Fall, 2011 - Stephen T. Badin High School

Alumni Achievements Milestones EventsFrom the Principal’s OfficeDear Badin Alumni and Friends,What a great start to the school year wehave had. We are pleased to announce thatonce again our freshmen class is the largestin the school. This year’s freshmen classstands at 122 students. We actually added toour sophomore class over the summer andnow have 120 members of the class of 2014.Overall, our enrollment increased from the2010-2011 school year by 7 students. We nowhave an enrollment of 450 students. We areexcited with this trend and plan to continue toincrease enrollment as we move forward. Ourshort term goal is to increase our enrollmentto 500 and then we will be setting our sights at600 students.How will we get to these goals? We willcontinue to provide a top notch faith basededucation for our students. We will continueto evaluate our academic program to discoverareas we can strengthen. We will continueto provide opportunities for our students toget involved in service projects on a local andregional basis. We will continue to developleadership skills in our students so they willunderstand their role in the communityand take the lead in making a positivedifference. We will continue to provide a familyenvironment where every student finds his/her place and thrives in areas of interest. Wewill continue to graduate students who are wellprepared for the challenges of the future.In order to prepare our students, we havefocused on technology since it will play a vitalrole in their future. We are in the second yearof a two year pilot program with I-touches.We have begun examining where we will begoing with our technology program. There arevarious options for us to explore, so we will betaking our time to ensure we make the decisionthat will be best for our students, teachers andour families. The I-touch program has been aterrific success.As you may know, we changed the structureof our Advisory School Board last year. We arevery thankful for the time and efforts that ourboard members have put into strengtheningBadin High School. They have made greatprogress and have been a pleasure to workwith. There are several standing committeesthat are studying different aspects of ourschool. If you have interest in being part of acommittee, please let us know.We also need your help in supporting Badinin the community. Please spread the wordabout all the great things going on at Badin.Encourage your friends to visit and have theirstudents shadow so they can experiencewhat Badin is all about. If you haven’t beenaround lately, please stop by. We will be gladto give you a tour and fill you in on all thepositive changes here at Badin. You are alwayswelcome at Badin High School.As you move about your busy life, pleaseremember to keep in touch with us. Wewant to hear about your successes andaccomplishments. We want to promote all thegreat contributions our alumni are making tothe community and around the country. Ifwe can be of any assistant to you, please don’thesitate to call or email.Thank you for your support and God Blessyou and your family.Brian D. PendergestBrian D. PendergestPrincipal3