NORWICH – The Chenango County School Counselor Association will host its annual Spring College Day from 10:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Norwich Family YMCA. The goal? To motivate high school juniors – and other students – to explore the many benefits a college education can provide.

Said Sherburne-Earlville Central School counselor Candice Poyer, “It’s never too early for [students] to look into post-secondary opportunities.”

The association first began sponsoring College Day forums approximately 20 years ago. And while the number of colleges attending has varied over the years, the association typically offers a diverse representation of New York and other out-of-state colleges, said Poyer. Holding College Day in the spring, she added, helps offset similar events held in the fall in the Oneonta and Binghamton areas.

“Many students do not get an opportunity to visit colleges directly and find that College Day is an excellent way to begin searching for the right college,” stated Poyer. “College Day is one of the best ways to expose students to a wide variety of schools and give them a broad perspective of the options that are available to them.”