over half of students take five or six years to graduate. Considering that a college education can cost between $50,000 and upwards of $100,000, such statistics make it imperative that parents and students plan their college experience.

The evening program, covered specific "backward planning" steps parents can take with their students to facilitate early career exploration and build confidence in their decision-making process.

PSHS junior Hector Reyes won a Career Vision Assessment Scholarship. Career Vision provides a proven method, backed by over 30 years of scientific research, to match individuals with the best educational and career choices for their ultimate success and happiness.

For more information about Career Vision, call their office at (630) 469-6270 or call PSHS counselor Natalie Kleefisch at (815) 577-5557. Information about career vision may be found at www.careervision.org.