Ramona California, located two hours northeast of San Diego, was my recent Scout adventure. My journey took me through a beautiful scenic drive prior to my arrival at the Ramona Unified School District. As I arrived, I had the pleasure of meeting a group of teachers, principals, counselors and the Superintendent. All were eager to …
El martes por la mañana, me dirigí hacia el sur a Chula Vista California para visitar las escuelas secundarias en el área. Tuve la suerte de visitar un total de cinco escuelas. Las Escuelas Bonita Vista, Chula Vista, Hilltop, Montgomery y Sweetwater High Schools son magníficas escuelas con fantásticas instalaciones donde los estudiantes están aprendiendo …
Después de haber pasado la mañana en Chula Vista, California, me dirigí a las escuelas de Otay High, Olympian High y Eastlake High School. Cada una de estas escuelas estaba interesados en escuchar más información sobre Scout. Los consejeros escolares apreciaron que hice el viaje a sus escuelas para compartir sobre las oportunidades de becas …
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San Marcos High was the last school I visited during my trip to San Diego. As I walked down the hallways of the school I noticed the abundance of beautiful art pieces. What a wonderful way to display the talent of their students! A few minutes later I found the door to the College and …
After a drive north I discovered Mission Hills High, nestled in the hills of San Marcos. From the parking lot there was a lovely view of the valley below. I was inspired by the view and I thought about the ways it might inspire students to dream of big futures for themselves. The staff was …
A little less than an hour later I found myself north at Orange Glen High. The head counselor was on her way to a meeting with the Vice Principal but took a few minutes to talk to met about Scout. She was so excited that we ended up sitting in her office longer than expected …
I drove inland to visit my first school of the day, Helix High. I got a little lost looking for the administration building but along the way I noticed their large football field. Helix High is the alma mater of many professional football players and surely there will be more in the future. All of …
Estuvimos despiertos temprano en San Diego, California. Estábamos preparados para reunirnos con los invitados que asistieron al Conferencia de California Consortium for Independent Study (CCIS). El tema de la conferencia era "El Poder del Estudio Independiente: Involucrar a cada Estudiante". Cuando la gente llenó la sala de conferencia, muchos se aventuraron a nuestra mesa para …
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Our Scout Team had the opportunity of attending the iNACOL (International Association for K-12 Online Learning) Blended and Online Learning Symposium. After a quick 4 hour flight we found ourselves in sunny San Antonio, Texas. Our booth was fully stocked with information about how Scout helps teachers and counselors who are looking for ways to make …
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Culver City High was the last school I visited during my trip to Los Angeles. As I drove up to the campus I noticed the vast football field from across the street. This school has had a handful of notable athletes that participated in the Olympics as well as professional football and baseball. Scout’s Core …
When I arrived at Inglewood High I immediately noticed how each of the buildings were painted green- what great school spirit! The administration office was filled with pictures of previous alumni and multitudes of books that students could use as resources for planning their future. The administrative assistant at the front desk had a warm …
As I walked towards Gardena Senior High there were crowds and crowds of students leaving campus for the day. I was greeted by a smiling campus security officer. He was excited to hear about how Scout was traveling across the state of California to spread news about what our program has to offer. After our …
As a former resident of Southern California, I would drive past the city of Wilmington often but I never had the opportunity to explore it. Little did I know, there was thriving community and a high school full of students preparing for their futures. When I came to the gate of Phineas Banning Senior High …
It looked like they were getting ready for Halloween at Andrew P. Hill -- the counseling office was cheerfully festooned for the occasion! They were even more cheerful when they heard about Scout's options and our scholarship program. Both Gunderson High and Hill High were welcoming places to visit (and the students are very helpful …
After visiting a few schools in Santa Clarita I drove down the 5 to “the valley”, as Southern Californian residents like to call it. My first stop here was North Hollywood High. I walked down the hallway to the career center and could hear the faint sound of a teacher sharing about the wonder of …
