How is the Magnet program different from middle school?
The biggest adjustment for kids moving from middle to high school is the adjustment to the work load and the necessity for studying differently. A lot of kids never cracked a book in middle school and still made A’s. That’s not the way it is here. Get used to studying every night and not procrastinating. There are short, medium, and long-term assignments that you have to keep up with. And if you’re disorganized, you’ll be doubly challenged. Magnet students are expected to come into the program ready to work. Expectations are high from the beginning as in having to maintain a B average in your math and science classes. You’ll be in the same English/Tech class all year as freshmen, but you may have different math and science classes depending on the highest math level you completed in middle school. And, of course, your electives may be different than other students.
