Career Pathways
Arts, Media,
And
Communication

Chicopee Public Schools

Success Is A

Journey - Yours Begins Now !

Chicopee Comprehensive High School
617 Montgomery Street
Chicopee, MA 01020
(413) 594-3534
Web page http://comp.chicopee.mec.edu

Chicopee High School
650 Front Street
Chicopee, MA 01013
(413) 594-3437
Web page  http://chs.chicopee.mec.edu/default2.htm

W here might this pathway lead me?

• Designer
• Graphic Artist / Technician
• Artist's Representative
• Events Manager
• Choreographer
• Performer
• Stage manager
• Actor / Actress
• Special Effects Engineer
• Musician
• Journalist
• Museum Curator
• Reporter / Correspondent
• News Photographer
• Camera Operator
• Cartoonist
• Broadcast Engineer
• Producer, Director
• Editor
• Grant Writer
• Stage Designer
• Commercial Artist
• Costume / Set Designer
• Art Education
• Lighting Technician

For all Pathways

Grade 9 English Math Science World Culture and Civilization Movement Ed 9 / Contemporary Issues in Health Career Pathways * 7.5 credits available for course selection**	Grade 10 English Math Science American Government * Lifetime Fitness 10 * 15 credits available for course selection**
Grade 11 English Math Science U.S. History P.E. / Health * Fine Arts * 10 credits available for course selection**	Grade 12 English Fine Arts * 27.5 credits available for course selection**

Foreign Languages can be beneficial for careers in this pathway, please consult with your guidance counselor for advice.

* Semester Course

** See Guidance Department

Core Recommendations

Applicable course offerings in the visual, written, and performing communication areas that with the help of Guidance will allow you to make a successful transition from high school to post-secondary education and/or career.

Additional Course Recommendations Based on Area of Concentration

In view of the many careers available in this pathway and the varying skill levels needed to follow them it is important that students:

• explore their career choices fully
• seek the assistance of their

  Guidance Counselor,

  Teachers,

  Parents

  or Career Specialists

Suggestions To Keep In Mind

• Students should try to take as many career specific classes as possible. This will give them the necessary background that they will need in pursuing their career goals.
• Applicable Vocational / Technical offerings
• Students should maintain an up-to-date portfolio. This will show your acquired skills and accomplishments.
• Students should participate in career- related work experiences, internships, job shadowing and community service experiences to reflect their interests.
• Remember: The only place that Success comes before Work is in the dictionary.

Do You ...

• Enjoy using your imagination?
• Enjoy sharing ideas with others?
• Enjoy expressing feeling through art ?
• Enjoy working alone as well as in groups?
• Enjoy artistic and/or musical activities?
• Enjoy translating ideas into visual form?
• Enjoy helping other people communicate better through the use of various types of media?
• Enjoy writing stories?
• Like to dance?
• Like to research ideas and topics?
• Like to solve problems and operate telecommunications equipment?

Are You ...

• A good interpreter / communicator of feeling and ideas?
• Poised in social situations or in a crisis?
• Able to communicate your ideas both visually and verbally?
• Able to get along with others and work as part of a team?

If you answered

YES

to any of the above - maybe this Pathway is for

YOU ! Co-Curricular Activities

Education and interests may be expanded through experiences outside the classroom.

These additional experiences can provide valuable work and social skills needed in tomorrow's workplace environment.

These activities also help to demonstrate that you are dependable, motivated and prove invaluable to you when applying for work, college admission or scholarships. You may be interested in participating in some of the following activities available at school or in the surrounding communities.

Community Activities

Community volunteer : Art Councils, Theater organizations, Museums, Public Radio and Television, Symphony

Organization memberships: Boys / Girls Scouts, Drama Club, Choral groups

Part-time employment: Local Newspapers, Television and Radio Stations, Advertising Departments, Photography Studios, Floral studios. Merchandise Displayer

Internships / Apprenticeships / Shadowing: Publisher, Sound Engineer, Camera Operator, Illustrator, etc.

Campus Activities

Athletics

Chorus, Band

Journalism / Newspaper

Art Club / Art Show

Theater Arts

School Clubs

Drama, Art

Yearbook

Honor Societies

International Club

Refer to your Student Handbook for a complete listing of all available clubs and activities.

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