Hughes Academy Report Card Survey Narrative 2018

Hughes Academy of Science and Technology is helping all students develop world class skills and life and career characteristics of the Profile of the Graduate by providing a safe, caring, and academically challenging learning environment.  We provide such an environment through the implementation of our school vision, which states that Hughes Academy is a diverse and collaborative community developing growth-minded learners. We demonstrate this vision by challenging our students with best practices to reach their full potential and by the continuous professional development of our teachers.

Our teachers are always seeking to learn new and effective strategies to use in the classroom such as STEAM, Project Based Learning initiatives, and other student centered approaches.  Our teachers understand the importance of the engineering design model, which allows students to ask, imagine, plan, create, and improve in order to reach their full potential.  We have partnered with businesses who provide representatives to guide our students through real world application.  This allows our students to work within teams, developing 21st century skills.

At Hughes Academy of Science and Technology, we have various programs outside of academics to focus on developing the whole child.  We have partnered with Bons Secours and Mentor Upstate to develop and implement a mentoring program to better reach our at-risk population.  We believe it is imperative that our students learn what it means to be a leader and that these skills will help to ensure success in life.  We continually focus on positive behavior interventions using a school wide behavior management system using the acronym ROCK, where we focus on Respect, Order, Communication, and Kindness.  We also provide weekend meals for food insecure students and families through our HAK PAK program. Our students participate in a variety of extracurricular activities, including Lego League Robotics, Minecraft Club, Battle of the Brains, Math Counts, Beta Club, and a variety of athletic programs.

We believe the school, family, and community must work as one team to provide a quality education at Hughes Academy.  Our SIC and PTSA are involved decisions regarding program development, community needs, and student activities.  We couldn’t be successful without the numerous hours that our volunteers provide each year.  Thank you for your continued support of public education and Hughes Academy of Science and Technology.

Lauren Price, SIC Chair

Jordan Finlay, Principal