LIVERMORE FALLS — Middle and high school staff members, in conjunction with the Academic Boosters groups, are planning events to boost student aspirations.
The Aspire Higher Project at both schools will be held from Monday, March 28, to Friday, April 1.
The Livermore Falls Middle School focus for Aspire Higher is on career exploration and will include career interest surveys, research and creation of “I Want That Job” pages. The middle school culminating event is a career fair featuring community members who represent numerous professions.
The middle school is holding the career fair from 8 to 11:40 a.m. Thursday, March 31, as part of the project.
“We are looking for community people to present their career/jobs to our middle school students,” guidance counselor Grace Eaton said. “The day will consist of eight sessions in the morning … and a keynote speaker after lunch.”
Anyone with interest in doing a presentation may contact Eaton at 897-2121, ext. 208.
Evening activities will take place at the high school.
The high school focus for Aspire Higher is on academic and enrichment opportunities for Livermore Falls High School students, including advanced placement courses, Jobs for Maine Graduates, early college course work, Foster Regional Applied Technology programming, co-curricular experiences and summer learning, among others.
The high school culminating event, Aspire Higher Day, will take place Thursday, March 31, and will include a series of workshops for students in grades eight through 12 in the afternoon. A second series of workshops for both parents and students from grades six to 12 will take place that evening.
A major component of Aspire Higher will focus on the academic accomplishments, advice and future plans of seniors, the Livermore Falls High School Class of 2011. The Senior Celebration piece is an opportunity for seniors to showcase their accomplishments at the high school and share their future plans by creating a visual presentation to share with underclassmen and parents. During that week, each senior adviser group will also be combined with a freshmen, sophomore, and junior group for a panel discussion as an opportunity to share their advice with underclassmen.
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