{"id":9268,"date":"2022-09-23T23:07:12","date_gmt":"2022-09-24T04:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/liftoffnews.com\/?p=9268"},"modified":"2022-09-23T23:07:12","modified_gmt":"2022-09-24T04:07:12","slug":"making-the-most-of-summer-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liftoffnews.com\/?p=9268","title":{"rendered":"Making the Most of Summer Break"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summer is time for most students to relax and reflect on the year they had, but for some, that period of relaxation is a different experience. Instead, they challenge themselves further in depth into their academic journeys. These scholars continue to strive for success through Arkansas Governor’s School (AGS).<\/span><\/p>\n

A few students from CHS attended the 2022 Governor\u2019s School at Arkansas Tech University, hoping to push themselves even further during the summer break. The benefits of Governor\u2019s School span many levels, especially with college application bragging rights, enhancement of academic performance, and the chance to build relationships.<\/span><\/p>\n

Governor\u2019s School is a four week program that allows students to tackle more academic challenges while school is not in session. Those who attend\u00a0have a solid commitment to their academic careers and futures. College counselor Mr. Fred Baker said, \u201cThey\u2019re some of the very best, brightest, and most interesting students in the state of Arkansas.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Summer school sounds repulsive to most students. However, this is not the case at AGS. \u201cIn the beginning, I thought it was going to be too long,\u201d said senior Elijah Dobing, \u201cbut near the end, I wished that it would go on for another week.\u201d Governor\u2019s School structures their system to diverge from a typical school day. Dobing\u00a0said, \u201cThere\u2019s a decent amount of class involved, but it\u2019s not like you\u2019re sitting in school for seven hours like we do here. They had different \u2018areas.\u2019 You apply for an area you want.\u201d This helps\u00a0 students who apply because they\u2019re actually interested in what they signed up for instead of Governor\u2019s School handing them random classes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The program had bonus speakers for the attendees after class. Mr. Baker said, \u201cThey try to bring in a great range of people. It\u2019s an afternoon-evening thing in addition to your classes.\u201d These speakers talked about current issues in our society such as civil rights, infectious disease, or politics. These talks\u00a0were all optional as well to allow students to hang out with their peers if they were not interested in more lectures.<\/span><\/p>\n

The biggest advantage the program has to offer is college recognition. Many students attended to boost their resume and get looks from universities.\u00a0 Mr. Baker, who once worked in a college admissions office, said,\u00a0\u00a0\u201cI will tell you those students are exactly the kind of people that colleges want. They knew these students sought out extra academic challenge. They wanted a mini college experience. They\u2019ve done something where they had to give up a part of their summer. Colleges one-hundred percent value a Governor\u2019s School attendee.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Governor\u2019s School opens many doors. Dobing said, \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of opportunities to connect with people. I would go to meet those new people because those people are really smart people who care about what they\u2019re going to be doing. Those are the kind of people you want to be hanging around.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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