9th Grade

9th Grade Smart Futures Requirements

Career Preparation Goal for Freshman Year

By the end of 9th grade, all LHS students should be able to identify a minimum of three (3) potential future career paths. This work will be completed through a combination of working with school counselors, experiential activities, such as visiting CTC, and completing all Smart Futures Activities during Fresman Seminar. All activities D1-D23 (except D13) will be comopleted during the Career & Education Awareness, Exploration, and preparation rotation while C13 and supplementary activities will be completed during the Study Skills and Importance of Freshman Year Rotation.

9th Grade Activities

D1: Redefine Your Career Success

D2: Evolve Your Plan and Portfolio

D3: Discover Your Interests

D4: Dive into Career Clusters

D5: Think Like and Entrepreneur

D6: Explore Careers While in School

D7: Discover Your Personality Type

D8: Know the Many Paths to Careers

D9: Be a Team Player

D10: Identify Skills and Abilities

D11: Practice Professional Etiquette

D12: Know Labor Laws

D13: Know How You're Smart

D14: Create a Personal Budget

D15: Use the Right Tech for the Job

D16: Solidify Your Career Goal

D17: Choose Programs and Majors

D18: Choose Postsecondary Options

D19: Develop a Personal Brand

D20: Prepare for Job Interviews

D21:Complete a Job Application

D22: Build Your Resume

D23: Plan for Change

How Do I Access Smart Futures?

Go to Clever.com.

If you haven't already, find Lakeland Jr./Sr. High School, and connect using your Lakeland email address.

Click on the Smart Futures icon.

Navigating Smart Futures

Quick Links - You can easily pick up where you last left off, or view some other suggested content.
Who am I? - Click "Activities" to view a list of all available activities or "Skills" to test/improve certain career-ready skills.
Where am I going? - Explore the careers and clusters that your activity results produce, or search for specifics to learn about.
How do I get there? - Explore the programs/majors/schools/colleges that your activity results produce, or search for specifics to learn about.
My Plan/Portfolio/Badges - View/edit your career plan, add documents/reflections to your Portfolio, and view your badges.

Uploading An Artifact to Smart Futures

Throughout high school, you will do more career preparation than just what is done through Smart Futures. This will generally yield an artifact. An artifact is something that proves you completed some sort of growth, and includes some sort of reflection about the experience. Artifacts are not considered complete unless written reflection is completed as well! On Smart Futures, artifacts can be uploaded in the following categories:

Career-Pathway Experiences (Career Fair, College Fair, Campus Visit, Job Shadow, etc.)

Career Acquisition Documents (Résumé, Letter of Recommendation, etc.)

Future Ready Skills

Uploaded Artifacts (unrelated to any above category)

Art & Media (School Projects, Hobbies, etc.)

Honors and Awards (Academic or otherwise)

Test Score (PSAT, SAT, Keystone, etc.)

Extracurricular (Athletics, Clubs, etc.)

Work Experience

Community Service

School Work

How Do I Upload An Artifact to Smart Futures?

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