About Us
CollegePath LA is a community organization of volunteers who help public high school students explore careers, apply to college and thrive once they get there. We are developing a model project at John Marshall High School, an urban school in the Los Angeles Unified School District. |
News & Events
We mourn the passing on January 7, 2021 of former Los Angeles City Councilman, Tom LaBonge. He was a beloved John Marshall High School alumnus and longtime CollegePath LA supporter who recruited community volunteers, spoke at career fairs and procured buses for Marshall students to visit local colleges. more... |
Alumni
Wilfredo Mercado recently completed a Juris Doctorate at Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the graduation ceremony was held online. Now he is studying for the California Bar Exam. During law school, he worked with local ... more... |
Plaudits
![]() On September 5, 2020, Dr. Yasmin Delahoussaye, beginning a Zoom session for mentors training to assist students with their college application essays, showed a short video. The film tells the story of a boy on a beach throwing washed up starfish into an ocean. Nearby, a puzzled man tells the boy his efforts won’t make much of a difference to the multitudes of stranded sea stars. Undeterred, the boy picks up another starfish, flings it into the ocean, and patiently tells the man: “It made a difference to that one!” more...
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Volunteer Opportunities
Career workshops in 2021 will be via Zoom, but our goal is the same: to introduce students to a collection of seasoned career professionals. If you have a passion for what you do and want to share your experience with students, please contact us.
This year we are adding a new program: job readiness skills. High schools no longer teach students how to create a resume or prepare for an interview. We need help now reviewing student resumes and will later send out a request for interview coaches. We will provide Zoom training, materials, and other support. If you are interested in participating, please contact Susan Philips. |