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Highlanders transition to Falcons at MHS

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Each school year, a handful of students switch from PHS to MHS in the hopes of achieving the honorable in a different manner. The reason for transferring varies per student but usually has to do with an academic or social aspect.  Although the schools are only separated by a couple hundred feet, they are vastly different.

In the 2015-16 school year between eight and ten students transferred from PHS to MHS, MHS principal Sati Shah said.taken_by_oli_bogle_5

When initially looking to make the switch to Millennium, students seek support from their counselors, who then show them other academic options like dropping classes or spending periods in the Learning Center. After deciding that Millennium is the best option, Shah, contacts the student and their parents to arrange a meeting to go over what being a student at MHS entails.

“We are the initial contact for students who have question or want to transfer to Millennium,” PHS guidance counselor Amanda Carlson said. “We encourage the student to go see the principal or counselor over at Millennium so they can get all the information.”

This past year the counselors have had very few students that have shown interest in transferring to Millennium.

“Having more flexibility in their schedule, looking for a fresh start socially, and wanting a cooperative environment to work in are some of the main reasons that students transfer,” Shah said.

The way that the classes are structured is much different than at PHS, as the focus is presenting the course material in a very student centered way, Shah said.

“I transferred to Millennium at the beginning of last semester,” junior Lulu Tellez said.  “When I was at Piedmont I was getting super overwhelmed with the workload and too behind to be able to fix it.”

Students manage their own workloads and must push themselves in order to be successful at Millenium, Tellez said.

“I’ve only been there a semester and I already feel so included,” Tellez said. “The teachers care so much about the students”, Tellez said. “They talk to us not as if we’re students but as if we are equals. It’s just such a community, everyone is trying to help each other out and wants the best for each other.”

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