CAREER CLUSTERS
 
Introduction:
 
To help students and parents choose high school classes and develop a curriculum plan (called a 2 + 2 Plan), classes at GHS are organized into clusters. Gretna's four career clusters are based on Holland's Interest Areas. Holland's theory is that there are six similar personality types and work environments. The six types:
 
R: Realistic: are interested in doing work that is practical and useful, involves using machines or working outdoors. They prefer mechanical activities and working with their hands.
 
I: Investigative: are interested in doing work that involves science and math, solving problems, or creating new things. Are less interested in supervising people.
 
A: Artistic: are interested in creating works of art, literature, music, or dance. They like to write, draw, paint, sing, or play a musical instrument. They prefer to work on their own, with their own rules.
 
S: Social: want to have an impact on other people's lives by teaching or counseling or healing or helping them. They like working with others and are less interested in mechanical activities.
 
E: Enterprising: like public speaking, leading a group, or influencing others. Are less interested in scientific tasks.
 
C: Conventional: are interested in using office skills, keeping records, and doing computations.
 
Holland's Code and Gretna's Career Clusters:
 
Cluster Holland's Code

 
 
BUSINESS
 
*Marketing -- Management -- Finance*
 
 
CHARACTERISTICS Do You???
 
=>Enjoy planning and directing the activities of an organization?
=>Have leadership and human relations skills?
=>Work well in a structured environment with clearly defined duties?
 
Are You???
 
=>Organized, efficient,able to work with numbers and words?
=>A "people person" able to meet and talk with new acquaintances?
=>Able to stick with a project until it is completed?
 
 
CAREER EXAMPLES
HS Diploma/Apprenticeship
 
=>Receptionist, file clerk, apartment manager, claims adjustor, cashier, bookkeeper, manager trainee, telemarketing
 
Associates Degree/Certificate
 
=>Paralegal, medical or legal secretary, real estate sales, computer programmer, small business owner, hotel manager
 
Bachelor's Degree/Master's
 
=>Retail management, financial planner, broker, marketing director, accountant, bank examiner, secondary education, Pre-law
 
 
GHS ELECTIVES
Helpful
 
=>Vocabulary Development, Choir, Humanities, Healthy Lifestyles, Lifetime Sports, Basic Art, Integrated Arts, Psychology, Yearbook, Journalism
 
Highly Recommended
 
=>German,Keyboarding, Information Processing I & II, Exploring Business, Accounting I & II, Business Law, Advanced Algebra, Trigonometry, Discrete Math, Spanish, Computer Applications
 
 
SERVICE
*Health and Human Services*
 
 
CHARACTERISTICS
Do You???
 
=>Enjoy helping people?
=>Have good communication skills?
=>Like sharing knowledge with others?
 
Are You???
 
=>Able to work with others as part of a team?
=>Able to make quality decisions in stressful situations?
=>Responsible, dependable, and flexible?
 
 
CAREER EXAMPLES
HS Diploma/Apprenticeship
 
=>Waiter or waitress, bus driver, youth sports coach, child care worker, pharmacy technician
 
Associates Degree/Certificate
 
=>Court Reporter, medical hygienist, medical assistant, LPN, veterinary technician, culinary arts, flight attendant, cosmetologist, sheriff
 
Bachelor's Degree/Master's
 
=>Elementary or Secondary School Teacher, school administrator, lawyer, psychologist, fish and game warden, athletic trainer, RN, physician, pharmacist
 
 
GHS ELECTIVES
Helpful
 
=>Vocabulary Development, Choir, Weight Training, Lifetime Sports, Basic Art, Integrated Science, Physics, Integrated Arts, German, Sociology, Modern Prob., Keyboarding, Exploring Business, Business Law , Photography, Spanish
 
Highly Recommended
=>Advanced Biology, Creative Writing, Integrated Science, Humanities, Healthy Lifestyles, Chemistry, Advanced Chemistry, Psychology, Advanced Algebra, Discrete Math, Trigonometry, Computer Applications
 
 
TECHNOLOGY
*Engineering--Construction--Natural Resources*
 
CHARACTERISTICS
Do You???
 
=>Prefer to work with your hands and tools to build or repair things?
=>Prefer to work on your own, observing, investigating, and solving problems?
=>Prefer classes in construction trades, science, or computer science?
 
Are You???
 
=>Practical, self-reliant, persistent?
=>Analytical, independent, rational?
=>A problem solver, creative, a hands on learner?
 
CAREER EXAMPLES
HS Diploma/Apprenticeship
 
=>Auto Body Assistant, equipment operator, carpenter, electrician, painter, plumber, welder, heating and air conditioning, animal caretaker
 
Associates Degree/Certificate
 
=>Firefighter, landscaper, grounds supervisor, auto body mechanic, truck driver, computer programmer, surveyor, draftsman
 
Bachelor's Degree/Master's
 
=>Pilot, architect, civil engineer, construction manager, computer science, chemical engineer, biologist, meteorologist
 
 
GHS ELECTIVES
Helpful
 
=>Vocabulary Development, Humanities, Lifetime Sports, Basic Technology, Welding I, Basic Art, Advanced Art, Integrated Arts, Foreign Language, Keyboarding, Exploring Business, Business Law, Applied Math I & II, Woods I, Computer App.
 
Highly Recommended
 
=>Advanced Biology, Integrated Science, Principles of Technology, Advanced Welding, Building Construction, Chemistry, Advanced Chemistry, Physics, Information Processing I & II, Advanced Algebra, Trigonometry, Discrete Math, Advanced Woods, Mechanical Drafting, Architectural/Machine Drafting
 
 
FINE ARTS
*Performance -- Visual -- Written*
 
CHARACTERISTICS
Do You???
 
=>Have artistic, writing, or musical ability?
=>Enjoy developing new ideas?
=>Like to work according to your own rules?
 
Are You???
 
=>Imaginative, creative, original?
=>Idealistic, intuitive, independent?
=>Able to work on many activities simultaneously?
 
 
CAREER EXAMPLES
HS Diploma/Apprenticeship
 
=>Lighting technician, model, disc jockey, caption writer, classified ad writer, illustrator, set designer, interior design assistant, artist
 
Associates Degree/Certificate
 
=>Actor, composer, journalist, public relations, fashion designer, print maker, sculptor, photographer, commercial artist, animator
 
Bachelor's Degree/Masters
 
=>Drama Teacher, conductor, cinematographer, music teacher, columnist, architect, film maker, graphic design, gallery operator, musical director
 
 
GHS ELECTIVES
Helpful
 
=>Lifetime Sports, Weight Training, Basic Art, Jazz Band, Integrated Arts, German, Keyboarding, Exploring Business, Business Law, Photography, Annual, Spanish, Mechanical Drafting, Architectural/Machine Drafting, Computer Applications
 
Highly Recommended
 
=>Creative Writing, Vocabulary Development, Choir, Voice Ensemble, Swing Choir, Humanities, Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Pottery, Advanced Art, Concert Band, Journalism
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(This information may also be found in the GHS Curriculum Handbook.)