The Snack Bar Returns!

Beginning this week, we will have a snack bar available to students and teachers during each lunch hour. While available snacks will vary from time to time, this first go-round will include the following pre-packaged goods: Bottled water – $0.50 Fruit Snack –...

We need study hall volunteers!

A new year of classes at Achieve begins Tuesday, September 3, and we are in need of volunteers for Study Hall. We are in need of a minimum of 1 supervisor per Study Hall and a lunchtime supervisor, but we would love to have more. In previous years, the supervisor...

Why is English required every year?

Ever wonder why English is required at all schools every single year? Whether you love the subject or not, English truly benefits us and is needed each year of a child’s education. The skills learned in English class transfer into other classes and areas of our lives....
What’s the big deal about reading?

What’s the big deal about reading?

In an old novel, a girl has just met a gentle-natured boy and as they walk together, she says, “You read a lot, don’t you?” He was surprised she could discern that about him…because he was indeed a voracious reader. As I read this passage, I wasn’t surprised as the...