WMHS Offers Academic Support during Spring Break
Many students, teachers and families are looking forward to Spring Break March 24-28, possibly
thinking about relaxation and sunshine. But some students at Weston-McEwen High School
may use that time to catch up on schoolwork.
WMHS is offering a Spring Break Academic Support Academy March 24-27, Monday through
Thursday of Spring Break. It’s open to any freshman through senior who needs some additional
academic support, needs to make up assignments or is behind on credits to graduate. It can
also be helpful to students who missed school due to illness and need to make up work. The
academy is open each day from 9 AM to 1 PM, busing is available if students need
transportation and lunch and snacks are provided. Students don’t have to attend all four days.
There is a licensed teacher and a paraprofessional present to help students.
According to Morgan Rauch, Principal at WMHS, this is the third year the high school has
offered this extra academic support time. The school also offers two days during Thanksgiving
Break, four days during Winter Break and a six-week program during the summer for students.
Rauch said she has promoted the opportunity in the TigerScot Times and the school calendar.
Also, parents of students who have been identified as needing academic support, for example
have recurring failing grades, may have received a letter at home that their student may want
to participate. Teachers can look at the list of students and provide assignments and direction
to students who attend.
Although the help is not mandatory, the uninterrupted, targeted help outside of a regular
school day has benefited multiple students and contributed to increased student success,
Rauch said. “We have found that our freshman on track numbers and our graduation rate
numbers have corresponded positively to this effort.”
Rauch said she has been pleasantly surprised about how much work the students quietly
accomplish at the academy. “It’s great to see the emails from teachers afterward that students
have turned in missing work and are getting things done.”