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What has been one of the happiest times of your life? When I went to Disneyland. What do you like to do for fun? Drawing, horseback riding, playing with animals. What has been one of the proudest moments of your life? Getting out of the group home. Passing driver's ed What is your favorite food? Hot fries and lobster tail What is your favorite subject in school? Math What is the name of your favorite book? The Dragon Whisperer If you could have one wish, what would it be? That my mom will always be happy and [...]

This year for Halloween at High Road there was a costume contest and a raffle. Throughout the month of September students on level were able to purchase tickets to have a chance at winning Halloween themed prizes. Matthew from Academic Transition and Jericho from Academic Middle School were the winners of the raffle! Some of the winners of the costume contest are posted below. Visit our website to learn more about High Road School

This month High Road School focused on expressing their creativity. BEST and Academic Middle School students were able to go to Artful Designs and paint pottery. Students were able to decorate quilting squares to display them around the school. BEST High School experimented with using apples as stamps and a mixture of shaving cream and paint to design clouds. Our students use art to work on fine motor skills that transfer to assist in life skills development.

Our students were able to go to Rader Farms to participate in fall activities! Some of the activities that were available included basketball toss, jumping pillow, duck races, double-barrel chute, rat rollers, and a tire swing. The students were able to get snacks and a pumpkin. Happy fall to our students and their families!

What would you name the autobiography of your life? "My Unordinary Life" If you could learn to do anything, what would it be? Play the piano. If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would do? Pay off debts for my family and extended family. When you have 30 minutes of free time, how do you pass the time? Read a book. If you could be any fictional character, who would you choose? Mary Poppins What is something you learned in the last week? That there are colored varieties of popcorn (like Indian corn) [...]

On September 27, 2019, students' families were invited to the school to meet faculty and visit the building. They were able to engage in activities held in the classrooms, such as; rock painting, non-Newtonian fluid (oobleck), legos, and quilt squares.