JumpStart

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JumpStart

• Academies
• _at_NEPTUNE HIGH SCHOOL

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What is JumpStart?

• The Neptune High School JumpStart Academies offer
  the prospective students an opportunity to
  explore academic and career opportunities while
  enrolled in the traditional high school program.

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What is JumpStart?

• Students accepted into the JumpStart Academies
  are exposed to a unique curriculum that blends a
  variety of real-life and academic experiences
  that engage the students in specific career
  paths. Students entering the program will shadow
  professionals in a real-world, authentic setting.
  

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What is JumpStart?

• The JumpStart Academy programs are for credit
  course offerings that will require a commitment
  on behalf of the students and the students'
  family. A dress code will be enforced for all
  shadowing experiences.

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What is JumpStart?

• Attendance at lectures, shadowing experiences,
  and seminars is mandatory. Summer, before and
  after school, and evening programs are available
  for students completing the academy requirements.

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What is JumpStart?

• The schedule, while flexible, will require the
  students to monitor their progress along with the
  specific Academy's coordinator.

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What is JumpStart?

• Each Academy has developed partnerships with
  private, community, county, and state resources
  businesses, and college/university programs.
  These resources provide the real-world settings
  that make the programs and the learning
  experiences authentic.

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JS Communications

• Communications students are present at many
  School and Town sponsored events.

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JS Communications

• They are safely in the action and not in the
  stands.

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JS Communications

• They conduct interviews both inside and outside
  of school to report the happenings of our
  community.

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JS Education

• Cadets in the JumpStart Education Academy learn
  how to organize classrooms in preperation for
  teaching careers after college.

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JS Education

• Cadets in the JumpStart Education Academy learn
  how to lead effective classrooms in preparation
  for teaching careers after college.

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JS Medical Science

• JumpStart Medical Academy was home to the
  Mini-Medical program this semester at Neptune
  High School. Guest speakers from JSUMC as well
  as assembly-woman Casagrande were involved in
  many of the events hosted by the JS Medical
  Science Academy.

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JS Medical Science

• JumpStart Medical was home to the Mini-Medical
  program this semester at Neptune High School.
  Guest speakers from JSUMC as well as assembly
  woman Casagrande were involved in many of the
  events hosted by JS Medical.

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JS Engineering

• Students in the JumpStart Engineering Academy are
  participating in a program hosted by JSUMC and
  GE where students get hands on experience at
  the professional research level.

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JS Environmental Science

• JumpStart Environmental Science Academy students
  helped shed insight into the Shark River dredging
  project at a meeting hosted by the Neptune
  Township Mayor and Senator Jennifer Beck this
  past year.

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JS Environmental Science

• The JumpStart Environmental Science Academy
  students helped Green Grove Elementary School
  students plant orchard trees as part of the Green
  Ribbon Schools curriculum.

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JS Performing Arts

• Actors in the JumpStart Performing Arts Academy
  get front row seats to many local theater events
  as well as back stage passes and QA sessions
  with many of the actors and actresses.

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JS Law and Criminal Justice

• The JumpStart Law Criminal Justice Academy is a
  rigorous program for college-bound students who
  plan to major in a law career and benefit from an
  in-depth study of the U.S. legal system. Academy
  students gain firsthand knowledge and experience
  in a variety of legal and criminal justice
  professions.

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JS Law and Criminal Justice

• Ultimately, the primary goal of the JumpStart Law
  Criminal Justice Academy is to enrich and
  enhance the students learning experience.
  Through integrated academics and hands-on
  experience, academy students get a valuable head
  start toward a rewarding career.

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Are you ready for JumpStart?