Cardinal High School seniors were invited to celebrate Commitment Day on May 6 by wearing a shirt with their college, trade or military insignia on it to signify their plans after graduation...
Senior Commitment Day
Cardinal High School seniors were invited to celebrate Commitment Day on May 6 by wearing a shirt with their college, trade or military insignia on it to signify their plans after graduation. The district knows it has been an extraordinary year, but is proud of all of students and wish the seniors the very best in their new chapters ahead.
Summer School Applications
Cardinal Schools is providing online summer school classes to students in need of credit recovery. Classes are available to students in any district.
Summer school is offered using FuelEd, which is an online platform for course delivery. Students must have access to a computer and internet.
Cost to enroll in core classes is $200 and health and physical education are $175.
Sign-ups can be completed on the district website www.cardinalschools.org or by filling out an enrollment form in the Board of Education Office by June 4.
For more information, contact Jill DeRamo at jill.deramo@cardinalschools.org.
Senior Earns Dual Diplomas
For the third consecutive year, Cardinal High School will have a senior graduate with not one, but two diplomas. For John Hollar, the first came on May 15 when he officially graduated from Cardinal High School. The second will come this summer when he receives his associate degree from Kent State University. Hollar will be the fifth Cardinal High School senior to earn dual degrees.
“Graduating with both a high school diploma and a college degree feels well earned,” Hollar says. “I always knew I had the ability to graduate with a college degree.”
Hollar’s dual degrees are possible with Cardinal High School’s College Credit Plus (CCP) program. Cardinal High School offers 13 CCP class options, which give students a chance to earn up to 45 college credits before graduation. The particular set of classes are all taught at CHS by CHS teachers. There are currently eight high school teachers who are certified to teach college-level coursework.
Outside of CHS, students can take additional CCP classes online or at other colleges and universities. Credits earned via one of these two avenues also count toward both high school and college credits.
Hollar’s CCP journey traveled down both paths. He began earning college credits his sophomore year of high school when he took history, art and technology CCP classes through Lakeland Community College in addition to regular and honors classes at CHS. The experience was enough to motivate Hollar to work towards earning an associate degree while still in high school, so the following school year he took courses full time at Kent State University.
“I wanted to push myself to a higher standard than what was expected of me,” he says. “When John approached me about attending Kent full time to pursue his Associate degree, I was happy to help him work towards achieving that goal,” high school guidance counselor Mrs. Jill DeRamo says. “It’s not an easy path, especially while you’re in high school, but John has always been a dedicated student so this is very exciting to see him reach that initial goal.”
To be considered for admission into a CCP program, high school students must apply, submit high school transcripts and take a placement test in which they are required to score high enough to place into college level English and/or math. Students are also required to clearly demonstrate they are able to handle college-level coursework. At Kent, the Associate of Applied Business degree Hollar earned required him to successfully complete 60 credit hours while maintaining a 2.0 minimum grade point average. And he did all of it while working a full-time job at the Geauga County Probate and Juvenile Court.
“Going to college full time and working full time at the courthouse as a high school student was challenging, but it was worth every minute,” Hollar says. “Time is the one thing no one can get more of. CCP allowed me to maximize my time and attend college for free. I would encourage any student who can take CCP classes during high school to do so.”
