Students Find “PATH” to Success
January 29, 2010
Neuqua Valley High School has strived to provide each and every student with a proper education and the necessary academic support that is needed in order to be successful in the classroom. With a combination of the efforts from family members and the administration staff, Neuqua Valley was able to constitute an organization that is focused on the achievement of African American students.
Parents and Administrators together helping students (PATHS), was successfully established by a conjunction of six African American parents as well as Dr. Bob McBride and Mr. Tyrone Smith, who all decided that other parents needed to be mobilized on the topic of African American achievement.
On November fourth PATHS had their first parent meeting in the Neuqua Valley Auditorium. They discussed some issues facing African American students. Based upon the need for achievement, PATHS created a workshop for students while also creating a workshop for adults.
On the Tuesday of January nineteenth, the first adult workshop was held, in which there were discussions on accessibility of academic resources, and ways to motivate a student to strive in the area of academics. On the twenty seventh of January, PATHS held a workshop for students. Along with these workshops, PATHS meets every Tuesday evenings at six o’clock pm to bring up topics such as motivation and resources, which will be essential for the success of an African American student.
PATHS hopes to see more parents and students showing up to future workshops in which topics as helpful as study skills and strategies, time management, and organization are constantly addressed.
For the future, the organization has proposed having past Neuqua students return in order to become motivational role models for current Neuqua students. As these parents and Neuqua Valley administrators give every effort towards the achievement of Neuqua Valley students, a better education is promised and an opportunistic future is in sight.
Shamil Shafi, Staff Writer
