In a letter he sent to students and parents, Mr. Lee wrote, . . . Let me share what I believe to be some of the fiction and some of the facts regarding the senior year. Students feel they deserve a break. I hear this many times expressed not only by students but also by parents recalling their own days of high school. For many students, senior year is the transition year between required education and desired education.
Senior year is the springboard, launching students to their future choices.
Therefore, the choices made senior year set the standard for the future. The challenges accepted senior year set the tone for the challenges ahead. Students for the most part have received their acceptance letters based on their first three years of high school and feel as long as they are accepted they don't have to work as hard. While it is true that most students are informed of their admission status based on their first three years of high school, many students are accepted on a provisional basis. Admission counselors review the student's senior year to make sure the student has maintained the same level of proficiency. . . .