New Associate Program Director, Kevin Savage
New Associate Program Director, Kevin Savage has been with High Road School since 2012 when he started as a special education teacher. Since then Kevin has grown into an emergent leader and now looks forward to tackling the new 2019-2020 school year as the new Associate [...]
Staff of the Month: Brandon
There's not enough good things I can say about Mr. Brandon. He implements the model with fidelity, consistency, and validity. He displays true grit. We are so happy that Mr. Brandon could be a part of our teaching team. We are looking forward to all of his creative, [...]
Student of the Month: Valeria
Valeria is in High School 1. Since she has started the school year she has not missed any days, She has hit the ground running this year with her class work. She has participated in reading in front of the class out loud to all of [...]
Golden Tickets
Throughout each month, Ms. Garcia will be visiting classrooms on a daily basis. When Ms. Garcia sees excellent behavior, students engaged in academics, exceptional class work, etc…students will be rewarded with a Garcia Golden Ticket. Make sure you save your tickets! At the end of each [...]
Meet the Team: Jean Rogers
Meet our Administrative Assistant, Mrs. Jean Rogers! Mrs. Rogers has been working at Sierra School since March of 2017. She started out as an Assistant Teacher before moving into her current role in August of the same year. The list of tasks and projects that Mrs. [...]
Music Therapy
When words fall short, music can create a path to recovery, fulfillment, and wellness. Once a month, our elementary students participate in music therapy with Audrey Hausig from Inner Rhythms Music and Therapy Center. Singing, instrument playing, song writing, and listening to live or recorded music as well [...]
Staff Interview with Brittany Dotson
Q: You are now in your 5th school year with High Road, what is your favorite part of the program? A: The culture of our program... hands down. I am grateful to come to a place of work that allows the opportunity to Change Lives. Q: [...]
School Uniforms Introduced for the School Year!
The High Road School of Harford County is now the newest member of the High Road School Team to adopt school uniforms. The new uniform edition was rolled out and communicated to parents and guardians over the summer and met with a huge welcome. The school uniform consists [...]
Taking the High Road into a New Year!
The staff at High Road School of Wallingford High School has been hard at work preparing for the first day of school. Staff have been attending professional development meetings, decorating classrooms, cleaning and organizing materials, and getting everything set up for students to arrive. Below are what some [...]
Staff of the Month – Lucy Maloney
Ms. Lucy Maloney started at Springall in Spring of 2018 as a San Diego State Volunteer (SDSU). She worked in our middle school classroom volunteering for a class she was taking at SDSU to complete her undergraduate degree. She was then hired on as a full-time employee in [...]
Staff of the Month – Cayla Landers-Connaughton
Cayla Landers-Connaughton recently started with us back in August. Since her very first day she has exhibited amazing teamwork with all her peers, a compassionate heart with the students, and a positive attitude, no matter the situation. We are very happy to have her as part of our [...]
Staff of the Month – St. Mark’s
Ms. C was voted as our August Star of the Month. She joined our team last year and has had nothing but a positive attitude since starting with us. She currently works as a 1:1 for a student in our Transition classroom but is always ready and willing [...]
Staff of the Month – Marconi
Mr. Glines and Ms. Degrate were voted as co-stars of the month at Sierra Marconi for the month of August. Mr. Glines is the teacher in Room 1 and Ms. Degrate is one of the Teaching assistants in Classroom 1. Both of these staff have dealt with some [...]
Back to School Night Pics
Students were able to show their families around the campus, explore the classrooms, and meet the teachers! We had delicious snow cones from the Kona Ice Truck, and the students and their families got to enter in raffles for some amazing prizes! It was great way to start [...]
Staff of the Month: Marlene Sanchez
My staff of the month is Marlene Sanchez. Marlene exceeds expectations in all areas. She is punctual and has sustained an excellent attendance record since her first day of employment. She maintains accurate records of all students assigned to her. She takes initiative by offering assistance to teachers [...]
Science Expanded
The elementary class is learning about beavers, their habitat, and how they make lodges. They learned where lodges can be located and how many beavers live in one. To build on their knowledge, in art class they took a nature walk in the park and found everything beavers [...]
Meet our Social Worker
Jeff Pincin, School Social Worker Jeff Pincin has been at High Road School of Delaware since summer 2018. Prior to joining the High Road School of Delaware team, Jeff Pincin worked as a mobile therapist with kids in foster care and at-risk families. Jeff Pincin earned his Bachelor's [...]
Meet our Associate Director
Richelle LaFage-Sutton, Associate Director of Education Richelle Sutton joined Specialized Education Services, Inc. in August, 2014 and is currently the Associate Director of Education with High Road School of Delaware. She has served in numerous roles during her tenure with High Road School; including assistant teacher, medical technician, [...]
Student of the Month: Michael
Michael is a middle school student on our Sierra – Fremont campus. Not only does he excel on our Sierra Fremont campus, but he does exceptional with transitioning to the mainstream middle school campus. He is a huge help around the campus and is always willing [...]
Back to School Night: 9/26
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September 2019 Newsletter
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Open House 9/13
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Computer Classes in the Summer
This summer our High Road High School of Hartford High School students in our Transition classroom serving students between the ages of 18-21, were fortunate to have IT Trainer Joanne Liljedahl be our volunteer computer teacher. Miss Joanne, as she preferred to be called, touched on the basics of [...]
Ice Cream Truck!
On Friday, September 6, 2019 we had an ice cream truck come to our school! Our students who were on green and blue level were able to order ice cream off of the ice cream truck for themselves. This was an excellent fun Friday activity. Students enjoyed selecting [...]
Springall Academy’s Character Counts
Springall Academy is continuing to teach Character Education throughout our school program. School wide we are encouraging all staff and students to recognize the six pillars of Character Education; Trustworthiness, Respect, Caring, Fairness, Citizenship, and Responsibility. The month of October the students will be focusing on the [...]
Transition Program: T-Shirt Design
As part of our comprehensive Transition Program services, the Junior High and High School students are learning to use heat transfer vinyl to develop graphic images . Currently, students are using a die cutter to design and cut images that are then pressed on to T-Shirts. [...]
Imagine That Field Trip
Room 5 took a field trip to Imagine That. The children were able to have hands on learning and exploration of both sciences, and arts. They enjoyed a variety of different equipment and tools to let their imagination soar. This trip was an extension of the learning that [...]
September Events – St. Mark’s Campus
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The Lion King Tryouts
On September 5, theater and choir try outs were held for our Winter performance of The Lion King. Students practiced their audition line "The great kings of the past look down on us from those stars." During theater and choir, students will work on memorization, speech, and acting. This [...]
Blizzards in August
During the last week of August, some of High Road students got to enjoy a Dairy Queen Blizzard of their choice while they worked. The expectation was that any student who was able to maintain their behavior level at green by that afternoon got to enjoy this frosty [...]
Welcome Mr. Dillon!
Sierra Academy would like to welcome Mr. Shane Dillon as a first year teacher! He has started the school year with enthusiasm, passion, and commitment. He redid his classroom over summer break and the students walked in excited and motivated to learn. Mr. Dillon has volunteered to get involved [...]
Staff & Student of the Month
Staff of the Month: Jacob Kinney It would not be a school year at Sierra without a few bumps and hiccups. I always tell my staff it is not about what we encounter but how we recover. That being said I am so incredibly thankful [...]
New B.E.S.T. Model Classrooms
Our middle school students are acclimating well to the new BEST Model Rotations. The picture illustrates the DTT, Motor Lab, and Independent Play stations. Students are attaining generalization skills as they are provided the opportunity to work with all staff members in the classroom. In addition, the individual [...]
Capital Academy Beautifying The School
Students from each area of the building including AEDY, Elementary, Middle School & High school come together to help plant flowers in an effort to beautify the school. The students then picked flowers to help decorate the building. [...]
Back To School Open House: 9/19
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Aurora Job Fair
Students at Aurora Day School had the opportunity to attend a career fair for Aurora's on-campus jobs. Students who write a resume, apply, and interview for their chosen positions can choose to work for the campus coffee shop, print shop, car wash, or assist with clerical or maintenance tasks. [...]
Back-to-School Tips for K-12 Educators
Welcome to the 2019-20 school year! Whether you're finishing your preparation for students to return or already a few weeks into instruction, right now is an exciting and busy time. We support over 300,000 students through 500 district partners across the country each year, and we've compiled a set [...]
Fun Friday Trip
Blue Level students had the the opportunity to celebrate their accomplishments all week with a trip to the park as well as to our local Rita's Water Ice! Congrats to each student on their success this week. Visit our website to [...]
Getting Crafty at Diablo Vista
Sierra School (Diablo Vista) is getting crafty! After learning what mosaics were our students were able to try to make some of their own. Students took their time to create intricate designs and asked staff for help when needed. They are all extremely proud of their creations [...]
Department of Defense Education Activity Selects Catapult Learning to Deliver Special Education Services
Professional Development Program for Special Education Teachers Will Focus on Best Practices for Teaching K-12 Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities. September 15, 2019 – Catapult Learning, a leading provider of special education, instructional intervention, behavioral health and professional development solutions, today announced the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity [...]
Club Sign Ups
Sierra Lower School is starting the year's responsibility clubs. This year we are offering students a variety of options including STEM club, Community Service Club, Sports Club, Exercise Club, and many more! Our responsibility clubs give our students incentives to remain on level and to learn about a new [...]
Meet Our Team
Simran Bhangu "Sierra School reminds me everyday why I love working with children. Even within a stressful environment I have a team who motivated me and is always there to help! I am able to go to anyone and receive help without hesitation. I love making a difference [...]
Club Tuesday
The High Road School of Delaware dedicates 40 minutes every Tuesday to Clubs! This year, we have a game club, photography club, and music club. Club Tuesday has offered students a place to share their interests with others in the school whom they may not know share the [...]
Back-to-School Tips for Principals (Part 2)
The new school year is well underway – and hopefully off to a great start. As the principal of your school, the tone you set in these early days serves as the foundation for the months to come. You have likely already established habits that promote an open and [...]
Back-to-School Tips for Superintendents (Part 2)
The new school year is well underway. As superintendent of your district, your leadership sets the tone for how the months to come will unfold. You likely have already visited your schools and made contact with all of your principals and teachers. They know you are there to help, [...]
Back to School Night
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Spirit Week: 9/9–13
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Back to School Night
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Back to School: 9/23
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Back to School Night: 9/10
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Open House: 10/21
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Blue Level Pancake Breakfast
On Friday, August 23rd our K-5th grade students at Sierra Kimball participated in a Pancake Breakfast for students on a high level in the program. Beginning the week before, staff began encouraging the students to complete their work and demonstrate the positive behaviors needed to reach [...]
New Leeway Gear
Leeway School is off to a great 2019-2020 school year. Our students have jumped right into their academic rotations. They are working hard to complete all i-Ready assessments. Our staff have done a great job of getting all the classrooms ready for students to experience [...]
Ice Breaker
Mrs. Amy’s class created posters as a way to build self-esteem, motivate reluctant students, and help everyone get acquainted! Students had blast sharing their favorite animals, foods, colors, clothes, books, and more! Visit our website to learn more about High Road School [...]
Back To School Open House: 9/19
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Back To School Open House: 9/19
Please join us as we welcome back the students of Capital Academy, Thursday September 19th, 2019. We invite you to stop by the Open House from 4:30-6:30 PM to meet the staff and hear about the exciting things planned for this school year! Dinner will be provided! Hope [...]
Welcome back: Student Q&A
Treyvon, 8th grade How was your summer? My summer was fun this year. How do you think your first day back to school went? I was tired, but I had a good week back. I worked hard all week. What is one [...]
Back to School 2019-20
Capital Academy's High School wing is ready for the 2019-20 school year with new chalkboard walls, creative bulletin boards and a new, student drawn Senator logo! Visit our website to learn more about Capital Academy [...]
Come and Salsa with US!
On our opening day of training we put our heads together for a great team building activity. Using our "US" motto we challenged the staff to work with new members and each team was to create a salsa, a logo, and a presentation! The salsa's were then taste [...]
iReady Pledge
Mrs. Amy’s elementary students are pumped to apply their knowledge to the iReady assessment! Visit our website to learn more about High Road School
Back to School Night – 9/19
Thursday September 19th 5pm-7pm we will host our annual Back to School Night! This is a great opportunity to tour the school, meet your students teachers and related service providers, and see our plans for the upcoming school year! Visit our website to learn [...]
Our Team Across Delaware
The whole High Road School from across Delaware got together for a fun filled day of training! We now have 3 stand alone schools and 4 in district classrooms in the state of Delaware and are constantly expanding! We are all so excited to begin the year! [...]
Therapy Services & Zones of Regulation
Students will be participating in the “Zones of Regulation” curriculum. This curriculum includes lessons and activities designed by Leah Kuypers to help our students gain skills in the area of self regulation. This is used in addition to our “point sheet” behavioral management program that is used school [...]
Welcome Back
Welcome Sierra School students, families, district partners and related personnel to the 2019-2020 school year! Our staff members are excited to continue facilitating and supporting the progress of our dynamic student population. This year we are proudly featuring updates to our academic curriculum and improvements to our behavioral support [...]
Meet the Team: Salvador Ramirez
Salvador Ramirez, Program Director The daily experience is what keeps me here. You would think that after 22 years here, I wouldn’t have anything surprise me, but that’s not the case. Over my career here at Leeway, I’ve worked as an aide, driver, [...]
Tug-O-War
Tug of war is a long-standing team-building exercise. Mr. Maurice, our Mental Health Specialist, wanted our students here at Sierra School to experience this type of team building. Teamwork at its core is a group of individuals who bundle their strengths to collectively execute a task or common [...]
Student Government Elections
Our students love to be able to make decisions about their school so we encourage all students to run for our student government. Speeches give students a chance to share with their fellow classmates the changes they would make and ask for a chance to be able to [...]
Attendance Incentive
This Friday students who had perfect attendance for the week got to get out of class and enjoy a special breakfast in the transition room to celebrate their commitment to attend school. This perfect attendance breakfast will be held every Friday for all our students that come to [...]
Our Transition Department
This year our transition department consists of Ms. Williams, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Lima, and Mr. Bandar. We have a lot of fun activities planned for our kids this year, and we are very excited to start getting some of our students back out into the work force. Our [...]
Getting ready for the new school year
On August 12-16th We hosted our annual Staff Development Week. During this time all of our staff go through academic trainings, policy and procedure refreshers, and are able to get the classrooms ready for our students, plus lots of fun and team building! We love this time of the [...]
Plant & Animal Cells
7th & 8th grade Students using play-dough to build plant and animal cells as apart of Ms. May's science lesson. Visit our website to learn more about Capital Academy
What’s New In Our School
This year at High Road Hartford Primary we have added several new features to improve our school. Several staff members volunteered over the summer to set up new VTO spaces and paint murals on some of the walls. We also put a fresh coat of paint in our bathrooms [...]
Staff Training Success
The High Road of Harford County team assembled together for the week of August 26th – August 30th for the first time of the 2019-2020. The energy in the room was contagious and the team could hardly contain their excitement for what will surely be the best school [...]
Prepping for iReady Challenge Week
Our students have been working hard on their iReady math and reading. They are all excited for our upcoming iReady challenge week where students will be rewarded for completing 60 minutes of reading and 60 minutes of math in iReady. Visit our website to [...]
Local school that serves students with special needs to open
High Road School of Windham County aims to serve local school districts who have exhausted all local options in attempting to serve the needs of students with various special needs. The school could serve students with a wide range of conditions—from emotional disturbance and ADHD to those on the [...]
Staff Appreciation Welcome Back Breakfast
Springall Academy is very fortunate to have a wonderful group of women from San Carlos United Methodist Church who have “adopted” us over the years. These women are retired educators. One of the many things they do for us is host a back to school staff [...]
New Classroom Sneak Peek
We are excited to kick off the 2019-2020 school year at Sierra Academy of San Diego. Staff have been working hard on getting classrooms ready for students to come back on Tuesday, August 28th>! We look forward to seeing the students, working with families, and our exciting events this [...]
A Visit From The Blue Fairy
During our first week back at school, Sierra students had a special visit from our very own Blue Fairy. The Blue Fairy went around to each classroom to welcome our students back to school, pass out candy and remind everyone of all the special incentives and fun trips [...]
Catapult Learning’s Little Leaves opens third behavioral health center
White Marsh, MD Location Provides New Resource for Families Seeking High-Quality Applied Behavioral Analysis Treatment.August 13, 2019, White Marsh, Md./Camden, NJ – Little Leaves Behavioral Services, a division of Catapult Learning and a leading provider of center-based behavioral health services for children, today announced the opening of its new center [...]
Back-to-School Tips for Principals (Part 1)
It’s August at last and that means students across the country are back in the classroom. It’s a time when students anticipate new clothes, school supplies, lessons and experiences. Your faculty and staff spent a portion of their summer preparing for a great 2019-20 school year. As principal, you [...]
Back-to-School Tips for Superintendents (Part 1)
School is in session across the country and that means communities are coming together for the 2019-2020 academic year. Your principals, teachers and staff have already welcomed students back into the classroom. Students are reconnecting with one another and anticipating many new and exciting lessons and experiences. As superintendent, [...]
Where’s Waldo
This summer High Road School of Hartford High School piggy backed on an idea that one of our job sites created. That Book Store has been a new job site within the last year that our students worked at regularly. That Book Store published a Where’s Waldo scavenger [...]
ESY Week 4 Star Student
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ESY Trip to Dorney Park
End of extended school year (ESY) incentive trip to Dorney Park! Visit our website to learn more about High Road School
Tie Dye Art Project
Ms. Rose’s art class created unique tie dye shirts, and Ms. Sam’s life skills class took the shirts to the laundromat to practice laundering skills. Visit our website to learn more about High Road School
Geckos and Turtles and Snakes- Oh My!
Green, Blue, and Gold students got to enjoy a special presentation for their Fun Friday. Stephan from Slither and Swim brought some of his scaly friends to visit and taught our students about each species. Geckos, turtles, cockroaches, snakes, bearded dragons, and even a tegu visited High Road [...]
Geckos and Turtles and Snakes- Oh My!
Blue and Gold students got to enjoy a special presentation for their Fun Friday. Stephan from Slither and Swim brought some of his scaly friends to visit and taught our students about each species. Geckos, turtles, cockroaches, snakes, bearded dragons, and even a tegu visited High Road School. [...]
Open House – 7/17
Sierra Academy of Scottsdale announces our move to a new location: 9128 E San Salvador Scottsdale, AZ 85258 You are invited to our Open House on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 From 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm Please RSVP to debbie.spotleson@catapultlearning.com or 480-767-8659 Visit our website [...]
Jayla’s 8th Grade Year
We are so proud of Jayla’s progress this school year. After receiving the beautiful picture of her at the 8th grade dance, we all thought it would be a good idea for her write a short story about her experience in our program this year. Thank you [...]
Sacramento Zoo Trip
Students had the opportunity to read and learn about the the wildlife at the Sacramento Zoo. Visit our website to learn more about Sierra School
ESY Week 1 Star Student
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4th of July Projects
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Tye Dye and Painting Activites
During the extended school year we try to keep the fun activities going. Room 5 Students created Tye Dye shirts, and started on an abstract masterpiece. Visit our website to learn more about Sierra School [...]
High Road Students Take on FACS
During ESY, the high school students at High Road participated in Facts and Consumer Science (FACS) class, formerly known as Home Economics. Their teacher, Ms. Brower, implemented a series of creative projects to introduce the seven core concepts of FACS including cooking, child development, education and community awareness, [...]
Trip to the St. Louis Zoo
This month, students participating in Extended School Year enjoyed going on a field trip to the St. Louis Zoo. The zebras, Penguin & Puffin Coast, and monkeys exhibits were among the top favorites but nothing beat the water fans the students and staff found throughout the zoo on this [...]
Catapult Learning will be presenting at NCEA STREAM 3.0
Attending STREAM 3.0 June 17-19th in Parsippany, New Jersey? Be sure to attend our presentation and connect with us at our table at the event. Meet with Catapult Learning Team Members Visit Catapult Learning’s table to learn more about our newest programs and resource offerings, including STEM [...]
High Road School Bleeds Blue!
The recent excitement of our local hockey team, the Blues, proceeding to (and winning!) the Stanley Cup Championship provided many opportunities for intertwining learning opportunities with current events. Here, students from Academic II worked together to create their best approximations of the championship cup. Go Blues! [...]
Open House – 6/19
Sierra Academy of Scottsdale announces our move to a new location: 9128 E San Salvador Scottsdale, AZ 85258 You are invited to our Open House on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 From 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm Please RSVP to debbie.spotleson@catapultlearning.com or 480-767-8659 Visit our website [...]
Staff of the Month: May 2019
Our High Road Hartford Primary Staff of the month is Mr. Diaz! Every month all staff members choose another staff member to nominate and the person with the most nominations earns this award. This month, our staff nominated Mr. Diaz because he is always willing to help around [...]
Aurora Day School Annual Picnic
The Aurora Day School picnic was an awesome day for our staff, students and families. It is always such a pleasure to get to know our families and spend some FUN time with them! Visit our [...]
New Sensory Room for VTOs
Social workers Ms. Gibson and Mrs. Rossetti have been hard at work creating a new sensory room for students to utilize for VTOs! This new room includes a HUGE poster that students can color, a Yogibo for students to chill out on, a yoga corner, a collection of [...]
New York Trip
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Meet Our 2019 8th Grade Graduates
This year at High Road Hartford Primary, we have two students graduating the 8th grade. Both students were in Mr. Dilella’s class this year and have developed strong relationships with both their classmates and staff members. Both Shaniya and Destiny are 8th graders Who is your favorite teacher [...]
Class of 2019 Graduation
Students from High Road School of Wallingford celebrated a graduation ceremony on June 5. Friends and families of grads gathered at the PNC to celebrate students graduating from 12th grade and moving onto the transition program as well as students graduating from the transition program into the world [...]
Promotion & Graduation Day – Room 4
"I was an extra proud teacher today. I had 1 student promoted to high school and one who transitioned to High School. It was a beautiful experience for or campus." - Ms. Marcia, Room 4 Visit our website to learn more [...]
Colorado Autism Conference: Partnering for Potential
Staff at the Sierra School of Weld County had the exciting opportunity of attending the first statewide Autism conference hosted by the Colorado Department of Education. The conference focused on strengthening educational practices and featured many presentations from professionals, families, and students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Our own [...]
Autism Night Phoenix Suns Game
Aurora Day School staff and students arrived at the Suns Autism Night right when the doors opened at the arena. Once in, our first group of parents and students enjoyed free food and drinks at the Suns Gorilla Greenhouse play area. Students and their families got to enjoy [...]
IReady Rewards
Paige and Searah worked diligently to drastically increase their iReady scores! As a reward for their hard work, they spent the afternoon seeing Aladdin in 3D! Visit our website to learn more about High Road School
A Day at the Park
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Student of the Month May 2019
Our High Road Hartford Primary student of the month for May is Ana! Students who win student of the month are nominated by their teachers and are selected through a voting process with the staff at the school. Ana has worked very hard all year to improve and [...]
Cape May County Park and Zoo Field Trip
Our middle school students had the opportunity to visit Cape May County Park and Zoo. The students observed animal life focusing on the animal habitats that they lived in and what the animals consumed. The students were fascinated to find out that a few of the birds were [...]
May Events and Activities
We wrapped up the end of the school year with a flurry of activities! Our second annual Family BBQ had a great turnout followed by a graduation party for our departing seniors. The students made their own tie-dye shirts for special events at school and put the skills [...]
High Road School of Bloomington Garden
This summer High School students in both the Academic Model and BEST Models will be collaborating to care for our school garden. Students participated in planting tomato plants and will continue to water them and help them grow.
Ashland Nature Center Field Trip
Our upper high school class visited the Ashland Nature Center. The class got to learn from an experienced instructor about the different types of reptiles indigene to our area. The students had hands on experiences with different types of turtles, frogs, and snakes. Students also partook in a [...]
Blue Level Movie Trip
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Mental Health Awareness Month
May 2019 marks the 70th anniversary of Mental Health Awareness month! Our theme this year was Stomping Out Stigma and Bringing Hope. We were so excited to educate and spread awareness among the students. Some of our graduating seniors became advocates and presented about depression and anxiety. The team [...]
Family Fun Day
Thank you to all the parents and family members who came out for our family day on Friday!
Red Nose Day
Red Nose Day is a campaign with the mission to end child poverty by funding programs that keep children safe, healthy, and educated. Through the power of entertainment, they bring people together to laugh and have fun, all while raising life-changing cash for the children that need it [...]
Making Slime – In School Challenge
Teachers challenged students to a slime making contest during school.
Butterfly “Growing Awareness” And Release
Students and Teachers at the Center utilized the month of April to "grow awareness" for autism as they grew their own butterflies and witness their amazing life cycle close-up. Butterfly metamorphosis is incredible to behold, no matter what age you are. The students learned about the four stages [...]
Field Trip to Ladew Topiary Gardens
Students had the chance to meander through 22 acres of gardens, tour the historic Manor House, visit the seasonal Butterfly House, and hike along the Nature Walk.
Summer School Enrollment Increases for St. Joseph School District
The St. Joseph School District said the number of students enrolled in summer school for 2019 has increased since last year. The district gave credit for the increase to their new summer school provider, Catapult Learning. They said 1,300 more students have signed up for summer classes compared to [...]
[Webinar] Leverage Research and Partnerships to Succeed with Every Student!
Partnering with the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, Catapult Learning and Legacy Traditional Schools presented a set of actionable strategies for accessing and leveraging research and partnerships to provide high-quality special education and behavior modification to students most in need. About the Presenters Catapult Learning helps [...]
SJSD Sets Sights on Summer School
As the final day of classes approaches, those in the St. Joseph School District are gearing up for a new summer school program. Summer Journeys through the company Catapult Learning LLC is different from the district’s in-house programs of the past, focusing on STEM-based projects and classes like robotics [...]
April Highlights – Classroom 4
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Family Fun Day
High Road School of Bloomington is hosting a family fun day on Friday, May 24th. Parents, siblings, and extended family are welcome to come to the school from 12:00 to 2:10 to eat lunch and participate in the planned activities. Come join us and celebrate summer! [...]
Nimbus Fish Hatchery
Today we learned about how Salmon and Steelhead are reproduced at the Nimbus fish hatchery. Visit our website to learn more about Sierra School
High Road School Graduation Celebration
High Road School celebrated the graduation of two of our seniors this month! While the students participated in graduation ceremonies with their home school districts, we threw them our own graduation party complete with speeches, cake, and a final performance of the graduates favorite talents (beatboxing and skateboarding). [...]
International Day
Our students worked really hard to create an awesome International Day! Jamaica, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Italy, and United Kingdom were all represented. We were able to try foods from Italy and Jamaica. Some of the foods we tried were tomato pie, chicken parm, penne marinara, and Italian ices [...]
Celebrating Mother’s Day
In the Month of May we take time to celebrate the special women in our lives. Students at North Dorchester Middle School were able to decorate a flower pot and plant a flower for someone they wanted to show appreciation for. We had students give flowers to aunts, [...]
Engineering Project
Our students did an amazing job participating in our engineering project! Many items were donated for this project from parents, students and staff. Students used their creative imaginations and put together some amazing robots! All projects were displayed and each student wrote a description of their robot. Our [...]
Art Show
Students have been hard at work since March creating masterpieces for this years art show! Family members and friends of students were invited to attend and see the artwork they put together. This year's projects challenged students to use a variety of mediums such as clay, chalk, yarn, [...]
Student Spotlight: Loggie
Loggie, Age 5 — Kindergarten My favorite teacher is Ms. Brenna. She is nice and helps me! I am listening to my teachers and my Mom more. I like to play with the construction men during Motor Lab. It really [...]
Spirit Week
Capital Academy held our first ever Spirit Week. Students who were in good standings with their status and academics were able to participate in various dress down days throughout the week, earning points for their individual teams. On Thursday, students were able to participate in a Field Day. [...]
Students Visit the National Zoo
Students that worked their way on Blue Level were privileged to go on a trip to the National Zoo. Staff and students were able to see the various wildlife on display at the very popular attraction in our nation’s capital. For majority of the students, not only was [...]
Opening Day at Nationals Stadium
The staff of the High Road of Southern Maryland recently attended Opening Day for the Washington Nationals. The staff and their families braved the rain and enjoyed a fun day at Nationals Park. Together the staff were able to enjoy each other’s company and cheer the home town [...]
Nova Family Golf outing
Nova Center sponsored our family outing on Friday, May 10th at Colorado Journey Miniature Golf Course in Littleton. We had our largest family participation ever and would like to thank all students and their families that took the time to come join in on the fun! [...]
Arts Fest 2019
On May 10, 2019, our blue and gold level students visited our annual Arts Fest. Over the last several weeks, students have worked on various art projects that were submitted to our region wide arts festival. Several of our students won prizes for their work, and were given [...]
Torah Umesorah’s 63rd Annual National Leadership Convention
Catapult Learning is a proud partner of Torah Umesorah’s 63rd Annual National Leadership Convention. This event at the Kalahari Resorts started May 9th and concludes on May 12th. It’s Torah Umesorah’s mission to ensure that every Jewish child in Yeshivos, Day Schools, and Bais Yaakovs receives the highest standards [...]
Prom 2019
High Road School of Norwalk hosted a Prom for students last week. Our staff were happy to help our students get haircuts, helped them with makeup and hair and purchased them a limo.
Science Class Dissection
The freshmen of Aurora Day School performed the school's first dissection. The class science project was to identify the organs of the rat. With our safety gear on and scallops in hand we performed surgery. The 9th graders did a wonderful job and were very responsible while making [...]
Student Success – Mykia
Snow Hill High School has many different unified sports that students can participate in. Sophomore Mykia transferred into our classroom mid-year, and had recently been expressing an interest in joining one of the sports teams to meet new friends and grow socially, along with gaining some new skills. [...]
Corporal Hammer and Neighborhood Safety
Corporal Hammer, community police unit supervisor, came to speak to each wing about neighborhood safety. There have been some major concerns with strangers in the area and it was important students were given the chance to review the steps they should take in a scary situation. Corporal Hammer [...]
Junior High News
A new student from junior high enjoys his first time at the horse ranch grooming a horse before having the opportunity to ride it. A student from junior high class joined students from high school and attended a cake decorating class at a culinary school. Students received a [...]
Spreading the Power of Positivity
We spread some Positive Attitude throughout Easton Middle School yesterday. As a class we learned some practices we can do to foster positive attitudes in difficult moments. One of the ones that our students liked was the positive affirmations. We each took a turn to come up with [...]
Flat Elliot Pops Up Again
Flat Elliott and ET came to visit Lockerman Middle School this week! The student’s were busy with their academics for the first day Elliot and ET were out in the classroom, because they weren’t even noticed. Students sat at the kidney table and read the letter sent with [...]
Teacher Appreciation Week
One of the many ways we have shown appreciation to our teacher's is through our trophy! Ms. Megan was awarded the trophy this week from her student, Zander, for being a "Nice and Respectful Teacher".
International Day
The High Road Programs (IU #26) hosted the second annual International Day! Students enjoyed hanging out with parents, experiencing the cuisine and culture of Egypt, Thailand, The Antilles, France, India and Mexico. Each classroom selected a country or region and created a collaborative presentation for parents, administrators, and each [...]
Basketball Camp
We started a basketball camp every Friday for our students who are on green level or above . We are excited to have volunteers who have offered their time to teach our students the basic fundamentals of basketball in a fun way! We will be doing this every [...]
The Proper Way to Eat Oreo Cookies With Milk
Step 1: Necessary Items Needed: 1 package of Oreo Cookies (Double Stuffed, of course)Step 2: Preparing for Dunk: Carefully insert the fork into the cream fillingStep 3: The Cookie Bubble Bath: Submerge the fork holding the cookie into the milkStep 4: Perfect SaturationHigh Road Hartford High's Operation Director Ms. [...]
2019 Prom
BEST Academy's 2019 Prom was a wonderful evening of dancing, laughter and great memories!
Family Night Out
Nova Center will be sponsoring a family night outing at Colorado Journey Miniature Golf Course. Visit our website to learn more about the Nova Center Program
High Road Prom!
Students from High Road of Wallingford, Hartford, and BEST Academy came together to celebrate prom! All students, regardless of grade, were invited to attend! The theme this year was red carpet! Students were dressed to the nines and enjoyed dancing (music provided by the wonderful DJ Batman!), dinner, [...]
Catapult Learning Offers Resources to Combat Summer Learning Loss
Learning Bags and Summer School Programs Keep Young Minds Engaged CAMDEN, N.J., May 01, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Catapult Learning, a leading provider of instructional intervention and professional development solutions, today announced the availability of its 2019 Student Learning Bag & Lending Library Catalog, offering a cost-effective way to supply [...]
Sierra Staff MVP
Mrs. Smith is a hardworking, dedicated, and valuable employee. She is always smiling and giving her best. Ms. Liaiga and Ms. Christoff are two dedicated staff who work exceptionally hard. They are both supportive to students and staff and are true Sierra All Stars. [...]
A Successful Escape
For one of our group therapy sessions this month, the students in High Road at Snow Hill Middle School participated in an escape room where they had to unravel a series of puzzles with clues hidden all throughout our classroom! They worked together by taking turns reading clues [...]
Native American History
As we continue our lessons on Native Americans, students at Denton Elementary decide to take a "road trip" to Arizona to visit the Hopi tribe. The students learned 3 key vocabulary words when discussing the tribe: Kachina, Adobe, and Irrigation. They are even able to recall the definitions [...]
In Like A Lion, Out Like A Lamb
During group projects, the students learn valuable friendship skills and how to be respectful of others. During this month students learned the old saying "March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb." They made lambs to go with the saying. The wall outside our classroom [...]
Market Day – 5/16
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2019 Graduation – 5/24
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Playing the Role of Abraham Lincoln…Harley
Our first grader Harley completed a lesson about Abraham Lincoln during Social Studies class at EES. The unit “American Symbols and Heroes” taught Harley the origin of Lincoln’s famous beard and his stovepipe hat. After learning about Lincoln, Harley made the famous beard and hat and wanted to [...]
Solano’s Got Talent Star Search Talent Show
We had a campus wide talent show today. The students did great! We had singers, dancers, a violinist and a comedian. Two students paired up to be a dancing duo. They showed off their moves and wowed the crowd. Even though they didn't win, they had a positive [...]
Autism Awareness Month
Students and staff came together to show their support for Autism Awareness Month.
Prom 2019
High School Students on Blue and Green level attend prom on Friday, May 17. Our theme this year was Candyland. Both Harford County and Baltimore County students came together for a great event!
Aurora Day School holds prom for students with autism in Peoria
Good Morning AZ visited the Aurora Day School on Friday April 26th to take in the sights and sounds of their 2019 Prom! The students were so excited to be able to celebrate their prom together and everyone worked hard on the theme "A Night In Paris" as well as [...]
Special Olympics in Wright City
On April 26th, students and staff from the High Road School of Wright City had the pleasure of attending the third annual Special Olympics Track Meet at Wright City High School. The Special Olympics was created in 1968 and is the world's largest sports organization for children and [...]
A Special Visit
The Easter Bunny visited the students in High Road at Snow Hill Middle School! The students worked hard during an Easter egg hunt as eggs were scattered throughout Snow Hill Middle School's front patio. When they had trouble finding all of them, they worked together and used their [...]
Chick It Out
Students in our Academic Elementary and BEST Middle Schools participated in the Chick it Out program. They learned about how chickens develop within the eggs, how they hatch, and how to take care of the chickens once they are out of the eggs. Students loved watching the eggs [...]
Easter Egg Hunt
Capital Academy students participated in an Easter Egg Hunt today. High school and elementary students foraged about the building in search for brightly colored eggs full of random goodies. Visit our website to learn more about [...]
Visiting the Phoenix Herpatological Society [video]
Our students had a wonderful time visiting the Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary. We'd like to thank PAL Experiences for sending us on this great trip and preparing us in advance with a wonderful PAL Place video. Click below to see the video of our students on AZ Family CBS [...]
Riding the light rail to Roland Park Nature Center
Monthly, life skills students at High Road of Baltimore County learn to ride the MTA system. This month we rode the light rail down to Roland Lake Nature Center. Students enjoyed learning about the history of Roland Lake and exploring the Nature Center. The goal of riding the [...]
HRS Family BBQ
We think of you like family! Let's celebrate the school year's success with a barbecue. Activities and food provided. Wednesday, May 15th 4:30-7:00pm Visit our website to learn more about High Road School
Career Day
On April 10, 2019, Sierra Academy and Springall Academy teamed up to host the annual Career Day Fair event for our students. We had 13 vendors with different jobs come out to allow students the opportunity to learn about the people in our community. These vendors included a Padres [...]
High Road Students Learn About Screen Printing
A group of students from the High Road School of Boone County worked with a local screen printing company, One to One Print Shop, to design and screen print t-shirts for Autism Awareness month.
Interviewing at Active Day
The Fifth Year Transition program along with High Road High School’s seniors Javier and Jeremiah interviewed at a potential job site, Active Day in East Hartford. Active Day is a senior day care program that has a multitude of learning opportunities for our students. The idea came from Fifth [...]
Herpetological Sanctuary
This month Aurora Day School high school classes were generously gifted with a free trip to the Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary, which is the largest reptile sanctuary in the United States. Students had the opportunity to learn about animals common in Arizona, as well as some not-so-common animals. Our [...]
Partnering With Petco
Petco in Glastonbury, CT has recently added our Transition students to their workforce. Petco is giving our students the opportunity to learn important skills in communicating effectively with store supervisors and other staff, following directions, cleaning, stocking and facing shelves. Our students will take these skills and generalize [...]
Helping Students With Autism Reach Their Goals
Amy Farmer, Education Director at B.E.S.T. Academy, recently wrote an opinion piece in the The CT Mirror entitled "Helping Students With Autism Reach Their Goals." "While our students might interpret the world differently, their thoughts, fears and hopes are no less important. It’s part of our job to ensure [...]
Op-Ed: Learn About Individuals With Autism
Thomas Roberts, Program Director of the Sierra School at Main Street, recently wrote an opinion piece in the The Daily Camera entitled "Learn About Individuals With Autism." "April marks Autism Awareness Month, an opportunity to raise understanding, beyond the statistics, about people who are differently abled. It is about [...]
Autism Isn’t a Defining Characteristic for Those on The Spectrum
Brandi Eagling, Program Director of the Sierra Academy of San Diego, recently wrote a opinion piece in the Times of San Diego entitled "Autism Isn’t a Defining Characteristic for Those on The Spectrum." In the piece, Brandi explains how people sometimes do not see all the ways our students [...]
Group time with Ms. Kaitlan
Each Wednesday, students practice working together in a group setting with our school social worker: Ms Kaitlan! Life skill students truly enjoy this time to talk and share directly with her. Together, they completed an activity to promote and encourage healthy relationships and boundaries! [...]
Autism Awareness Walk
A few of our teachers and students were representing High Road at the 2nd Annual Autism Walk here in Columbia!
Elementary News
Elementary has had a busy April filled with a lot of fun activities! The students were able to enjoy going to Rio Vista for our Annual Picnic. Elementary students were also able to increase their i-ready percentages and scores by earning stickers each week for an off-campus treat! [...]
Self-Advocacy Projects
Students were encouraged to personalize a puzzle piece as part of Autism Awareness Month. Many students answered the question “I am me because…"
Self-Advocacy Projects
Students were encouraged to personalize a puzzle piece as part of Autism Awareness Month. Many students answered the question “I am me because…"
Preparing Students for Independence
Aaron O'Neil, Program Director of the High Road School of Wright City, recently wrote a letter to the editor of the Warren County Record entitled "Preparing Students for Independence." In this letter, Aaron discussed the importance of the work he and his staff do to prepare their students for [...]
Goal Setting The SMART Way
As educators, we routinely work at setting goals for our students. From improving abilities and meeting guidelines to being kind and putting the tops back on the glue sticks, there's always something to work towards. SMART is an abbreviation that helps us to compose significant and quantifiable objectives. [...]
The Art of the Plane
Here at Choptank Elementary our class celebrated Fun Friday by making custom wooden planes. Our on level students got a chance to really show their individuality and creative skills by designing their plane. They used brightly colored paint (and of course wore their painters aprons) to create unique [...]
A Little Class Competition
At NCHS with the weather breaking and beautiful days we have been having, staff offered an incentive. Remain on task and follow directions, we will go to the football field. Students really enjoyed getting out to get some fresh air, play football, jump hurdles and listen to music. [...]
Stress Slime
In Environmental Science class Dylan explored ocean and wind currents. He blew air through a straw against a tub of water to simulate what happens to the ocean when wind gusts occur. Dylan observed what happened on the surface of the water as well as what happened below [...]
Harmonikids Music Therapy
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Butterfly Release Day
Upon returning from Spring Break, each classroom at High Road School was given a Butterfly Growing Kit. The kits contained several caterpillars which the students were tasked with caring for through the various stages of transformation to a butterfly. The project inspired cross-curricular activities such as journal prompts, [...]
BEST Middle Class Meets the Mayor
BEST Middle learned about the role of the Mayor this week. They visited with Mayor Renner and learned how the council votes (and got to press the buttons, too)! They also sat with the Mayor in his office to learn about what he does! [...]
When your child’s education calls for a holistic approach
All students have dynamic needs, but when traditional education isn’t working for your child, it may be time to consider alternatives. Often educators look to add academic or behavioral interventions but fail to program strategies that support students’ holistic needs. When educators take a holistic approach that [...]
Learning About Chick Development
The BEST Middle School class are getting ready for the chicks to hatch! We spent the last three weeks learning about chick development, the egg structure and strength, and parts of the chicken! Hopefully one hatches today! We did an experiment to learn how strong eggs are! They [...]
Dinner with the Director – 5/6
It's the last Dinner with the Director of the school year. Please join us and share in the excitement at our new school location! RSVP to debbie.spotleson@cataputlearning.com Visit our website to learn more about Sierra School
Easter Egg Hunt
Preschool, Elementary, Middle and BEST classes were all invited down for an Easter Egg hunt by our neighbors at Liberty Retirement Community. The students, staff and community members thoroughly enjoyed themselves!
Friday Fun Trip to Upper Limits
Middle school students in both the BEST model and the academic model had the opportunity to earn a trip to Upper Limits, a rock climbing gym. They also got to enjoy a sweet treat afterwards.
Meet the Team: Mary Claire Engel
Mary Claire Engel, PLPC I chose to go into the mental health field because I wanted to be equipped with the skills to support others in enacting positive changes in their lives. I currently have my master's in Clinical Mental [...]
Visiting the Humane Society
During class, BEST Middle students learned about the Humane Society and animal safety. All the students purchased an item for animals at the Dollar Tree and donated them during the tour. At the Humane Society, BEST Middle students learned about how they help animals. They visited with the [...]
Shadow-a-Tech Experience
Students from Academic I and II enjoyed a return trip to Ranken Technical College to participate in a hands-on learning experience with current Ranken students in their areas of interest. Our students chose to spend their time in the Automotive Maintenance and Electrical Automation Technology programs where they [...]
Ocean and Wind Simulation Lab
In Environmental Science class Dylan explored ocean and wind currents. He blew air through a straw against a tub of water to simulate what happens to the ocean when wind gusts occur. Dylan observed what happened on the surface of the water as well as what happened below [...]
Autism Walk – 4/18
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Easter Egg Hunt
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Meet the Team: Thomas DiLella
Tom DiLella, Certified Special Education Teacher I was drawn to this field because I had a hard time understanding life and what was necessary to have success when I was young. When students struggle with their behavior or emotions, it is [...]
Catapult Learning is a Proud Partner of NCEA 2019
Attending the NCEA Convention & Expo April 23-25 in Chicago? Each year we look forward to the opportunity to join Catholic and other religious educators from across the United States, Canada, and other countries to share ideas and learn from one another on how best to serve students. Our [...]
Meet the Team: Amy Beirne
Amy Beirne, Certified Special Education Teacher I did a lot of volunteer work in college working with kids: after school programs, partners in reading through the local library, child advocate, and volunteer work at the juvenile detention center. I absolutely loved working [...]
A Celebration for John John
Sierra School at Eastern welcomed former student John Almeda and his mom Vanessa Bieker to school today to celebrate him running in the upcoming Boston Marathon. We wanted to send John John off to the Boston Marathon with our support. Our students from both sites made posters and participated in [...]
Talent Show – 4/29
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C.B.I./Hygiene Shopping
Life skills students had the opportunity to go shopping for hygiene at our local Family Dollar Store. The students learned how to compose a hygiene list, where to purchase the items and how to get the best deal. Students had to locate and purchased items such as comb, [...]
African Culture Presentation
Mrs. Shipley, native of Johannesburg, South Africa, delighted high school students with an African Culture Presentation as part of their Social Studies Curriculum. Students were introduced to, and able to explore, various musical instruments, jewelry, cuisine, crafting, and ways of life of Afrikaans. [...]
Goal Getters Update
Each Monday students create new weekly goals and review goals from the week prior. Our “Goal Getters” discuss their new goals and what they can do to help reach their goals. Skyla wants to “get to yellow” and thinks she can do this by taking a self timeout [...]
A Fresh Start
After discussing what it means to start each day with a “fresh start” our students at EES crafted bunnies made out of washcloths. We discussed that each day when they go home, they can wash the day away and start fresh each morning. Students were asked how they [...]
Autism Awareness Walk – 4/27
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Breakfast Club
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Meet the Team: Jessican Whelan
Jessica Whelan, Teaching Assistant My mom is lower functioning and I have been around disabilities her whole life. It has always been my dream to work with people that have special needs. My routine is pretty consistent, focused on assisting kids in [...]
Students Take On Tasty Life Skills
This week, students were given the opportunity to practice Life Skills in the kitchen. They calculated serving sizes, gained an understanding of basic kitchen hardware, learned how to read and follow recipes, identified complimentary sides for the entrée, and put it all together in a palatable presentation. Bon [...]
A Silver Accomplishment
Robert J. is a 13 year old 7th grade student at the High Road Lower School in Lanham, MD. Robert has been a student at High Road for 2 years. Robert is a silver level student, and has made great progress in the areas of grades, following directions, [...]
Project Presentations
Mr. Matt's class presented projects done on various countries! Students shared information about Jamaica, Australia, and Dominican Republic. We learned about different foods, cultural celebrations, the climate, and more! Visit our website to learn more about High Road Programs at [...]
An Inspirational Month
The month of March was filled with fun and inspirational activities! On March 22nd, 2019, our students participated in Career Day. The students were assigned to create a detailed board explaining their occupation based off of their interest. The students then had to research various steps ( [...]
March Field Trip
High Road students enjoyed visiting Rockin Jump, a local trampoline park, for their field trip this month. The Open Jump Arena and Slam Dunk Zone were reported to be the top attractions for our group while a few brave students tackled the Vertigo Climbing Wall. It was a [...]
March Students of the Month
Students from Academic I and II were awarded Student of the Month for March. These students demonstrated academic improvements, increased positive behaviors, maintained positive relationships with their classmates and school staff, and exemplified character traits of honesty and trustworthiness. Visit our website [...]
International Day
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March Students of the Month
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Spirit Days
Check out our monthly spirt days! Staff and students are welcomed to participate and show their school spirit!
Flowers for Autism
Students planted flowers in Autism Awareness themed pots to help spread awareness of Autism!
Autism Awareness Penny War!
Each homeroom will have a set of jugs to collect money. During lunch students can donate money for Autism Awareness!
Autism Awareness Month Parent Information Night
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International Day
Each class will be representing a different country - there will be food, decorations, and fun facts! Visit our website to learn more about High Road Programs at Ferguson & Frankford – IU #26
Workforce Development – Microsoft Office Skills
Ms. Njie’s students are completing their last class in Basic Microsoft Skills, at Prince George’s Community College in Largo Maryland. Students learned the basics of using Word, Power Point, and Keyboarding (typing). Their last assignment was creating a resume, and as potential employees these students were able to [...]
2019 Prom
Prom for our Ferguson and Frankford students will be held at Warehouse on Watts from 7pm-10pm! Visit our website to learn more about High Road Programs at Ferguson & Frankford – IU #26
Wearing Blue for Autism Awareness Month
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Ancient Egyptian Unit
Our academic elementary students are learning all about Ancient Egypt! Along with reading stories about the Nile River, the Pharaohs, the gods, and the pyramids; students are making artifacts such as papyrus scrolls, sarcophagi, masks, cartouches, and mummies! Visit our website to learn more [...]
Student Highlight – Skyler
This month we would like to showcase one of our bright and promising seniors at Snow Hill High School. Skyler just turned 18 and has begun thinking about his plans and goals after high school. His hobbies are video gaming, talking with friends in online forums, and creating [...]
Bowling Together
Check out our awesome High Road Lower School staff letting loose at the Bowling Alley! This outing gave our staff the opportunity to bond on a more personal level and really reflect on how much we have accomplished this school year as a team. Things got a little [...]
Escape Room
Students participated in an “escape room” group activity where their executive functioning skills were put to use. Students were told that their brains would be used for research by aliens if they could not accomplish tasks in time! Students came together throughout the series of riddles and advanced [...]
12th Annual 5k Shamrock Shuffle
High Road is continuing to build relationships in the schools and the community. This has been the 8th year that the High Road In District programs have volunteered and helped out at this event. On March 16th, members of the High Road Team gathered in Denton for the [...]
Service Learning
As part of the Maryland State Curriculum students need to earn 75 service learning hours as part of their graduation requirement. Students were given the opportunity to work along side SEEC (Sassafras Environmental Education Center) where students explored nature and helped with land conservation. Students joined Mr. Gilcrest [...]
The Flat Elliot Tour Continues
Earlier today, Flat Elliot and ET visited the Cosmetology classroom in the Caroline Career and Technology Center (CCTC). Kennara, a 10th grader in High Road at NCHS, joined the Cosmetology program at the start of second semester this school year and was happy to show them around her [...]
Drone Flight Sequence
Antonio, a 6th grader at Easton Middle School, recently learned how to program a drone flight sequence in his PLTW class. Antonio has enjoyed this general education class so much that he has requested four other PLTW classes for his 7th grade year. PLTW provides a hands-on STEM [...]
50 Days Blue
The month of March brings luck, however celebrating Michael’s 50th day on blue level is no luck, it’s well earned. Michael has worked very hard, both in his classes and in his choices, which has earned him his success on blue level.Throughout his 4 years in the High Road [...]
Jr. High Gardening
Junior high students are proud to pose after seeing results from the science class garden. It was a very cold winter and they thought they were not going get any crops this year. However, the radishes turned out big and healthy! Carrots, lettuce and cilantro are still not [...]
Student Poetry Center
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Artful Designs
Elementary students decorated ceramic figurines at Artful Designs on Friday. They had so much fun selecting figurines and painting them. This Friday, they get to pick them up and see their beautiful creations! Visit our website to learn more [...]
Middle School Art Projects
For the month of March we did some fun art projects. We took our time to paint wooden fish using our imagination. We also stepped outside of our comfort zone and completed sand art pictures! Visit [...]
3rd Quarter High Honor Roll and Honor Roll Recognition
Congratulations to our High Honor Roll Students for receiving all A's on their 3rd quarter report card! Demaire D. Saniya E. Sean S. Congratulations to our Honor Roll Students for receiving all A's and B's on their 3rd quarter report card! A'kaisha G. Jarriah M. Austin [...]
Read-a-thon
Sierra's Read-a-thon in March was a great success with our students reading nearly 10,000 minutes or 167 hours outside of school! Many students earned reading certificates and homework passes. The following fourteen students read enough minutes to earn a pizza party: Josiah, Sonny, Annalise, Meayva, Andre, Simon, Saul, Andres, Bryce, [...]
A new partnership that will change the way teachers across the country teach reading
A new collaboration between The University of Oregon and Catapult Learning is laying the foundation for improving curriculum and teaching approaches in schools across the country. With proven results, the program is gaining so much interest that there is already a backlog in training requests. “ A new partnership [...]
March Highlights – Room 5
Arts and Crafts CBI: McDonalds CBI: Burger King CBI: Walmart Reading Club Visit our website to learn more about Sierra School
High Road School Lights It Up Blue
High Road School of Harford County Lights It Blue in support of National Autism Awareness Day!
Environmental Science
Recently in Environmental Science, Kennara has been working on observing and comparing Earth materials. Today’s lesson was a Groundwater Model Lab Simulation where we engaged in a hands on lesson that gave us a greater view of Well Drilling. During the simulation, Kennara layered Earth materials while pouring [...]
Social Worker Appreciation
For Social Worker Appreciation Month, students at Lockerman Middle School completed certificates for their social worker Ms. Ileana. Students wrote about the things she does that help them in and out of the classroom and their favorite things about her, as well as discussed fun activities that they've [...]
High Road Times – March 2019
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Celebrating National Chip and Pi Day
March 14 may be one of the best days nationally. That is because on March 14, it is National Potato Chip Day. Students that were on Blue Level were able to compete in an exercise with Mr. Singletary and Ms. W. Barnes and hold their very own party [...]
March Highlights – Classroom 4
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It’s Spring Break Time!
Staff and students enjoyed the beautiful weather outside to usher in the last day of school before spring break. We hope that our staff, students, and their families enjoy this time of rest and rejuvenation before we come back to wrap up the rest of the school year. [...]
Spirit Week
"We are counting down the days until Spring Break with our spirit week! Monday- PJ Day Tuesday- Twin Day Wednesday- Hat Day Thursday- Mismatch Day Friday- Decade Day Have a great Spring Break! We will see everyone again on April 1st." [...]
Positive Encouragement Brightens Nova Center Student’s Day
On Wednesday, March 20th, the students at the Nova Center took part in a spirit week activity to build friendship and encourage positive talk between each other. Each armed with a blank white t-shirt and a set of markers, students were able to write kind, inspiring messages to each [...]
Yoga Time
We keep raining days just as fun as sunny days. Today we were all about yoga. Visit our website to learn more about High Road School
April Newsletter
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Student of the Month March 2019
Our High Road Hartford Primary Student of the Month for March is Emanuel! Emanuel is a 6th grade student in Mr. Dilella’s class. Emanuel has been a part of our program for the last two school years. Emanuel gets along with his classmates and staff members. Over the [...]
Student Spotlight: Jihree W.
Student Spotlight Jihree W. – 2nd Grade Ms. Carolyn and Ms. Kim and Ms. Karie. They like to do my bins. They like when I do work. I am very proud of doing such a good job. I am proud of my [...]
Staff of the Month – March 2019
Our High Road Hartford Primary Staff of the Month for March is Ms. Carly Weber! Ms. Weber has worked as a teacher at our school since September 2017. Last school year, Ms. Weber taught our Middle School students, and this year she has been working as our Kindergarten [...]
High School Academics & Field Trip
In Language Arts we are focusing on The Bonds Between Us. This covers a series of short stories that explores what links us to family, friends, pets, and community. We are learning the use of narrative techniques in a fictional narrative about interpersonal connections. Students have been utilizing [...]
Student Spotlight: Leanna S.
Student Spotlight Leanna S. – 12th Grade Ms. Brianna is my favorite teacher. I have known her for a long time, and she has been very helpful. I enjoy doing all the fun activities we have and all the fun [...]
Student Spotlight: Kaliyah W.
Student Spotlight Kaliyah W. – 8th Grade Ms. Tracey is my favorite teacher. She is helpful, but pushes me to try harder. Ms. Tracey says I can do anything that I put to my mind. She says that I have potential [...]
Student Spotlight: Ashton G.
Student Spotlight Ashton G. – 1st Grade Ashton used a communication device to speak to us about his time at Sierra Academy and what he enjoys about school, his teachers, and classmates. I like Ms. Mya. She is the teacher [...]
It’s Time to Reflect on Inclusion
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 59 children in the U.S. are on the autism spectrum. Two years earlier, that statistic was at 1 in 88 children. Despite autism spectrum disorder touching so many families, a large percentage of people don’t realize they’ve [...]
Student MVP for March
Room 5 is so proud of Will for being Student MVP for the month of March! Congratulations Will! You deserve it! Visit our website to learn more about Sierra School
Meet the Team: Halen Boykin-Rudolph
Halen Boykin-Rudolph, Lead Assistant Teacher I have always loved kids and wanted to make a difference in young lives. I stuck with autism because I know what it is like to be unable to communicate wants and needs. Develop [...]
Annual Egg Drop
Elementary and RISE worked hard before Spring break to complete their egg drop projects. Staff and students worked hard to find new and creative ways to keep their eggs from breaking after being dropped from the roof. Both classes were successful with 80% of their eggs not breaking [...]
Growth Mindset Collaboration!
Students at High Road of Wallingford High Road collaborated to create a mosaic Growth Mindset mosaic mural! Students each took a piece of the mural, wrote a goal or how they would achieve it, and decorated it in their own unique way. After students put the mosaic together, [...]
Therapy Dog Visits Capital Academy
Elementary students had the opportunity to meet Moses, a certified therapy dog and his handler Ms. Anne! During the initial visit students were introduced to Moses and taught how to approach, pet and interact with him appropriately. Moses is certified through Therapy Dog's International. When Moses returns in [...]
Fun Tuesday Movie Trip
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Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!
Happy birthday Dr. Seuss! To celebrate Reading across America week, the High Road Green Holly classroom celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday. To start their day, students were asked to write a quick journal about the book that the class read. One prompt was; what would you do if the [...]
International Day
High Road School staff and visitors had a marvelous time celebrating International Day. Each class room had a different themes. High School theme was Jamaica. Middle School was featuring Mexico. The Director's office was the fun country of Belgium. And to start it off you had to stop [...]
Light Blue Day – April 2nd
Tuesday, April 2nd — Wear Blue To Support Autism Awareness
Bowling at Country Club Lanes
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Student Spotlight: Alex M.
Alex M. — 5th Grade Mr. Smith because he is really nice. Letting other kids take VTOs (voluntary timeouts) before me. I've been working on it and I'm perfect at it! Lunch, I really like eating lunch. [...]
Student Spotlight: Dominick H.
Dominick H. — 6th Grade Mrs. Houdek because she is funny and helpful. Moving up in Mr. Walker's class. On a scale of 1 to 1 million I am 2 million times happy and proud! My friends and [...]
An Astronomical Project
This week’s theme for Fun Friday was solar systems! Throughout the entirety of the week students learned different facts about the solar system. Green Holly High Road teacher, Ms. Howard, lead a lesson about the Universe and what’s inside. She discussed how small our solar system is in [...]
Student Spotlight: Nick L.
Student Spotlight Nick L. – 11th Grade Ms. Lexi Miller. She’s really fun and really nice. She has an all-around great personality. We learn a lot from her. That sounds like something we are discussing on our podcast; disability [...]
Frog Dissection Day!
On March 28th , one of our teachers, Ms. Lutrario, led our first Frog Dissection Day! Middle school and high school students were invited to participate in this science activity. It was an awesome lesson and staff and students who were involved loved the hands-on activity. [...]
Meet the Team: Jeff Pincin
Jeff Pincin, LACMH, Counselor I chose the field of counseling to help others achieve their full potential and overcome obstacles in their lives. I rejoice when the dissonance between a desired life and actual life is minimized. My day-to-day includes [...]
Student Spotlight: Dakota H.
Student Spotlight Dakota F. – 9th Grade Mr. Holloway because we do speech, sit in the hallways together, and he helps me take my breaks. Math! I've been counting quarters on the computer. I really like lunch time and [...]
Student Spotlight: Ramon L.
Student Spotlight Ramon L. – 12th Grade Mr. G, our transition coordinator, always makes me laugh. Also, Ms. Rembisz, my classroom teacher, has a positive energy level and is also really good at teaching me math. I am really proud [...]
Reading Club – Autism Awareness Month
April is autism awareness month, so our transition department had asked some of our students at our Marconi campus to read to some of our autistic students. We had an amazing turn out, and wanted to share some of the great pictures we captured of our students reading. [...]
High School CPR Class
High School students had the opportunity to participate in a first aid and CPR class led by a representative from the Peoria Fire Department. Students learned about the different types of fires that may happen and how to react to each one, basic first aid, and viewed a [...]
100 Days Blue
Emonte reached his goal of 100 days on blue level! He has worked hard to maintain his level by completing his work and talking a self when he feels frustrated. This is his second year in our High Road classroom. Emonte says he is “very proud of himself” [...]
12th Annual 5k Shamrock Shuffle
High Road is continuing to build relationships in the schools and the community. This has been the 8th year that the High Road In District programs have volunteered and helped out at this event. On March 16th, members of the High Road Team gathered in Denton for the [...]
Iroquois Longhouses
For the last month, Denton Elementary students have been working on their Iroquois unit. We learned about the music, clothing, sports, and housing the Iroquois used. As part of the unit; students designed and constructed their own longhouses! Visit our website [...]
Spring to Action
For Fun Friday, we celebrated spring with “SPRING INTO ACTION” Fun Friday! We started the day during writing, where the students had to write a journal entry identifying one goal that they wanted to accomplish by the end of the school year. After they worked on this, they [...]
Meet the Team: Ashley Fitzgerald
Ashley Fitzgerald, Special Education Teacher I made this decision back in high school, after working with the best buddy program which paired me with a student with an intellectual disability. I did things with this person at school and in the [...]
Student Spotlight: Holanie F.
Holanie F. — 10th Grade Mrs. Brianna because she is special. She is a really fun teacher. One time, in class, I was able to fix Ms. Ashley's smartboard when 3 other teacher's didn't know how to fix it. [...]
Student Spotlight: Meaghan C.
Meaghan C. — 8th Grade I genuinely enjoy it here. Some of my favorite teachers are Mrs. Bonilla, Ms. Jenny and Mrs. Caliri. Ms. Jenny and Ms. Bonilla often talk to me about my problems and cheer me up when I [...]
Student Spotlight: Du’Quan B
Du'Quan B. — 8th Grade My favorite teachers are Mr. Adigan and Mr. Jorge, Mr. Adigun is the first staff I met at High Road School. He is always saying that I can do anything I put my mind to. Mr. [...]
Student Highlight – Brandon
Senior Brandon has been working diligently on his course work and his hard work has paid off. Brandon completed an APEX course on college and Career Prep and is one more credit closer to graduation! In College and Career Preparation students obtain a deeper understanding of what it [...]
Marshall Gold State Historic Park
Our students enjoyed their outing at the state historic park.
5 Questions with Justin B.
For this month we would like to showcase our lone Freshman Dustin B. with a short 5 question interview: How are you enjoying your Freshman year? Dustin B: It's good. It started off shaky, but as time passed with help from you guys it became a lot easier. [...]
Embryology
For the second year Capital Academy was excited to participate in the chick embryology program offered through Penn State Extension/ Dauphin County 4H! Students learned about development and care of eggs during the 21 day incubation period. With the assistance of Sonya Nace, Penn State Extension, students candled [...]
Blue Level Trip-IMAX Theater
On March 26, blue level students Michael A. and Antonio B. were rewarded for their exceptional behavior with a trip to Penn Cinema IMAX Theater to see How to Train Your Dragon III. Visit our website to learn more about [...]
Year-End Solutions to Support Students and Build Instructor Capacity
According to recent ESSA guidelines, "funds must be obligated for the fiscal year in which they were allocated." At Catapult Learning, we're here to help ensure you get the most from your funding. Allocate your school's year-end funds on turnkey solutions to build teacher capacity and encourage continued academic learning. [...]
Goal Getters
Our “goal getters” are tracking goals they have set for themselves. Each week, EES students gather their goals from the hanging file to analyze if they have achieved their goal, would like to continue with that goal, or if they think they need to create a new goal. [...]
8th Annual Wing Bowl Competition
On March 22, 2019, three blue level students and one staff from High Road School of Delaware had the opportunity to participate in the 8th Annual Wing Bowl Competition, held at High Road School of Cecil County. Schools from the Delaware and Maryland region competed to consume 12 [...]
North Bay Adventure Camp 2019
North Bay is designed to challenge people through transformative educational and retreat experiences to realize their attitudes and actions have a lasting impact on their lives, communities, and the environment.
Social Skills Improvement System Questionnaire
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Exercising
Room 3 recently got their exercise in at the gym and the park.
5k Shamrock Shuffle 2019
High Road is continuing to build relationships in the schools and the community. This has been the 8th year that the High Road In District programs have volunteered and helped out at this event. On March 16th, members of the High Road Team gathered in Denton for the [...]
Teacher Feature: Mr. Koffi
Koffi Senyo is a valued member of the High Road Lower family. Mr. Koffi teaches our older group of Elementary school students and has worked diligently to create a classroom environment that is focused on learning. Students from his class describe Mr. Koffi as being “smart,” and “easy [...]
Workability Students on the Job
Our transition department would like to share our amazing students hard at work. Through the WorkAbility grant, we have obtained various jobs throughout the community for our students to begin gaining work experience. The experience they gain with us in the transition department will prepare them for when [...]
3rd Annual International Day
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Get S.E.T. Competition
On February 21, students Marco Flores and Raymear Saunders of High Road School of Delaware participated in the Junior Achievement Get S.E.T. Job Readiness Competition. Both students had the opportunity to showcase their vocational skills by competing in four different skill sets. The event was a blast, the [...]
A Visit to The National Aquarium
Recently students in grades 5-7 were finally able to take a field trip to the National Aquarium in Baltimore (the trip had been rescheduled twice previously due to inclement weather). Not only were the students provided with a guided tour of the aquarium, but they also participated in [...]
Challenge Accepted!
During math and reading, our students are actively working on the i-Ready computer program during their computer rotations. i-Ready provides an interactive online learning environment that assesses each student and provides individualized instruction based on their specific needs. Recently, we have given our students a challenge to increase [...]
Learning Coping Skills
We had our wonderful Social Worker come by to do a life size coping skill project. This project allowed the students to interact and express emotions in the area of anger, what, why, how, when. The students not only participated but allowed us to further gain knowledge on [...]
100 Days on Blue
Here at Choptank Elementary school, we have a student that has achieved an awesome feat. Jamuel A., also known as LJ has accomplished day 105 of our highest attainable level. He has earned himself his own party with the thing he loves the most, French fries. He has [...]
What is Pi?
As we celebrate Pi day, one must ask ourselves what is Pi really? Different people may say different things. Some say apple and pecan, some say 3.14. This is the most common answer that teachers get from the students. They all know 3.14, but they do not understand [...]
Math and Cooking
Math and cooking go hand in hand! At Easton Middle School we used the awesome ratio skills which we have obtained through the year to figure out the correct ratios to make our yummy treats! Next time a student asks how we will use ratios in real life, [...]
How a Bill Becomes Law
Our students at CSD took part in an interactive lesson to see how a Bill becomes a Law by doing the process hands on. With an info-graphic as a guide students and staff each played a part in the 5 step process which allowed everyone to have an [...]
What Does Freedom Mean to You?
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Flat Elliot Strikes again!
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Leprechaun Pancakes and Trivia!
Students at LMS participated in a festive group activity where they played a 20 questions trivia game with a St. Patrick’s day theme. We learned lots of fun new facts! Following trivia, we learned how to make Leprechaun pancakes! Students were able to practice a variety of skills; [...]
Denton Elementary Leprechauns!
Throughout the school year Ms. Mandy at DES likes to use group project time to do fun crafts to celebrate any upcoming holidays. As we look forward to celebrating St. Patrick's day this week at DES, we made leprechaun hat's and beards for St. Patrick's day! [...]
Spirit Week: March 18-22
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Parent / Teacher Night: April 3rd
Attention All Parents/Guardians! Come and join us for our Parent Teacher Conference on April 3rd from 4pm–6pm. While attending, you will be able to: Come into the classrooms and meet the Staff Meet with the Teachers for 10-minute sessions Stay around for a Parent Training in Zone Regulation [...]
Our First Art Class
This week students put their creativity to play decorating their first initial in art class. The highlight of this activity was watching all of the pro-social skills as students shared tools, techniques, and ideas to assist one another in their creations. We couldn't be prouder of all of [...]
Room 3 March Birthdays
Celebration of Ms. Surles and Danny's birthday. Visit our website to learn more about Sierra School
The Preliminary Round for Wing Bowl
Students Logan M., Jah’Vion B., Searah D., Morgan B., and Marco F., competed in the preliminary round for the opportunity to represent our school at the 8th annual wing bowl competition. It was a tough competition, with reigning champion Morgan B. taking the W for the second year [...]
Middle School News
Middle school has been practicing their social skills and working with the transitions team to develop work readiness skills. The students have volunteered for the St. Mary’s Food Bank and the culinary institute. In the classroom we are staying busy with our rotations and utilizing coping skills! [...]
High Road News – February Newsletter
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Black History Month!
Room 4 did research and displayed it on a trifold board regarding the history of African head wraps and the exploitation and travesty of slavery to sell European garments. We showed actual head wraps, African cloths and showed several books we plan to read by African American Authors. [...]
Touring Ranken Technical College
The high school students at High Road School of Wright City recently had the opportunity to tour Ranken Technical College in nearby Wentzville. They learned about the opportunities available to them in fields such as Advanced Manufacturing, Diesel Technology, Information Technology, and Automotive Maintenance. With graduation just around [...]
Spirit Week at the Nova Center
Throughout the week before spring break, students at the Nova Center will be participating in Spirit Week to raise awareness for Nova as well as to raise money for Charity! Visit our website to learn more about the Nova Center Program
Community Clean Up
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Family Event – Bowling at Pheasant Lanes
Thank you to all the families that joined us for our family event last Saturday at Pheasant Lanes Family Fun Center.
St. Patrick’s Day Celebration – Room 5
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Sierra Basketball Pep Rally
Congratulations to Sierra’s Basketball Team! Students completed the regular season with an amazing record of 5-2. Varsity went on to win in the playoff game on and played hard in the Championship Game March 14th. Sierra took home the 2nd place trophy! The players worked hard, showed awesome [...]
Art Class Fun
In art, the students made valentines for their special someone, rubix cubes, and dragons. This was a difficult task because it required the students to connect various pieces in order for the dragon to work accurately. They did a great job! [...]
Missouri Association of Elementary School Principals (MAESP) Leadership Conference
Catapult Learning attended the Missouri Association of Elementary School Principals (MAESP) Leadership Conference at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach, Missouri from March 2-5, 2019. The Missouri Association of Elementary School Principals is a statewide organization in Missouri that exists to serve the needs of elementary and middle school principals, [...]
Journey to Gold: Jared L
Jared L., 11th Grade Jared L., an 11th grader at High Road Academy, recently reached the Gold Level in the program's school-wide behavior management system. The Gold Level acknowledges when a student has reached a superb level of character and provides a model for other students to [...]
Power House Science Museum
Exploring at Power House Science Museum
The Scientific Method
In science class, our middle school students have been learning about the scientific method. Students were presented a power point in which they had to fill in the blanks of the steps involved in the scientific method. Students were given an exam to test their knowledge on the [...]
Connecticut judge reads to students at High Road School of Wallingford
Superior Court Judge Julia Dewey recently joined students of the High Road School of Wallingford in a Read Across America event to promote children’s literacy in honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Read the Story
Kidney Disease Awareness
On March 14, 2019, High Road Hartford Primary students participated in a Kidney Disease awareness day. Students who chose to participate, donated money from their school store to help fund research for Kidney Disease. Students who participated also wore the color green to school. [...]
Charity Basketball Game
Students from High Road of Wallingford High and Primary were able to participate in a staff-student basketball game! The students won by more than ten points and showed great teamwork! Students from Wallingford, Norwalk, and Hartford did a great job and raised a lot of money for the [...]
National Pi Day Classroom Activity Incorporating STEM and the Engineering Design Process
Pi Day is celebrated each year on March 14 (3/14) as a fun way to commemorate pi (π). March 14th is also Albert Einstein’s birthday. The date represents the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter — the number that begins with 3.14. The holiday’s official website describes [...]
Black History Month and PI Day 3.14 Celebrations!
"We celebrated Black History month by discovering hair and skin products made in Africa like Shea Butter, Cantu Hair Products and Carole & Daughter. We found we didn’t have to be African American to benefit from these products, they worked on all kinds of skin & hair with positive [...]
Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE) Conference
On February 18th Catapult Learning exhibited at the Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE) Conference. The theme of this conference was “Great Ideas.” Hundreds of special education professionals and industry partners gather to exchange time, resources, strategies, solutions, and more. Over three days of learning, we were [...]