Carly Gammel was interviewed by Will Hicks at the most recent PTF meeting.
Carly is the first graduating senior from the Horizon Prep School of Rhetoric. She started at HP in Preschool and will complete 12th Grade at the end of this school year.
She talks about the good parts of the School of Rhetoric and some of the challenges she had over her four years. Her Ninth Grade class was small and her Twelfth Grade class is even smaller: Just her.
Carly talks about her college preparation and how her admission applications have gone so far. She also talks about what advice she would give an Eighth Grade student thinking about their plans for next year.
All the students have the week off from school for Thanksgiving break. Will and Melissa took the week off from regular programming to talk about Thanksgiving plans and their family's Thanksgiving traditions.
Share your family's holiday traditions in a review on iTunes and we'll share it on a future episode of the podcast.
This is our third and final episode with questions from the Horizon Prep All-Hands meeting at the recent PTF Meeting.
0:36 Announcements with Melissa Smith
2:40 Kathy Towner talks about public education vs. private education and the difference between Horizon Prep and other private schools. (The difference is the teachers. Having the very best teachers.)
4:57 Chris Maiocca talks about "The greatest educational breakthrough in the last 2000 years", The Harkness Method.
7:27 Dr. Kush answers the question: "How are tuition rates determined?"
10:00 Dr. Kush discusses the Logic and Rhetoric policies and procedures manual.
11:19 Coach Salas talks about the Horizon Prep athletic facilities and who is allowed access to them.
More questions and answers from the once-yearly "All Hands" PTF meeting. Questions and answers this week include:
1:36 Chris Mioacca on writing and the art of persuasive communication.
6:47 Susan Ferrari on the new testing standards at HP and what the score represent.
9:10 Mary Mitchell on Student Leadership opportunities at Horizon Prep.
11:55 Shane Wetmore on teacher assignments and cultivating a teaching environment where our kids feel safe to take risks without fear of failure.