An annual spring event on the campus is College Week. During the week of May 5th, elementary students watched college videos and participated in dialogue with faculty about teacher college experiences during their lunch break. The seventh through ninth grade students competed daily to win a spirit stick, with the winners receiving the honor of performing at the pep rally at the end of the week. Students decorated rooms, gave a news report on their homeroom teacher’s college, made a run through banners, and decorated their teacher’s room. On Friday, May 9th, college representatives visited Life School Red Oak to promote the features of their campuses. All students came to the pep rally with cheers and excitement for their teacher’s college. College Week activities provided a powerful reinforcement to students that a college education is important and attainable.
At Life School Red Oak the last announcement made each morning is, “And remember students, we are preparing for college each and every day.” Life School’s mission is to train leaders for the twenty-first century, and a significant aspect of that mission is to foster student academic excellence and achievement.
