Throughout high school, many students go through each day taking multiple courses while trying to obtain the best grades possible in each one. They focus on standardized tests, colleges, and possible career choices. A normal day in the life of a high school student consists of learning about mathematics, history, science, grammar, and literature. There is not much room in the high school schedule for students to learn more about themselves and prepare for the next steps in life. Revere High School, however, provides a date dedicated to exploring students interests.

With the focus on student achievement, Future’s Day gives students the opportunity to engage themselves in important aspects to what life might become for them. The morning consists of freshmen, sophomores and juniors taking standardized tests. During the afternoon of Future’s Day, underclassmen get the experience of learning first-hand about certain careers from people who are educated in those specific fields. All seniors get the opportunity to visit colleges and shadow under possible jobs of interest, while juniors take an afternoon visit to The University of Akron. Administrators believe that sometimes the normal school day does not reflect the aspects to certain future career options. Assistant Superintendent Kathy Bearer commented on the importance of why Revere students are offered Future’s Day compared to sticking with a normal school day.

“Teenagers in high school are unsure of how they are going to use the educational experiences at Revere High School and how they are going to translate that knowledge into a career,” Bearer said.

Guidance counselor Mike Murphey, the logistical manager of the day’s events, commented on why Revere provides Future’s Day.

“It helps our students keep their eye on the goal which is not always getting the ‘A’ but being a long term learner,” Murphey said. Bearer also commented on how Future’s Day is offered in order to better expose students to possible career choices.

“We want to make sure [students] have that exposure and that exposure comes from the community they live in,” Bearer said.

Murphey also commented on why he believes the visits from the guest speakers are important.

“The goal is that the students walk away with more information to help them connect their interests to a profession,” Murphey said.

Roughly sixty presenters volunteered to participate in Future’s Day. These presenters include Revere graduates, parents, CVCC affiliates, NASA employees, and many others.

Secretary to the Assistant Superintendent Brenda Moll commented on the importance of the speakers.

“The support from the outside community membersand volunteers willing to come on their own time is what makes Future’s Day possible,” Moll said.

On the morning of Future’s Day, testing occurred for freshman, sophomores and juniors who took the EXPLORE, PLAN and PSAT respectively. With each test focusing on a different aspect of learning development, Bearer commented on the importance of taking these tests.

“The PSAT is similar to the EXPLORE and PLAN to where they all give a snapshot to where students are with reading, math and writing skills, while the PSAT is also testing for the opportunity to obtain the National Merit Scholarship sponsored by the College Board,” Bearer said.

This year, rather than listening to guest speakers on Future’s Day, the junior class as a whole traveled by bus to The University of Akron for an official college visit. The visit consisted of a meeting with academic advisers followed by a campus tour. Bearer also commented on this event.

“I found it fascinating for the university to invite our whole junior class to go since traditionally 30% of graduating seniors select The University of Akron,” Bearer said.

Overall, staff and students hoped to make Future’s Day a success this year in helping to give students a better idea as to what colleges they want to attend and what careers they want to pursue.