Can a High School Prepare you for College?

I received these following comments from Jesse Crall in an email. Jesse has agreed to be involved with this process and will soon be posting his thoughts directly.

"I don't [know if] any high school prepares you for college. The environment and the responsibility is far greater than high school and I just don't think it can be prepared for. Obviously, it really depends on the student and what courses they took. If college courses were taken, like the ones we took, the individual will be better prepared as well as if they were involved in programs like Talent Search. Adams City is actually sending students that want to take college courses to Front Range to take the courses there, which gives them a better grasp than the courses being taught at the high school."

The idea of this blog

As students graduate from Adams City High School it has been an unfortunate truth that students do not feel academically prepared for college. It is my effort to bring alumni together from years past to provide a unique perspective to this current issue. As you go through your college years and see areas that you lack ability due to academic preparation or think of suggestions that could improve the educational environment of ACHS please add those ideas and thoughts to this blog. Please, I ask you to not limit your additions to simply that, I challenge you to take this beyond its original purpose.

It is my intent that this wealth of knowledge can aid in making a difference for future generations.

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.

~John F. Kennedy

Let us help our community and former school in their endeavor to usher in change, in our unique situation the future is directly within our purview.