Tag Archives: Early College High School

Awards for Greenville Technical Charter HS and Brashier Middle College

The 2010 high school reports released by the South Carolina State Department of Education revealed that Greenville Tech Charter High was tops in the county and number 3 in the state on the graduation rate, at 99%. Brashier Middle College ranked second in the county and seventh in the state, graduating 94.4 percent of its [...]

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Challenge ECHS Wins U.S. Blue Ribbon Award

Challenge Early College High School at Houston Community College SW (Texas), a MCNC Member school, is one of this year’s winners of the prestigious U.S. Blue Ribbon award which is eagerly sought by public and private schools across the country. To qualify, schools must be serving a population that has previously been underserved by their [...]

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MCNC – Youth Voices

Written by: Megan Lee, 2011 Graduate R. F. Wagner High School, MCNC Youth Liaison Upon reminiscing about their high school years, many people recall first a defining moment or time that epitomizes their entire experience. They think back to all those jokes that lost their immature humor, the moment summer vacation began at the end [...]

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Student Leadership through Student Action

Written by: Terry Born, MCNC Coach MCNC embarks on its twentieth year of promoting student leadership through student action! This year’s conference is being hosted by a Southern California triumvirate: Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy, Mattie Adams, Principal, Los Angeles SW Early College, Wanda Moats, Principal and Nova Academy, founded by Natalie Battersbee. The theme, selected [...]

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Graduates Perspectives on College

Written By:  Jennifer Kim, National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching ( NCREST) As our school communities fine tune priorities for this school year, these student perspectives about colleges from the past three MCNC Early Colleges will motivate and challenge schools to continue and improve their student supports for college readiness. As the goal [...]

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