Let the record show that Newmentia was named again in Newsweek's "Beating the Odds" top 500 high schools. We have a graduation rate of 100%, despite a poverty rate of 56.4%, and our pupils score an average of 23 on the ACT (national average is 21), and 75.4% of our graduates are college bound.
As you know, Mrs. Hillbilly Mom is the biggest (and oldest) cheerleader ever for Newmentia. She takes her own children there, despite living in a bigger school district with more opportunities.
That said, one must realize that a nose can't be kept to the grindstone 24/7/178. Yeah. Missouri requires 178 school days per year. Might as well call it 177 for Newmentia. Today was one of those days that Freddie Fender might sing about.
Pictures don't care about learnin'. With half of my class getting up to leave every 30 minutes for school photos, a regular lesson was pointless. And that was just the morning. Afternoon was a reward BBQ from testing last year. So all but three of my charges were bused to Basementia for the festivities. One of them was new, and in another grade than the partiers. The other two? Don't know, didn't ask. Oh, and the district that runs the technical school program was not in session today. So those kids had no incentive to show up for three hours unless they wanted their pictures taken. In the long run, this is not going to make or break our chances for educational success.
The Pony reported that he had a test today, and thinks he did well. In other news, he reported that he spent 7th hour tossing Gummi Bears into the mouths of two other seniors. Uh huh. That's my Pony. I'm just proud that he was interacting.
Don't go thinking a teacher let this go on in class. No sirree, Bob! It is a class on computer where The Pony and others of his ilk report to a lab and work on a college credit course.
"We were throwing Gummi Bears, and trying to get them in each others' mouths. I was getting pretty good at it. Don't worry. We picked up all the Gummis off the floor before we left. Dodger said he was going to eat them, but Baddie and I said, 'NO!' and got to them before he did and put them in the trash."
Still. Newmentia is a hotbed of learning.
HM--You should be quite proud of your school's accomplishments. It's a shame you're going to abandon them after this year. Probably the graduation rate at your educational institution will plummet to an all-time low. The ACT scores will probably fall to 13 points. The desire to go to college will probably fizzle out and die... all because you decided to leave those vessels--those vessels eager to get filled with knowledge.
ReplyDeleteShame. Shame on you.
Sioux,
ReplyDeleteYes. Such a shame. Abandon hope for graduation, college, and a reputable ACT score, all ye who enter Newmentia after Mrs. Hillbilly Mom makes her exit.
In other news, the gas station chicken store will see a surge in profits.