The Plainview-Old Bethpage School District’s John F. Kennedy High School guidance department and guidance counselor Jason Miller were recently presented with the Nassau Counselors’ Association’s Exemplary Practice Award for their Sophomore College Tour. The field trip, which provided approximately 50 sophomore students an opportunity to visit several schools in the Boston area, was recognized for being innovative and easily adaptable for other schools to use within their own programs.
The annual trip introduced the students to such colleges as Northeastern University, Boston College and Harvard University.
The students toured the campuses, met with admissions officers and participated in various academic and extracurricular activities during their stay. This innovative approach has helped bring awareness to the college search and application process to prepare high school sophomores for continuing their education after high school.
