Oh, The Places They'll Go!

By Susie Rogers, ELA 5th-8th

We learn about history, we live in the present, and we plan for the future! This was the premise behind the 7th and 8th-grade college fair projects. We began with a wonderful and informative speaker, Riley Rogers, who is a St. James alumna, a Texas High graduate, a University of Oklahoma graduate, and a recent Baylor Law School graduate. She explained her journey from a St. James graduate to a law school graduate and all of her choices of studying abroad, taking a gap year, and having an internship. She had invaluable experience to share with the students.

Students are now working on the research section of their college fair project. They are finding facts about their chosen colleges such as the size of the student body, acceptance rate, motto, mascot, tuition costs, and majors. They were also required to contact their chosen school and request memorabilia for their tri-fold board and their presentation. This proved to be a wonderful learning experience on how to navigate websites and communicate effectively with several people as they kept getting transferred! In the next couple of weeks, students will use their research to create their college tri-fold board and then present them to other students.