Ninth-grader Bailey S. has officially been selected as a delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Massachusetts in June.
CHS Student Selected As Delegate
Ninth-grader Bailey S. has officially been selected as a delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Massachusetts in June. The Congress is an honors only program for high school students who want to pursue a career as a physician or in the medical research field. During the three-day event, Bailey will join other students from across the country to hear Nobel Laureates and National Medal of Science winners speak, be given advice on what to expect in medical school, hear from miracle patients and teen medical science prodigies, learn about new technological advances and see a live surgery.
Bailey says, “I was so excited to find out I had been selected for this program, it will be a great opportunity for me to observe and ask questions about the medical field to learn more about the potential path I want to take in my future.”
In addition to her honors classes at Cardinal High School, Bailey is also a member of the marching band and the competition cheer team. She’s a competitive dancer and adds she was inspired to go into the medical field by her dance teacher.
Entrepreneur Fair A Success
The fourth-grade entrepreneurial fairs are a joint venture in both math and social studies classes where math skills can be applied and students can apply real-life application to their social studies entrepreneurism content standards. Students use a token economy system and have regular opportunities to earn money by attending daily classes, displaying outstanding behaviors or achieving academic distinction in the classroom. Students also have to realize they must pay debts in their society. There are payments for monthly “desk rental,” fines for various reasons and inevitable taxes.
The entrepreneurial fair offers each student an opportunity to develop a business and sell their products to classmates, using the money earned in their token economy system. Students work in partnerships, develop viable business plans, set prices for products, offer incentives for consumers to purchase their products and offer their products for purchase. After the fair, students must count their money, deduct any overhead, calculate profit and divide their earnings equally within their partnership. Business partners can earn a Young Entrepreneur award based on the overall quality of their business plan and the amount of profit made while in business.
