The Career Pathway Center Is Now Open

by Alex Schley

The new part time Career Pathway Specialist Scott Darlington has developed a new resource for juniors and seniors, which he refers to as the Career Pathway Center. There students can get guidance and resources that will better prepare them for life after high school.

Darlington is at all lunches, every day. He walks around telling students about what his program offers, and his new stand, located outside the main office, has additional information.

Darlington is also in the process of establishing H block, a paid internship with local businesses.

“We don’t educate students about careers, but expect them to choose a career after high school,” Darlington explained.

Although, the development of H block is still in the beginning stage and many of the specifics have not yet been finalized, such as the businesses involved, Darlington has confirmed, the internship will take place during February and April break, and students will be paid minimum wage.

Statistics show that under fifty percent of students that graduate from Hudson High get a college degree. Darlington’s goal is to target these students that don’t get a degree at a four-year school and to help them explore alternative careers or schooling options.

Darlington’s philosophy is you don’t need a college degree to succeed. He believes, “Everyone has something they love, but making a career of it doesn’t always require a college degree.”

Darlington believes the Career Pathway can benefit all students, even those who are planning to go to a four-year school. Seventy percent of students that start college never get a degree. Oftentimes financial situations change, or students decide that college isn’t for them.

Darlington want to help those students whose post graduation plans deviate from the traditional route of a four-year college or university.