Cavaliers far and wide are working towards the perusal of the future career dreams.
Clover Hill High School is a home to over 1,800 students, and each one carries with them hopes for their future. With the assistance of various school resources, such as Major Clarity, the PSAT and SAT results, College Board, as well as counselors, students have clearer ideas for their future than in any generation past.
Freshman Isaac Perkins personifies our advantages with a clear career path thought out.
“I’d like to be an electrician,” Perkins said. “Trades are going up in value due to artificial intelligence (AI) being able to take over most slop labor jobs, so corporate ladders are a lot less stable right now. Trades are, in my opinion, better, because you can’t ask Chat GPT, ‘hey, fix my plumbing!’ You can ask how, but you still have to do it and get the materials and at that point, just ask someone to do it, you know?”
Some students even directly took the advice of the PSAT; inspired by its suggestion, freshman Devanth Kondragunta is working to progress into AI care.
“My [PSAT] suggestion was to be a manager of artificial intelligence. I want to pursue a career in artificial intelligence because artificial intelligence’s difference with the human mind and its ability to grow off patterns fascinates me,” Kondragunta said.
Other students are less decided despite resources, but are still working to further themself as both a student and a person. Careers are life choices, and sometimes even change throughout one’s life experience. English teacher Jasmin Castorena even went through this process herself.
“I decided that I wanted to be a teacher when I was working in D.C. at the Supreme Court, I realized I did not want to go to law school because lawyers just work a schedule, and I didn’t like the time that it took out of my life,” Castorena said. “I realized that wasn’t something I wanted to do and I already had my English degree. I was just going to have to get my teaching certification, so I decided to teach.”
Clover Hill even goes as far as to provide opportunities to their students to help them in their perusal of dreams.
“I’m probably going to take science classes related to that, as well as the tech center once I’m allowed, because I think the tech center has stuff with electricity,” Perkins said.
Others, like Freshman Elijah Callaway, are taking on other opportunities around the Hill to chase down their own lofty plans.
“I’ve always pursued the same career,” Callaway said. “I’ve been stuck on this path for a long time, you know? So I’m just locking in, practicing daily, and using what the school provides.”
Some students have even found a new passion within Clover Hill itself, such as Finnegan Davis, who discovered a new interest he is now studying.
“I want to do something with non-healthcare science. Such as, some type of biology, or maybe like astronomy or something like that. I’ve become really interested in it,” Davis said.
Overall, Clover Hill’s environment is designed to foster new seeds of interest in students and help in the germination of their talent. Student resources are as diverse as student interests, and the future of the attendees seems to shine bright.
