Bridges.com can help students explore and plan their career and education.  Students can use Bridges from home, school, the library, or anywhere that has internet access.   In this way parents can explore career opportunities with their teens.  Just go to www.bridges.com and create a new portfolio.

 Enter site id #  0099775
Use password  Altoona
Fill in the required fields
Use AASD plus your 6 digit student number for the portfolio name
Choose a password that you will remember

Include your email so you can receive reminders from your school counselor.  Now you can access information to make the transition from school to career smooth.

Choices Planner
This advanced online career information delivery system helps students build powerful plans as they compare, connect and choose from a vast network of work and education options.

Ability Profiler
This online aptitude assessment integrates with Choices Planner to measure students' strengths and provide occupational leads.

What can I do on Bridges.com?

• Inventory your interests and match them to occupations
• Search for careers based on your interests, skills, and values
• Learn how to compose a resume, write a cover letter, and practice for a job interview
• Identify colleges by program, location, or other characteristics
• Create a portfolio of your career plans
• Find current labor market information
• Learn about financial aid resources and find scholarship information

 

DUAL   ENROLLMENT

What is Dual Enrollment?
“Dual enrollment” or “College in High School” is designed to encourage students to experience postsecondary coursework (and its increased academic rigor) while still attending their own high school. In other words, students who choose “dual enrollment” have the opportunity to take college courses for college credit while still attending AAHS and fulfilling their high school credits.

Dual enrollment introduces students to the rigors of college coursework that should help them to have a successful transition for the expectations of postsecondary education.

What do I need to know about Dual Enrollment?
At AAHS students in grades 10, 11 and 12 will have the option of taking the approved courses from any of the following colleges: Allegany College of Maryland, Penn Highlands Community College, St. Francis University, or the University of Pittsburgh. Although each of the courses from the participating schools is approved for students to receive college credit, each of the schools has their own set of information and enrollment agreement for students.

Students and parents need to be aware that most college in high school course credits will transfer to the college a student decides to attend after high school. It is your responsibility to contact the student’s school of choice to see how they will accept credits. Usually if a student plans a major in for instance, a science area, and takes a science dual enrollment course, that credit will only transfer for a general education credit and not for credit in their major area of study.