John F. Kennedy High School Mental Health Team

JFK Programs & partnerships

UCCS Adelina Gomez Summer Program

Juniors Only!

Become an Adelina Gomez Scholar and gain first-hand college experience at one of Colorado’s best selective-admission public universities—the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. The Adelina Gomez Scholars Program pays all of your costs for a twelve-day summer institute on the UCCS campus where you can earn three hours of college credit. As an Adelina Gomez Scholar, you will receive individualized advising and mentoring throughout your senior year in high school, no matter where you choose to go to college.

https://www.uccs.edu/gomezscholars/

CU Denver Pre-Collegiate Program

Calling all 1st Generation Students!!

During the academic year, PCDP students in grades 9 through 12 will participate in a variety of activities designed to:

Motivate them to remain in school and continue to enroll in high school classes that will prepare them for collegeInform them of educational and financial aid programs and career options, so that they may be better able to plan their futureHelp them develop coping, study, test-taking, and leadership skillsEnhance their appreciation of the arts and other elements of culture

http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/degrees/pre-collegiate/PreCollegiateDevelopmentProgram/Pages/default.aspx

CSU UpwardBound

UB Participants receive one-on-one mentoring from professional staff advisors to guide them through post-secondary admission and financial aid processes.

Upward Bound focuses on identifying qualified youth who are low-income and potential first-generation college students in order to support and encourage them in pursuit of post-secondary enrollment. Staff assist high school students in developing academic, social, and leadership skills in order to prepare them for post-secondary rigors, success and graduation.

https://accesscenter.colostate.edu/upward-bound/

CareerConnect

Apprenticeship Program

Suzy Broz - Apprenticeship Coordinator

Email: Suzanne_Broz@dpsk12.org http://www.dpscareerconnect.org/careerresidency/
Earn while you learn! The CareerConnect Apprenticeship is a 3-year program in which students GET PAID to work at a company while finishing high school and taking FREE COLLEGE CLASSES. Students can apply for jobs in their sophomore or junior year and begin working the following school year. Apprenticeships are offered in the areas of Manufacturing, Tech, Business, or Healthcare.

CareerCoach

Angelique Sanchez-Hutman - Career Xploration & Mentoring Regional Coordinator

Email: angelique_sanchez-hutman@dpsk12.org
A mentoring program targeting three cohorts of sophomore students who are matched with a 1-on-1 mentor for the year in the pathway of their choice (engineering or business). These three cohorts of about 30 students have the opportunity to attend a once a month 3-4 hour conference alongside their mentor. In the conferences I cover career exploration opportunities through leadership style activities, public speaking and projects, adding to their ICAP and Capstone portfolios, job site visits, job shadowing, interviewing adults, research, hands on actives, and college visits.

CareerXplore

Angelique Sanchez-Hutman - Career Xploration & Mentoring Regional Coordinator

Email: angelique_sanchez-hutman@dpsk12.org
A career exploration program for our freshman students in the engineering and business pathways.These are job site visits of 3-4 hours monthly during the school day that I coordinate for students in which they learn about a company, job shadow professionals, engage in hands on actives, take a tour, and enjoy a networking lunch. The goal is to provide at least one if not two opportunities per school year to EACH of our about 300 freshman for them to make real world connections with the content they learn in class by visiting job sites and seeing some of those skills in action.

CareerLaunch

Anne Aragon - DPS CareerConnect Internship Coordinator

Email: anne_aragon@dpsk12.org
CareerLaunch Internship program partnered with companies and turned the city of Denver into a classroom by offering internship opportunities to high schoolers. Students learn job readiness skills and discover their career path while building their college and career portfolios. Launch is available to sophomores, juniors and seniors in STEM Science, Technology, Engineering and Medical pathways.

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