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CAREER ACADEMIES and CERTIFICATE OPPORTUNITIES AT MFHS
MFHS has five Career Academies and one Certificate Opportunity:
• Business Academy
• Design, Communication and Media Academy (The Creative Academy)
• Educator Academy
• Global Scholars Program (GSP)
• Healthcare Academy
• STEM (Science Technology Engineering & Math) Academy
The purpose of the Career Academy model is to provide integrated learning experiences to students using the
career area as the lens to cover the content. In addition to coursework, students complete activities outside of
class including co-curricular activities, job shadowing, volunteer and/or work experience in the career field.
Students apply second semester of 9th grade and start in the academy in 10th grade.
The Global Scholars Program differs from the Career Academies in that the focused set of courses, cultural
experiences and community connections could be applied to any career strand. The GSP requires a global
service project and a capstone project. Students may achieve the GSP while participating in another career
academy. Students may begin working on the GSP in 9th grade.
A Career Academy Endorsement on the High School Diploma will be awarded to students who fulfill the
requirements of each of these major components of an Academy. The designation of “Global Scholar” will be
entered on the student transcript for those who complete the GSP. More detailed information on these
opportunities can be found on the following pages.
1. Sequence of courses
2. Co-Curricular Connection
3. Community Engagement
4. Capstone Course/Project
Students will be able to reference the Academy or certificate endorsement on a resume, during interviews and
on college applications.
Applications are required at the end of January. Registration for appropriate courses is completed during the
course registration in February. Applications for the GSP are prior to senior year.
Further information is provided on the subsequent pages.
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