Today is a lot like yesterday, and the day before, and tomorrow. We seem to be busy every day with not a lot of room for time to relax. Although we ended up not having to go for drinks last night, they day still whisked by and it was bedtime before we knew it.
Today Ty is going to go “shadow” a kid at Homestake Peak which is the public school he might attend next year. We need to make a decision by Monday so he needs to check it out. Jag and I were at the high school for a meeting and when we left, he was pretty excited. He can take AP and DE (dual enrollment) classes which both give him college credit. He’s all about his future which is pretty cool to see. His electives such as weight training, business law, photography, entrepreneurship and other choices are pretty cool. Now that we’ve been there a few times he’s starting to get a feel for it. He has two baseball games today in Basalt which is by Aspen, but I think he might get snowed out. Yesterday his home base teacher wrote a glowing letter of recommendation for him, which is kind of a long read but well worth reading, so here you go,
To Whom It May Concern:
I am writing in support of Jagger Fugate, a student transferring from Vail Mountain School to Battle Mountain High School for the 2017-2018 school year. Jagger was a member of my homebase this year and a student in my Geometry class. As a rapport driven school with small class sizes, Vail Mountain School fosters the opportunity to cultivate a strong relationship with each student on both an academic and personal level.
Academically, Jagger is a mature, responsible, and a dedicated learner at a young age. He instills the love learning and completes his daily work on time, thoroughly, and thoughtfully. He engages fully during our class discussions, brings forth new ideas, and asks insightful questions. It is impressive that he has developed such strong skills as a ninth grader; his class disposition is incredible. He is a leader among his peers and a class act to follow. He has strong math capabilities and has completed a full year course in both Algebra and Geometry at this point. The next natural class in his progression would have been along our advanced track where the students take Algebra II/Trigonometry. I have full confidence that Jagger would do well in advanced courses moving forward in mathematics. If he continued at Vail Mountain School, he would be on our track to take AP math courses as an upper classman. Should you have any question about his math placement for next year, please do not hesitate to contact me.
As a person, Jagger is polite, patient, and respectful. He interacts with both his peers and adults in a positive manner. He maintains good life balance between his active engagement in athletics, academics, family life, and his social life. At Vail Mountain School, Jagger has participated in cross-age activities with an open mind and shown leadership for our younger students. I know Jagger will be a great benefit to your school community!
Sincerely, Tanya Boderck Upper School Mathematics Department Chair
Pretty impressive, I told Lori, we’re really good parents! Ha. In any case, all his teachers feel the same way about him and upon reading this and seeing his report card (through 3 Quarters) the high school counselor said he didn’t need anymore letters to put him in the advanced program. Some of his classes will actually be with juniors and some with college students. Thank god he has my brain and Lori’s looks, ha! (he actually has part of her brain too)
Time to run, Ty by the way was recognized as the top student in his Computer Science and Technology Class with a 100.7 as his grade, pretty impressive as well. He was thrilled as he’s really into computer programming and coding, which is writing computer programs. Anyhow, that’s it, hope everyone is well. Have a great day and God Bless.