ALTERNATIVE = OPPORTUNITIES
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Alternative rock. Alternative
medicine.
Alternative school.
Inserting the word “alternative”
before any word can be vague and
su?er at the hands of a negative
public perception. The dictionary
de?nes alternative (noun) as
a choice or a possibility. As an
adjective, alternative is de?ned
as “following nontraditional or
unconventional ideas.”
New
Horizons High School (NHHS) is
the district?s “alternative”
high school and has
been
open
s i n c e
2006.
Unlike the traditional high
school, students at New Horizons
have to apply and undergo an
interview process. New Horizons
High School Principal Amy Salvo
believes in ?nding the right ?t.
“Students apply to attend New
Horizons for a variety of reasons.
It is my job to make sure they are
applying for the right reasons
and they are fully informed of
the level of rigor that occurs in
the classrooms. When I meet
with the student and their parent
or guardian, I make them aware
that the purpose of the interview
is to determine what school or
program will best meet their
child's needs and goals, and that
may or may not be NHHS,” Salvo
said.
"Let us think of
education as the means
of developing our greatest
According to the principal,
each
meeting
takes
abilities, because in each of us