Rutherford County Schools
February 5, 2024
Eighth-grade students recently participated in a series of brain games through YouScience, an assessment used to identify students' interests and aptitudes.
Accessible through Clever, results are intended to help students and their families identify high school classes, post-high school graduation options and a wide variety of careers that best match a student’s talents and interests. RCS students have access to their test results and accounts for 10 years after high school graduation.
In the coming days, middle school students will participate in Pathway fairs hosted by the school district, Rutherford Works and the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce. These events were created to help students and parents make a more informed choice on which Career & Technical Education Pathway they plan to pursue during high school. Each student will pick four CTE subject areas available at their zoned school and attend a session for each of those areas with an instructor and industry partner.
Dates for the Pathway fairs are as follows:
Feb. 7: Oakland, Rockvale, Christiana, Blackman, Smyrna, LaVergne, Stewarts Creek Middle
Feb. 15: Siegel, Whitworth Buchanan, Eagleville, Rocky Fork, Thurman Francis Arts Academy
Rock Springs, Daniel McKee, Smyrna West
Parents are encouraged to discuss the experience with their children to help them decide about high school courses.
Learn more about YouScience from the videos below.
How YouScience helps students find their path and purpose
How to explore Snapshot results (for middle school students and parents)
How to explore Summit results (for high school students and parents)
Additional tools and resources (click links to access PDFs)
YouScience Aptitudes & Career Discovery cheat sheet for parents
YouScience Aptitudes and Interests cheat sheet for middle school
YouScience Aptitudes and Interests cheat sheet for high school