As the second academic quarter draws to a close this week at 21st Century Charter School @ Gary, high school students are busy studying and taking finals. Downstairs in the middle school wing, however, nineteen middle school students from 21cc and nine from another GEO school, Pikes Peak Prep, are preparing for an exciting event […]
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K-14 Could Become the Norm One local educator contends his charter school is working with community colleges to achieve the goal of making two years of tuition-free community college the norm for high school students, in line with President Obama’s proposal. Kevin Teasley, who is president/CEO of the Indianapolis-based GEO Foundation which operates 21st Century […]
The National Honor Society (NHS) at 21st Century Charter School recently took a field trip across state lines to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). The students – a group of Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors – got a feel for a renowned university campus, met with professors and the Associate Dean of Academics, and […]
The first semester of school is almost over at 21st Century Charter School @ Gary, and teachers are getting into the holiday spirit! Each middle and high school teacher decorated their door to show how Christmas is celebrated throughout the world – from Zimbabwe to England, El Salvador to China. Among the doors […]
Indiana’s charter schools offer a quality option for families, but the movement is on unsteady ground today, and understandably so. After years of being in the minority, reformers suddenly found themselves in the rare position of actually being able to pass legislation during the Daniels administration, and now in the Pence administration. These actions […]
Megan Anderson has been a steady fixture at 21st Century Charter School @ Gary since 2007. “I had been teaching preschool in Gary at a private school for five years,” Megan explains. “I wanted to come to 21st Century because of the technology, and they were doing a lot of teacher services. I also wanted […]
Shonese Holmes dropped out of high school because of a pile-up of outstanding unpaid waivers when she was in her senior year, just four credits away from graduating. “But I really wanted to go to school,” Shonese sighs. “I have always been in school, ever since ’94, when I dropped out. I’ve struggled a lot […]
Please enjoy the article written by 21st Century Charter School at Gary high school senior Johntrell Bowles. Students: The Next Generation of Announcersby: Johntrell Bowles
Rahim Hill is a newly enrolled student at Gary Middle College, an alternative high school that offers a second chance for people of all ages to go back to school and earn their diploma. At 19, Rahim is younger than most GMC students. But he reflects on his journey and realizations he’s made in the […]
Charlie Swanson always wanted to be a doctor. “I was always fascinated with the idea that there’s an occupation where you get to have this breadth of knowledge, and you get to apply it directly to something that has a positive outcome for somebody else,” Mr. Swanson says. “And it’s matured into more things than […]