West Lafayette Schools are the Best!
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7/7/2009
I am NOT a parent, but I am someone who went all the way through West Lafayette School Corporation and I can honestly say, I was better prepared for my college education than most of my peers I went to college with.
A large part of that is the fact that Purdue University is just down the road. All of their programs and events open to the public are a great way for younger students to go to a college campus, and get to learn things from the college students they look up to. Events like the Bug Bowl and the Purdue Vetreanry School open houses were always so fun and educational, not to mention the Rube Goldberg projects the Purdue Students would construct. I remember in Jr. High we modeled one of our science projects after it, then went to Purdue to watch the real thing.
At West Lafayette High School most of the teachers are retired or former college professors who really care about student's growth and development. The music programs are some of the BEST in the state (Former Orchestra geek) regularly winning competitions, and the list of extracurricular activities students can participate in is immense! In fact, the 2008 Scripps Spelling Bee winner was a student from West Lafayette Jr. High.
Because the size of the school corporation is small, it is really like being part of a second family. This is a tight knit community, and I'm really proud of where I came from. I am so thankful that I had such a great education growing up, without it, I wouldn't have been able to graduate with honors at the top of my class from an internationally renowned college.
Obviously, West Lafayette, IN has its downfalls, but the education system here is NOT one of them!
Erin | West Lafayette, IN