On November 19th, 2012 the Italy High School seniors will be participating in ASVAB Testing. It will be approximately 150 minutes and will begin at 8:00.

The ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) is offered to high school and post-secondary students as part of the ASVAB Career Exploration Program. The program provides tools to help students learn more about career exploration and planning, in both the civilian and military worlds of work.

The ASVAB Career Exploration Program includes eight individual tests covering verbal and math skills, mechanical knowledge, electronics, etc. It also provides three Career Exploration Scores for Verbal Skills, Math Skills, and Science and Technical Skills. These three scores serve as one of several pieces of information about your teen that can aid in the exploration of a wide variety of educational and career options. The ASVAB is offered at no cost and no obligation to high school students.

Students can use this website: http://www.asvabprogram.com to explore occupations and consider whether their skills, as measured by the three Career Exploration Scores, and interests, as measured by the FYI (fuseaction=learn.interests), are comparable to the demands of occupations that appeal to them. Research has shown that students who participate in the ASVAB Program experience less career indecision, enjoy greater confidence in making career decisions, and consider more thoughtfully their options than do students who do not participate in the ASVAB Program.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call or email Mrs. Sharon Davis the Italy High School Guidance Counselor ([email protected] — 972 483-3222).