Hundreds of High School seniors gathered at Cerritos College for the annual Senior Preview Day event, on April 23.

The event is organized yearly, for local High School seniors, that are considering attending Cerritos College.

Shirley Arceo, Coordinator of School Relations, said, “Twenty local high schools were invited to Senior preview day.”

“We had an amazing turn out this year, there were approximately 500 attendees this year.”

The orientation provided information on the different classes, departments, and opportunities, Cerritos College campus offers.

Students were divided into groups and sent to different locations to participate in the workshops organized to introduce the various departments.

Jenny Sandoval, undecided major, said, “As a volunteer today I helped lead a campus tour and lead the seniors to their workshops , where they were informed about all the programs, clubs Cerritos has to offer.”

Departments such as the Mental Health Program, Speech, and Court reporting informed the students of the career options.

Christian Maldonado, instructor, Psychology Department, said, “This is a great event to inform prospective students of the career options that are available for them.”

“Wendell Hanks, instructor, Speech Department said, “We had 20 minute increments, it was fun to introduced some concepts that they can use.”

“We want the students to have a positive impression of our school and hopefully they will attend our campus.”

Jocelyn Epperson, instructor, Court Reporting Department, said, “This is my second year attending the event.

“Senior Preview day, is a wonderful opportunity to tell students what court reporting is all about, and get rid of the misconceptions it has.”

Neguib Solorzano, student at South Gate High School, said, “The presentations today were very helpful, we are going to be able to understand the classes better, for those who are thinking of attending this campus.”

Students who attended the event had the opportunity to meet with the campuses guidance counselors at the lunch in.

The Music Department provided entertainment at the event, the Pop/Rock Ensemble performed for the students during the event.

Club booths were set up, such as the Financial Aid, Theater Department, Health and Athletics, to provide information.

“I enjoyed Senior Preview day it was pretty fun, it really made me want to come to Cerritos, and be apart of all the things that they are offering.” Aisha Turner, student at Somerset High School, said.