Local liberals are chagrined that students attending a small private high school that has a budget 60% less per capita than their public school counterparts are turning out dramatically better students. Tax and spend libs don't understand how come their money isn't buying higher performance.
Now the good news that has them upset:
Students at Champion Christian School who earned honor roll grades for fall 2006 were the following:
Grade 12 — Brook Bekendam, Casey Conner, Nick Crippa, Raenee Davenport, Kandis Glaziner, Kyle Greewood, Angela Harter, Brooklyn Koslofsky, Becky Louber, Allison Mendon, Shayla Nelson, Josh Oversby, Andrew Roberts, Allison Romero, Jenna Rose, Mehaa Seth, Sean Sheppard, Marissa Shriver, Joleen Van Tol, Sarah Vielhaber, Katie Vogel, Cory Wijnhamer, Nicholas Yorton
Grade 11 — Jenessa Geer, Cortlan Lininger, Laura Peaty, Austin Pierce, Shoshanna Perez, Andrew Simon, Tess Vogel, Nathan Yant
Grade 10 — Alex Anderson, Elizabeth Barrett, Tessa Bekendam, Camille Fuller, Chris Harter, Joshua Hasak, Kurt Jordan, Carly Koslofsky, Heidi Louber, Lynnie Shull, Caleb Smith, Corey Stein
Grade nine — Alysia Ballantyne, Austin Bowman, Natalie Crippa, Jeremiah Gawthrop, Daniel Perkins, Stephen Phillips
Grade eight — Jeremiah Brown, Forrest Clune, Olivia Fuller, Melissa Goings, Elizabeth Reyes, Janine Swiney
Grade Seven — Lianna Jordan, Erin Koslofsky, Sarah Rolls
As someone who is intimately familiar with this school, I can tell you that the secret to their success lies largely with their development and adherence to standards, both academic and social. In addition to this, parent involvement is critical and is rewarded.