Several years ago he noticed that the skaters in the school seemed to be angry and disenfranchised. So he called the school together for an assembly and asked the skateboarders to demonstrate their moves for the rest of the student body. At ThunderRidge that one day, the football players and preps applauded the skaters. The effort to recognize all efforts of teens is a focal point of educators who realize that every student has something valuable to contribute. Each student bonds with an advisor, advisor or counselor and they meet several times each week and keep track of each other.
Parents are hands-on with helping develop lesson plans and assisting in class projects.
The curriculum is exciting, relevant and connected to the real world. Honors classes are offered to any student who wants to meet the challenge. Suggest some of these to your school if you feel that changes are due.