Monday was a BIG day for our family! Our 13 year-old daughter received a letter in the mail stating she was accepted into Summer Academy of Arts and Science High School in KC, KS. For those of you that do not know about Sumner...Sumner is considered one of the top high schools in the United States according to US News & World Report. Per the Washington Post, "Sumner Academy of Arts and Science has been ranked the top school in
Kansas and one of the top schools in the nation. The ranking, was through the Challenge Index, which measures how effectively a school prepares its students for college." To read more about Sumner...go to the following website...http://kcksumner.schoolloop.com/ Sumner has a rich history of tradition and I encourage you to view the site or Google Sumner Academy!
I have to tell you that when we moved to Kansas City, KS...I told myself that my daughter was going to attend Shawnee Mission North High School no matter what! I graduated from SMN in 1986 and wanted my daughter to be able to experience all the joys I experienced at North. I think I secretly wanted to relieve my memories through my daughter!!!
I remember when my husband started nudging me about Sumner. Through the course of approximately four years and and many conversations with family, friends and one of the school counselors, my icy exterior began to melt. I began to realize that my daughter would walk away with an OUTSTANDING education from Sumner Academy.
Well...here I am. I am delighted for my daughter because she is SOOOOOOOOO excited! She can't wait to attend school with her neighborhood friends and to start earning college credits. When I was her age...college credits were not on mind! I think all that was on my mind was BOYS!
This is another perfect example of how my Urban neighborhood has changed me for the better!
4 comments:
Wow Your family is leaving a great week. Congratulations and tell your daughter to have fun. They grow up so fast.
Congratulations to you and your family. Most of all congratulations to your daughter!
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Wow, Lisa! Congratulations to your daughter. You must be so proud!
That is fantastic....I too went to a college preparatory academy. It is refreshing to know that there are still some academic institutions out there that stress academic excellence. Public school frustrates me! My daughters excel and I feel that they are not getting pushed to learn more. I wish they would test all kids at the beginning of the school year to determine which class they would be in. Then in each grade have a class for those remedial learners, another class for average learners, and another class for those above grade level and teach to those specific groups. My kids tell me they sit in class with nothing to do because teachers are working with those who are struggling to pick up concepts, while those who have mastered skills are not taught new skills.
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