Wednesday, December 17, 2008
News
New Lothrop High School recognized as one of ‘America's best'
By CHRISTINA GUENTHNER Argus-Press Staff Writer
New Lothrop High School has been recognized by U.S. News and World Report with a bronze medal as one of “America's Best High Schools.”
The award was based on data from the 2006 school year, utilizing standardized test performance, enrollment information, how challenging a school's curriculum is and proficiency rates of all students, according to the U.S. News and World Report Web site.
“This is quite the honor,” principal Mike Carmean said. “Only 74 of Michigan's 926 High Schools received this honor and only 1,321 out of 21,069 in the country were recognized.”
“This was not a one-hit wonder,” Superintendent John Strycker said. “This is just another outcome from a way of life in New Lothrop.”
Strycker said the award was well deserved.
“We are simply blessed as a town and school district. Good for our kids,” he said.
The study used a three-step process to determine the best high schools.
“The first two steps ensured that the schools serve all their students well, using state proficiency standards as the measuring benchmarks,” the Web site said. “For those schools that made it past the first two steps, a third step assessed the degree to which schools prepare students for college-level work.”
Schools that recieved the bronze ranking met the first two benchmarks, but failed to meet the third, because they either do not offer Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate programs or they failed to achieve the study's minimal qualifications for college readiness.
The award was based on data from the 2006 school year, utilizing standardized test performance, enrollment information, how challenging a school's curriculum is and proficiency rates of all students, according to the U.S. News and World Report Web site.
“This is quite the honor,” principal Mike Carmean said. “Only 74 of Michigan's 926 High Schools received this honor and only 1,321 out of 21,069 in the country were recognized.”
“This was not a one-hit wonder,” Superintendent John Strycker said. “This is just another outcome from a way of life in New Lothrop.”
Strycker said the award was well deserved.
“We are simply blessed as a town and school district. Good for our kids,” he said.
The study used a three-step process to determine the best high schools.
“The first two steps ensured that the schools serve all their students well, using state proficiency standards as the measuring benchmarks,” the Web site said. “For those schools that made it past the first two steps, a third step assessed the degree to which schools prepare students for college-level work.”
Schools that recieved the bronze ranking met the first two benchmarks, but failed to meet the third, because they either do not offer Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate programs or they failed to achieve the study's minimal qualifications for college readiness.