Dr. Michael Doyle
Choose college that best fits your needs
Well, it is that time of year when the seniors head out of Trenton High School, the eighth graders at Arthurs Middle School start thinking about high school, and the fifth graders at Hedke and Anderson elementary schools are about to make the transition to middle school.
With the high school students, choices are to be made as they leave the confines of the high school and head on to another journey of life that is not always as clear or defined as they may like at this point.
The most common question to graduates becomes, “What are you going to do after graduation, and if college is the choice, what school are you going to?”
With the choice of college — and in light of the recent college entrance scandals across the country — I’d like to offer just a few thoughts …
In the eyes of many, the choice of college should be based on the area of study. The state of Michigan has many colleges and universities that provide an excellent education. Community college is often an excellent choice to work on core courses that will transfer to a four-year college.
The bottom line, the choice of college should be one that best fulfills an individual’s need for a possible career choice. Some students perform better in a small school setting while others thrive at a large university. The choice needs to be based on the desired field of study.
Families need not get caught up in the romance of a school because of its name, but rather, how is the school going to prepare someone in their field of interest for life after graduation?
The choice can be a difficult one, but the choice has to be one that best meets the need of that individual, a choice that will lead to other opportunities in life.
The need for people in the skilled labor areas certainly exists. Trenton High School continues to provide opportunities for students with a strong auto program, and woodshop and a computer-aided design program. Programs such as these allow students to experience hands-on work while in high school. Students are able to acquire a skill while at THS.
Trenton Public Schools does a great job of providing students with the education they need to be successful in the next level of their life as they make decisions that will have a lasting impact as they move forward in life.
To meet the needs of students, Trenton Public Schools continues to move forward with the construction at the elementary schools, Arthurs Middle School being re-designated as a School to Watch and the high school adding an AP Capstone Diploma Program.
Trenton students have and will continue to go on to be very successful in life in whatever path they choose as they move forward from Trenton Public Schools.
Trenton Public Schools has a mobile app. It can be downloaded by searching Trenton Public Schools on the Apple App/Google Play stores. The mobile app can be downloaded to your tablet or your phone. It allows for access to ParentConnect, StudentConnect, MISTAR-Q and other icons for information. More information can be found at https://www.trentonschools.com/Page/3315
Dr. Michael Doyle is community liaison director for Trenton Public Schools.