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Thirty-four high school students from Magnolia Student Center and Renaissance Valley Academy traveled to CalTrans in San Bernardino to learn about careers with CalTrans, reported Maureen Roye, director of CITE. CalTrans created a “career fair” atmosphere, she said, and students were able to talk with CalTrans staff from its different departments such as maintenance, construction, material testing, real estate, drone flying, and planning.
Taking Such Classes Can Be a Benefit to Students, Says Director of High School Programs
Beverly Voechting, Springs’ director of high school programs, reports that there has been a “huge” increase in the number of college courses taken by Springs high school students this school year. Last year, Springs High School students took 135 classes online from Barstow Community College as compared to 425 in the present year. Eighty-one percent of Springs students pass their classes, as compared to 75% of college-aged students.
Springs’ Renaissance Valley Academy (RVA) Vice Principal Brian Bailey shared that a former student, WillowBoe, is a new high school teacher at the site. She was his student in the 6th to 8th grade when he taught science; he notes that her first year at Springs was his first year at Springs. He said, “I knew then she was going to be a teacher, and today I got to show her to her class but this time as a teacher. It was a very emotional moment as I opened her class door and the reality of it all set in!”
Springs presented both a parent and high school student “Ignite” conference to prepare for the new school year, shared Tammy Jackson, senior director – ILP.
