More than 2,000 high school juniors from area school districts attended the 67th annual College & Career Fair at Putnam/Northern Westchester Board of Cooperative Educational Services on April 30th.
The conference showcased virtually every type of college or university from small liberal arts colleges to sprawling state universities to performing arts conservatories, and offered a new emphasis on technical career paths.
Students came to collect information, learn about college choices and broaden their educational horizons. Some arrived armed with a list of colleges they wanted to
see, but all left with much more information about college choices than they had anticipated.
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Madalina Albu of Putnam Valley said she was interested in schools with film programs but wanted to stay in the northeast. Eva Shorto, also of Putnam Valley, said she
was introduced to colleges she had never heard of before but may pursue now.
Brewster High School’s Belinda Vuto said “This conference is definitely helpful because I am not able to visit every school that might offer the major I’m interested in, but here I can shop around for schools all in one place.”
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Hector Rivera, a recruiter for the U.S. Army, said many students had stopped to speak with him and learn about the benefits and commitment required to obtain an
education through military service. He said he explained to students that an aptitude test would help determine possible career paths that a stint the army might support.
Hendrick Hudson’s Katlyn Palka said she was using the College & Career Fair to gather basic information about many colleges including admissions requirements,
tuition and majors offered. “It is helpful to be able to speak directly with college representatives and ask them what you need to get in,” she said.
The conference kicked off a three-part event including College Night hosted by Fox Lane High School in Bedford, where parents had the opportunity to meet with the
same representatives as well as attend workshops on the college application process; and a College Clinic on May 1 at Tappan Hill in Tarrytown for area guidance counselors to learn about the latest trends in admissions.
Dr. Joel Adelberg, principal of Fox Lane High School in Bedford, said the district was happy to host College Night in cooperation with BOCES because it was such a
valuable event.
