Mary Silgals
Success can be measured in many tangible ways. Last year, Senior Lauren Kenney was awarded the National Merit Medal for her academic efforts. Yesterday, Luke Jeresaty was ranked #6 out of 175 students who participated in the South Carolina Association of Independent School's (SCISA) Math Meet. Frankie Holmes finished in the top ten in his division. Students from Mrs. Collin's art classes won numerous awards for their submissions to the Fall SCISA Art Show. These are just a few of the many examples of success at Trident Academy.
In some cases, the attainment of success can come from a change in attitude. This change often comes when students realize that yes, they can be successful. Take for example the student who came into the library at the beginning of her first school year at Trident Academy. She announced that she did not like to read, and therefore, she had no intention in checking out a book. Skip forward a year later. She is the first student in her class who has read more than 10 books from 5 different genres, and she is the first in her class to earn her genre cap, a fourth grade tradition. The growth in her reading and comprehension skills is amazing. It is an understatement to say her attitude about reading has changed.
Trident Academy's mission is SUCCESS. Trident Academy's students demonstrate personal success on a daily basis. Let us applaud their successes!
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