Tag: Collegiate High School

Campus, Collegiate

Seniors at Collegiate turn focus to college

Omar Mickelson

Omar Mickelson omickelson@foghornnews.com “Collegiate High School Getting their Students College-Ready” Del Mar College’s institution for high school students, known as Collegiate, begins working to prepare students for college from the moment they begin their education there. That hard work has paid off with a 100 percent college acceptance rate. Almost as soon as CCISD schools finally reopened their doors to the returning students after Hurricane Harvey, on Sept. 5, the majority of the teachers, administrators and faculty members at Collegiate High School immediately began to emphasize to the seniors the necessity of preparing for college. Ultimately, it seems that not…

Campus, Collegiate

High school to get UIL

Mia Estrada

Mia Estrada mestrada@foghornnews.com Collegiate High School students will soon be able to participate in University Interscholastic League Academic events for the first time. Collegiate High School, which started at Del Mar College in 2006, was initially not designed to be a UIL participant. Because of growing student interest, the school’s administration submitted a proposal and was approved for consideration this academic year. Students will be able to compete this school year in UIL Academic Competitions in various disciplines or subject matters; however, the campus has not yet made these selections. Collegiate Principal Tracie Rodriguez, Ph.D., said the addition of the…