College Connect
May 7, 2008
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE KINGSTON AREA GOT A FIRST HAND LOOK AT WHAT IT'S LIKE TO GO TO COLLEGE. IT'S PART OF THE ST LAWRENCE COLLEGE "CONNECTION PROGRAM" THAT SHOWS OFF THE CAMPUS AND MANY OF THE COURSES AVAILABLE. TODAY, GRADE 10 AND 11 STUDENTS TRIED THEIR HAND AT EVERYTHING FROM GRAPHIC DESIGN TO TECHNOLOGY COURSES. A CHANCE TO SEE WHAT CATCHES THEIR INTEREST, AND GET FAMILIAR WITH WHAT CAN BE AN INTIMIDATING STEP UP THE EDUCATION LADDER. PAT GARROD "FIRST OF ALL COMING INTO ST. LAWRENCE COLLEGE, WHERE THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN BEFORE. SO ITS EXPOSURE TO THE BUILDING, GETTING THEM COMFORTABLE BEING HERE. AND THEN FINDING OUT WHAT THE PROGRAMS ARE ALL BOUT. AND SEEING IF THAT IS AN OPTION FOR THEM DOWN THE ROAD." OVER 900 STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO CHECK OUT ST. LAWRENCE COLLEGE, DURING THE 2-DAY OPEN HOUSE.
