Searching for scholarships may feel like a job and families should treat it as such! It takes good research, organization and dedicated time to score a scholarship. Post secondary education can be very expensive and scholarships are a great way to help cover some of those expenses. Over 180,000 student athletes are awarded $3.6 BILLION [...]
Learn data analytics and see how it's used in sports! You don't have to be an athlete to love sports or know anything about data analytics, this is a learning experience that pays! Virtual classes start in January and will continue into spring. Then wrap it all up with an in-person sports camp during summer [...]
Every VPS high school has recruiters from different colleges and careers visiting campuses (live or virtually). Did you know there's a calendar for that? See your Career Specialist to sign up, request a speaker or get more information. Columbia River - Morgan.Parker@vansd.org Flex Academy - Angela.Fotjik@vansd.org Jim Tangeman Center (formerly Fir Grove) - Becky.Davis@vansd.org Fort [...]
Design CoMission is a semester-long design internship at LSW Architects in downtown Vancouver. Interns work collaboratively, exploring their passions through design in a safe, no-experience-required setting. Students must be 16+ to participate. VPS students can earn high school and college credit at Clark College (if you earn a "B" or better) for FREE! LSW's internship [...]
Win $50 by submitting a 30-second video on how CTE has impacted your academic or personal life! What?!? You don't know what CTE is? It's Career & Technical Education. WA state students are required to take one credit to graduate from high school (in courses such as Career Choices or Marketing or Welding and so [...]
Earn College Credit While In High School? Yes! VPS offers several programs where students can begin earning college credit while in high school. […]
Join us at the Military Career Fair to hear from military representatives on how you can have a viable career in the military as well as attend college while fully enlisted or in the reserves. Students and parents interested in knowing more about a career in the military should attend this outdoor event. Date: Saturday, [...]
Searching for scholarships may feel like a job and seniors should treat it as such! It takes time, good research skills and organization to score scholarships. Here are some tips. KNOW WHERE TO GO FutureMe.vansd.org has a comprehensive list of scholarships that can be searched by GPA, industry or eligibility (just click Featured Scholarships) Local [...]
The Horatio Alger Association has awarded over $193 million in need-based scholarships since 1984. If you only apply to ONE scholarship, let this be it! The Horatio Alger Scholarship application is a common application meaning that you apply once and will be considered for the range of scholarships offered by program (State, CTE, targeted and [...]
The Career & Technical Education (CTE) offers elective off-campus internships to students who are at least 16 years old. Due to COVID-19, off-campus internships are currently unavailable but there are VIRTUAL internships happening. The internship will be a combination of online curriculum and worksite projects for a total of 90-hours. It's important to still apply [...]
