By Madi Fisher Thirty-five students from West Valley, and many more from schools from the surrounding area, attended College and Career Day at the Westmark Hotel downtown on Oct. 8. Colleges from Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Arizona,and Washington as well as trade union apprenticeships.were present.
Bryan Mitchell, the West Valley freshman counselor, was a chaperone to the career fair. Mitchell has been working for the school district since 2003 and has been working at West Valley since 2017. Mitchell stated that it was a great opportunity to start making connections with some of student’s first choice colleges that had set up booths at the fair. “Before students get to the fair, they should try to have at least 3 questions that really matter to them about the school,” Mitchell said. “You should know where you want to go to school at, what kind of tuition you can afford, and if that school has a career path that you're interested in.” Mitchell says. “Even if you have already been accepted, you should still go to make connections and start networking.” Senior Hannah Denton attended the College and Career fair even though she has set her eyes on Vanderbilt University in Tennessee. Although she has already picked the colleges that she would like to attend, she wanted to “keep an open mind and hope that there was a school that she would be interested in.” Without a very large variety of schools present, Denton was underwhelmed and Vanderbilt University remains her top choice to finish out her schooling career. “I think it was a good experience only because it gave me a chance to talk to college representatives in person,” Denton says. “I didn’t find a college that really jumped out at me, but at least I went to survey my options.” If you have any questions on how and when to apply to colleges, be sure to contact your counselor.
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