I always think it's interesting how many students come back to the high school to visit when they are back in town on a college break. I think it is a powerful testament to the relationships that are formed and how much they connect with the teachers and staff. It is also cool when they are able to come back and talk about their post-high school adventures with current high school students and inspire them with ideas about the possibilities beyond high school. The counseling department often hosts alumni panels where students talk about college, living on your own, internships, studying abroad, and more. Here is one outstanding BHS grad who spent time abroad in Mongolia traveling from yurt to yurt for an economic research project she was working on at Yale.
Here are some excerpts from class visits in January. Social dance in gym was always one of my favorites so it was fun to pop into a P.E. class where students were working on some of their moves.
In jewelry/metals students were working on all kinds of creative projects.
Pro-Start students hosted a luncheon for the school board and I tried the lavender ice cream-it was quite refreshing and I had to ask for the recipe for the black bean soup.
Students in a world geography class started class by discussing whether or not American troops should be withdrawn from Afghanistan. It was a spirited discussion on both sides with impressive reasoning.
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