Attleboro High School Hosts Successful Annual College and Career Fair

Attleboro High School recently hosted its annual College and Career Fair. (Photo courtesy Attleboro Public Schools)

ATTLEBORO — Superintendent David Sawyer is pleased to announce that Attleboro High School hosted its annual College and Career Fair on Sept. 30.

The event consisted of over 105 colleges, military branches and career institutions for juniors and seniors to network with and explore their next steps after graduation. This marked the largest school fair in the district’s history.

Partners were intrigued by Attleboro High School’s well-rounded, comprehensive curriculum that helps students pursue their interests while preparing them for college and the world of work. For this reason, many colleges and employers seek out Attleboro High graduates.

A Senior Planning Night was also hosted on Sept. 25 to coincide with the Career Fair. Roger Williams University attended the event to provide a presentation to participants on the financial aid process. This event was the first of a series of future events to guide students and families through multiple financial aid processes, including an FSA ID workshop, FAFSA workshop and other financial aid sessions.

The national grant program Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) partnered with Attleboro High to host these events.

“The college and career fair was very diverse as there were many different colleges with many different aspects to them and it opened my eyes to what schools I would be interested in after high school,” said AHS senior Alexandra Jorge.

“Being able to talk to college representatives in person gave me a better understanding of my options than anything I could ever find online. I spoke with a representative from Plymouth state, which made me almost certain in my previously unknown college decision,” said AHS senior Michael Lewis II.

“It was wonderful to meet with so many interested students, to share information with them about WPI and to update everyone about things going on here on campus,” Worcester Polytechnic Institute Associate Director of Admissions Emily A. Bukow said. “The college fair was a success.”

GEAR UP encourages young people to have high expectations, stay in school, study hard and take the right courses to attend college. They have served over 10,000 low-income priority students in communities including Boston, Holyoke, Lawrence, Lowell, New Bedford, Springfield and Worcester.

“The College and Career Fair was a tremendous success,” Superintendent Sawyer said. “We are thrilled to have partnered with GEAR UP to provide our students with a high-quality, successful event to introduce them to resources to help them pursue their desired path. We are committed to providing our students with these opportunities to assist them in choosing which path they will take following high school.”

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The event consisted of over 100 colleges, military branches and career institutions for juniors and seniors to network with and explore their next steps after graduation. (Photo courtesy Attleboro Public Schools)