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John I Burton's Dual Enrollment Academy Students
Here at John I Burton, the senior students have an amazing opportunity to participate in the Dual Enrollment Academy. The Dual Enrollment Academy consist of 15 students who go to Mountain Empire Community College to take General Education classes. These classes consists of U.S Government 101, Biology 101 and 102, Physics 101, Allied Health, and English 111 and 112. The 15 students who partake in this opportunity, take a bus from the high school to MECC to attend these classes everyday.
The students currently attending this Academy are : Adrianna S., Patience E., Allison R., Daniel M., Lakin S., Lauren S., Karissa R., Justin S., Blakelee C., Chris H., Madison F., Megan S., Austin S., Noah F., and Josh J.
This Academy provides a unique opportunity for students to make the transition between high school and college. High school and college are two very diverse places. Going from the high school atmosphere to college life is a tremendous transition. To begin with, there are many differences between high school classes and college classes . College classes are 50 minutes long, while Burton's courses are one hour and 30 minutes. The workload in college courses significantly increases from that of high school. Plus, almost every assignment must be submitted through Black Board, which is a web-based learning management system. The Academy allows students a transitional period between high school and college.
It is also a significant opportunity for students because these classes are completely free for these seniors students and this opportunity allows them to finish their first year of college at MECC before they graduate high school. The juniors this year should be aware of how immense this opportunity is and should take advantage of getting the college experience while being a senior in high school. If interested in the Dual Enrollment Academy, contact Julie Davis in the Guidance Department for further information.
This Academy provides a unique opportunity for students to make the transition between high school and college. High school and college are two very diverse places. Going from the high school atmosphere to college life is a tremendous transition. To begin with, there are many differences between high school classes and college classes . College classes are 50 minutes long, while Burton's courses are one hour and 30 minutes. The workload in college courses significantly increases from that of high school. Plus, almost every assignment must be submitted through Black Board, which is a web-based learning management system. The Academy allows students a transitional period between high school and college.
It is also a significant opportunity for students because these classes are completely free for these seniors students and this opportunity allows them to finish their first year of college at MECC before they graduate high school. The juniors this year should be aware of how immense this opportunity is and should take advantage of getting the college experience while being a senior in high school. If interested in the Dual Enrollment Academy, contact Julie Davis in the Guidance Department for further information.