Graduates return for panel

by Kayla Werner

On March 9, at 1:00 p.m., six to eight past Montezuma graduates and one college representative will be coming to participate in a college panel for the senior class. 

Sarah Laudner, Parallel Porgram Coordinator; Earlene Taylor, OASIS instructor; and John Gallagher, guidance counselor, are in charge of this event. 

The graduates and the representative will be speaking to this year’s seniors about what to expect from college and what challenges they could be facing as they prepare for their futures. 

The team will be bringing in graduates who went to a community college and a four-year college,  students who transferred schools and students who dropped out of college to show  possible paths that students may end up taking once they leave Montezuma. 

The college panel was created so  that this year’s seniors will feel more prepared for the upcoming year after hearing from the former Montezuma students and being able to ask them questions. They want the past graduates to give some insight on college life to the seniors.  By presenting this panel, the goal is to increase the number of students that stay in college instead of dropping out. 

Gallagher said, “We are trying to help seniors understand they will need to advocate for themselves and expect adversity and deal with it.”