The 2025 graduating class will be the first to go through the full four years of Omaha Public School College & Career Academies and Pathway; and they have been able to reflect on it.
There are many different pathways available, and since it was chosen as freshmen, the Register wanted to understand seniors’ opinions on it. The Register Staff were able to interview three seniors on how their pathway is going and their opinions on pathways. The students interviewed were seniors Eric Reyes Rodriguez, Dineldi Zavala Guevara and Roberto Campos Ortega.
Reyes’ pathway is music tech, and he chose that pathway because, according to Reyes, “I want to learn how to make music. Also, how we can record music while editing other things.” He is very interested in music and the making of music, and he doesn’t regret taking this pathway. He isn’t sure on what career to choose once he is out of high school, but pathways helped open his options to make different things.
Zavalas’ pathway is business, and he chose it because he has always found interest in the business career. He doesn’t regret choosing this pathway because, according to Zavala, “It helped me be more creative and think about ideas and how to present my ideas to others.” He is sure that he will continue this at college, and thinks the pathway helped him be more confident in taking this career.
Campos’ pathway is Global Health Science, and he chose this pathway because he is sure he is going to continue it into college. He thinks it prepared him for what to expect in college but was interested in many different things and wished he could see into different pathways. “I don’t regret taking this pathway, but I would have liked to see the other pathways,” Campos said.
They all agreed that, as freshmen, they were not really prepared to know what they want for the future but agreed that it helped them think about it more. “It was a little too early, but it helped me mature more and think about the future,” Reyes said.
Zavala agrees that it might be a little stressful to make this big of a choice as a freshman. “I think it might be too early, [since] coming out of middle school into high school is a hard transition,” Zavala said.
Campos agreed, saying that the pathways helped the first year’s figure out their interests more and helped them learn many different skills since freshman year.
