Shannon High School: Personal Narrative

We are very fortunate to have an alternative campus in our school district. Shannon High School is for students that have fallen behind in their credits, have dropped out of school and have decided to return to school, or feel like they do not fit in at one of our main traditional campuses. Shannon classes are small, and students have the opportunity to be successful and earn their high school diploma. Tammy Wright is one of the wonderful teachers at Shannon High School. Ms. Wright is a business and marketing teacher at Shannon as well as a school aged parent coordinator on campus. Furthermore, Ms. Wright serves as an advisor to the student organization, DECA. It was a pleasure to sit down with Ms. Wright and ask her a few questions about her …show more content…
Wright’s program. Ms. Wright speaks highly of the counselor at Shannon High School and her knowledge and understanding of the importance of CTE education. Ms. Wright feels that her counselor is fully aware on the happenings in her program and knows everything she needs to know as a counselor. What Ms. Wright likes best about her counselor is the fact she keeps up with all the changes in career and technology education, and keeps Ms. Wright up to speed with all the significant changes. According to Ms. Wright, the counselor understands the skills that the students can earn from her program and how those skills can help them once they graduate and enter the …show more content…
Ms. Wright feels her principal has the same expectations as that of a campus administrator on a traditional campus. However, an area that Ms. Wright feels her principal does not fully understand is the at risk student and the differences or challenges that teachers need to make to get the students to let their guard down, so teachers can properly serve them. Ms. Wright points out that her principal is an experienced principal, but this is his first year leading an alternative campus. The principal shows love and concern for the students but does not understand the different challenges that at risk student face on a daily basis. When you work on an alternative campus, Ms. Wright understands that not everything is as simple as black and white. Each student and their problems are unique and Ms. Wright does not feel her principal fully grasps that concept. Ms. Wright feels strong about creating relationships with her kids because in her eyes, it is the only way to reach students on an alternative campus. Furthermore, according to Ms. Wright, the students at Shannon need to know that you care about