Current Student of the Month |
My Rawhide Success |  My name is Carl and I have been at Rawhide for approximately two months. I did not expect to make friends or to learn as much as I have at Rawhide. I’m learning how to treat others with respect. Because there are many different people living together, there can be disagreements. The staff are great role models and I really look up to them and respect the way they handle those disagreements. There is no shortage of encouragement and the staff is willing to put in a lot of time and effort to help us toward our goals.
During my time at Rawhide I have joined the basketball team. The coaches not only teach us basketball skills, but life skills as well. Coach Scott and Coach Jeff model leadership, determination, and patience.
Currently, I’m working toward obtaining my diploma. My teacher, Ms. Connie, spends a lot of one-on-one time working with me and I appreciate her help. I’m excited to finish high school and start working on long-term goals for my education. I would like to work in one of the trades and volunteer in my community.
The job trainers in the Prep Center at Rawhide have been training me to inspect and repair boats and cars. Currently, I am learning how to tutor and train new students working in my area. These are skills I can use when I leave Rawhide. I enjoy trading stories and working alongside the job trainers.
One of the biggest positives of being at Rawhide is to feel the love from staff and to learn about Jesus Christ. It does not matter to them what we did before arriving at Rawhide, but who we are once we leave Rawhide.
~Carl |
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| How the Student of the Month is Selected | | | Each month Rawhide's Starr Academy staff nominates students who are doing well both in school and in their treatment plan. From those nominations a student is selected. The final selection is then reviewed by the student's Rawhide Social Worker, Houseparents, Work Experience Trainer and their peers. If everyone agrees with the school's assessment, the student then has the priviledge of sharing their story in a 200-250 word essay. |
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