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Senior High School: Choosing the Right Track Will Keep You on Track

        Your Junior High School journey have never been easy , but look at yourself right now, you’ve completed it! You made it to Senior High School! What a relief that you’re already another step closer to your dreams. Congratulations!
        Now that you’re taking another step forward, making decisions might be frustrating due to fluctuations or confusions. What track/strand should I choose? Is this going to help me? What if a sudden change of heart happens? What if I fail? What if? Countless uncertainties come in. Well, I’ve been through the same situation. After all, whatever track you’ll choose, as long as you choose where your heart belongs, it will do you good. It will help you be college ready and life ready. 
        Before we tackle the various tracks and strands of Senior High School, let’s discuss first what Senior High School is.

Senior High School

        Senior High School (SHS) is the 2 years cover (Grade 11 and 12) of K to 12  program which offers specialized upper secondary education where students will go through core curriculum and subjects under a track of their choice. This will equip learners with skills that will help them be college ready, and as well as to be life ready. Learners will undergo assessments to determine their strengths and interest which will help guide students in choosing their specialization. 
        Learners can choose among four specializations: Academic Track, Technical-Vocational-Livelihood, Sports, or Arts and Design.

Senior High School Tracks

        1. Academic Track

        One of the tracks offered in SHS, designed for students who choose to pursue higher education after graduating Senior High School. There are four diverse strands under this track namely:

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1.1.   Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Strand

        - Strand intended for learners who wants to pursue college degrees. It provides preparation for learners utilizing science, math, engineering, and innovations in order to resolve real-life issues and improvement.
        -This strand is designed for students who want to become:
✓ Biologist
✓ Chemist
✓ Engineer
✓ Dentist
✓ Pilot
✓ Architect 
✓ Astrophysicist
✓ Nutritionist
✓ Nurse
✓ Doctor
And many more.

1.2.   Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS) Strand

        - Strand that focuses on improving the learner’s communication skills. Intended for students who are geared up to take on the world and speak. Designed for students who considers taking journalism, communication arts, liberal arts, education, and acollage courses related to social science.
        - You can take this strand if you aspires to become:
✓ Psychologist
✓ Teacher
✓ Reporter
✓ Lawyer
✓ Writer
✓ Priest
✓ Social Worker
✓ Public Servant
And many more.

1.3.   Accountancy Business and Management (ABM) Strand

        - ABM is designed for students who plans to enter finance industry. It focuses on the basic concepts of financial management,  business management, business management, and things that are accounted for.
        - Take this strand if your dream career is one of the following:
✓ Sales Manager
✓ Marketing Director
✓ Human Resources
✓ Internal auditor
✓ Accountant
✓ Entrepreneur
✓ Book Keeper
And other jobs related to the fields of accounting, finance, and marketing.

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1.4.   General Academic Strand (GAS)

        - Strand that provides learners several opportunities for those who are still uncertain of what career to take. It takes on generalist approach which covers various disciplines such as Humanities, Social Sciences, Organization, and Management.
        - Students that takes this strand can get any jobs.


        2. Technical-Vocational-Livelihood (TVL) Track


        This track will equip learners with job-ready skills for the future. This mainly invests on skills that can help students gain requisite Certificate of Competency (COC) or National Certifications (NC) which would be significant when searching for better career opportunities. 
        This has four strands namely:

2.1.   Home Economics Strand

        Offers different specializations that can lead to livelihood projects at home.

2.2.   Agri-Fishery Arts Strand

        Equips students with skills related to agriculture and aquaculture.

2.3.   Industrial Arts Strand

        Provides students knowledge and skills on carpentry, automotive services, driving, electronic repairs, electrical installations, welding, and plumbing.

2.4.   Information Communications Technology (ICT) Strand

        Gear ups students with knowledge and skills related to writing computer programs, illustrating and designing websites, and works on creative technological field.


        3. Sports Track

       
         Designed for students that wants to pursue careers that specializes Physical education and Sport Science. This strand specializes subjects like safety and first aid, coaching and officiating, fitness and sports recreation leadership, and human movement. 
        With this track, you can pursue the following professions:
✓ Game officials
✓ Fitness Trainer
✓ Tournament Manager
✓ Recreation attendant
✓ Masseur
✓ Gym instructor


        4. Arts and Design Track

        
        This is designed for students who desire to wander around the design, performative, and creative industry. This track will expose you to different form of media such as architecture, interior design, industrial design, graphic design, animation, painting, fashion design, photography, and film.
        This track perfectly fits for you if you aim to become any of the following:
✓ Art Director
✓ Fashion Designer
✓ Multimedia Artists and Animator
✓ Special Effects Artist
✓ Digital Designer
✓ Industrial Designer
✓ Interior designer
✓ Museum Curator
✓ Graphic Designer
And a lot more.


        Taking a step forward is quiet a hard thing to do, same as choosing the right track for Senior High School. A piece of advice my fellow learners, especially to the incoming SHS students, if you are going to choose for the right track, choose yourself. Choose your passion, select the path where your heart belongs. Enjoying the things you do is one of the factor that will lead to success. Evaluate yourself, know your interests, and if you think you’re not skilled enough for the track that you want to take, don’t be afraid to take a step forward and be open for improvements. 
        If self-evaluation is not enough, and you still struggles in picking a track, ask for advices form the people around you, your friends, school counselors, parents, and even your senior. It is good to have someone you can lean on when you really can't understand yourself. 
Whatever track you’ll take, enjoy yourself. Somebody is rooting for you, somebody is waiting for you to reach the stop. Believe in your yourself,  choose yourself. Studying might cost you stress and sleepless nights, but trust me, it is worth the hardships .

“Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow”
- Anthony J. D’Angelo

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