The start of another great school year is underway! I am entering my third year as a high school administrator (Academy Director) and I have begun to see items that I started three years ago start to fall in place. The staff is at an all time high in terms of morale and the building has had no change in administration or leadership. The first week has gone very smoothly and looks like it will be an even greater year!
I am looking forward to seeing what initiatives and programs the new Superintendent will put in place during his first full year at the helm. I am sure he is just as excited with the opening of school. I will keep you all posted as the year goes along.
Living the Dream!
Mr. Soler
Showing posts with label Charlotte High School. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Charlotte High School. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Advancement Via Individual Determination-AVID
I just got back from Atlanta, GA were I attended a training session for AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) and let me start out by saying that I am eager to get underway.
AVID is a unique program targeted at middle of the road students who are often times invisible in the classroom. The type of students who get by academically and rarely cause any issues behaviorally. The students, that need some support and instruction on preparing themselves for college.
What impressed me most about the AVID program and the five day institute was the passion and fire that was there by the organization and by other attendees on making sure underrepresented students get to college.
This September, I along with my AVID site team will be embarking on our first cohort of AVID students. We have 46 students engaging in this journey. I will keep you all posted!
For more information on AVID check out their website: www.avidonline.org
Living the Dream!
Mr. Anibal Soler, Jr.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Charlotte High School Prom 2008
Time has flown by, and just the other night we had another successful magnificent event for our student body. We had our 2nd Annual Junior/Senior Prom. I am always amazed at how good our students look when they dress up. As expected our students had a great time and enjoyed another memorable night in their high school career.
My only wish is that more staff members would participate and attend this event so that they would view our students in a different lens and get a better understanding of what it is all about.
This event also brings us closer to graduation and now we only have a month.
The work continues!!!
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¡Viviendo el Sueño! (Living the Dream!)
Mr. Anibal Soler, Jr.
http://www.anibalsoler.com
http://anibalsoler.blogspot.com
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Living the Dream: Back 2 Back Section V Champs!
Congratulations to the Charlotte High School Boys Varsity Basketball Team! They have accomplished what most student-athletes never get to experience once in their careers, they won back-to-back Section Five Championships.
This team of boys have been together since middle school and their hard work, determination and commitment has paid off. They have help rebuild and make Charlotte High School a powerhouse in boys basketball.
I wish all the Seniors on the team, good luck and we will be looking forward to their college careers.
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¡Viviendo el Sueño! (Living the Dream!)
Mr. Anibal Soler, Jr.
http://www.anibalsoler.com
http://anibalsoler.blogspot.com
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Jordan Major-Scholar Athlete
This week brought some great news to Charlotte High School and in particularly myself. Last year in my first year at Charlotte High School I made a connection with a student, Jordan Major. At the time Jordan was a Junior and I seen an enormous amount of potential in him athletically as well as academically. Since that time I have become his unofficial mentor and advocate.
In two years worth of time I have taken Jordan to various venues, including college visitation trips and AAU basketball tournaments. I have also helped him out financially when things were tough.
Jordan, is evidence that making connections and mentoring students pays off! As a result of his hard work he was chosen as the scholar athlete for Channel 10 news in Rochester. Check it out the news article here.
Congratulations Jordan, I am proud of you!
¡Viviendo el Sueño! (Living the Dream!)
Mr. Anibal Soler, Jr.
http://www.anibalsoler.com
http://anibalsoler.blogspot.com
In two years worth of time I have taken Jordan to various venues, including college visitation trips and AAU basketball tournaments. I have also helped him out financially when things were tough.
Jordan, is evidence that making connections and mentoring students pays off! As a result of his hard work he was chosen as the scholar athlete for Channel 10 news in Rochester. Check it out the news article here.
Congratulations Jordan, I am proud of you!
¡Viviendo el Sueño! (Living the Dream!)
Mr. Anibal Soler, Jr.
http://www.anibalsoler.com
http://anibalsoler.blogspot.com
Sunday, September 9, 2007
Welcome Back!
The first week of school has come and gone. As you are all already aware I am in my second year as an Academy Director (Vice-Principal) at Charlotte High School in Rochester, New York. Our school last year was labeled as persistently dangerous due to the suspension and incident rates of 2005-06. During my first year our school principal and administrative team put many things in place and well, it paid off. We are now off the list that gave us a negative perception by our community members and students.
On our opening day we were welcomed with a visit from Interim Superintendent Dr. William Cala, who was going to visit all 60 schools during the first two days of school. Along with the Superintendent's visit came the media, in particular Channel 10 NBC News was there to report on us getting removed from the list.
I was glad to see them there to report on all of our hard work. All of the things that our teachers, students and administrators have been doing to make Charlotte High School a world class institution of learning.
Here is the video and article of that morning. Click Here
Now that we are off the list and back to a fresh start our focus still remains on continuing a a safe learning environment and improving our instructional offerings. With time I am confident that Charlotte High School will move up and be known as an elite high school in the Rochester area.
¡Viviendo el Sueño! (Living the Dream!)
Mr. Anibal Soler, Jr.
http://www.anibalsoler.com
http://anibalsoler.blogspot.com
On our opening day we were welcomed with a visit from Interim Superintendent Dr. William Cala, who was going to visit all 60 schools during the first two days of school. Along with the Superintendent's visit came the media, in particular Channel 10 NBC News was there to report on us getting removed from the list.
I was glad to see them there to report on all of our hard work. All of the things that our teachers, students and administrators have been doing to make Charlotte High School a world class institution of learning.
Here is the video and article of that morning. Click Here
Now that we are off the list and back to a fresh start our focus still remains on continuing a a safe learning environment and improving our instructional offerings. With time I am confident that Charlotte High School will move up and be known as an elite high school in the Rochester area.
¡Viviendo el Sueño! (Living the Dream!)
Mr. Anibal Soler, Jr.
http://www.anibalsoler.com
http://anibalsoler.blogspot.com
Monday, September 3, 2007
Back to School!!
Tomorrow morning, it's back to work for thousands of teachers across New York State. The excitement is in the air!
I personally can't wait as I begin my second year as an Academy Director/ Vice-Principal at Charlotte High School. Coming into this school year with a years worth of experience speaks volumes. I am attacking things from whole new perspective. I am looking forward to improving our NYS ELA test results along with continuing to develop valuable connections with my students. I have some new teachers under my supervision along with many from last year. I think in ten months from now you will see a different end of the year grade for my self evaluation.
I want to wish all the educational leaders, teachers and students a successful and eventful school year. There is no other job out there where you will be able to affect the future of our world and obtain intrinsic rewards!
Good luck everyone and remember to Live the Dream!
¡Viviendo el Sueño! (Living the Dream!)
Mr. Anibal Soler, Jr.
http://www.anibalsoler.com
http://anibalsoler.blogspot.com
I personally can't wait as I begin my second year as an Academy Director/ Vice-Principal at Charlotte High School. Coming into this school year with a years worth of experience speaks volumes. I am attacking things from whole new perspective. I am looking forward to improving our NYS ELA test results along with continuing to develop valuable connections with my students. I have some new teachers under my supervision along with many from last year. I think in ten months from now you will see a different end of the year grade for my self evaluation.
I want to wish all the educational leaders, teachers and students a successful and eventful school year. There is no other job out there where you will be able to affect the future of our world and obtain intrinsic rewards!
Good luck everyone and remember to Live the Dream!
¡Viviendo el Sueño! (Living the Dream!)
Mr. Anibal Soler, Jr.
http://www.anibalsoler.com
http://anibalsoler.blogspot.com
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
A call for help
Dear Family, Friends and Colleagues,
You are all aware of my commitment and passion to serve my students in my role as their Vice Principal at Charlotte High School. I look to instill in all my students the courage, desire and perseverance to achieve their dreams regardless of whatever adversity comes their way.
Today, I encountered a call for help by one of my recently graduated male success stories.
His name is Jasper M. and in 19 years of life, he has encountered a multitude of adversity that so far he has been able to overcome. Although now, he is at a crossroads in his life with no direction or immediate family support to help him and has turned to me, and I am turning to you.
Jasper in the past 3 months has gone from high to low to uncertain. After various matters and hardship during his high school tenure, he was able to complete and graduate. During his final month, he was also able to apply to Genesee Community College and be accepted, although having some learning complexities. Shortly after graduating and being accepted to college, Jasper’s mother who was chronically ill passed away. Jasper is currently working fulltime at a local recreation center but the majority of his college savings was spent on his mother’s funeral, as he is the only other income in the house and his father is also deceased.
As of today, he has $50 dollars towards his college future and a minimal amount of belongings to take with him this Friday, August 24, 2007. This is where your help comes in to play. If you could spare $10 dollars, please feel free to donate at the PayPal site that I have setup for Jasper’s College Fund. Click on the button below; create a PayPal account and pay with a credit card. I would love to present him with a check in the amount of money raised to help him purchase food, school supplies, linens and many other items. Once again he leaves Friday. Thank you!
Living the Dream!
Anibal Soler, Jr.
www.anibalsoler.com
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Charlotte High School Graduation 2007
Yesterday was my first Graduation as a High School Vice-Principal. It was an overwhelming and fulfilling experience. It had been almost 20 years since the last graduating class had received a high school diploma. The last group from Charlotte High School was back in 1988.
The commencement ceremony took place at the University of Rochester's Strong Auditorium.
As I stood near the stage at my post there were many things that stood out in my mind. First, I began to think of how many of my students where going to become first generation high school graduates. Many of my students come from families who do not have a single high school graduate, much like myself.
The second thing that crossed my mind was the sense of pride all of the staff should have when looking at the current graduates. I wish that all teaching staff members were required to be in attendance. You may ask why? Well, I feel that if staff get to truly see why we work so hard on making sure our graduates get through they will understand or be reminded of their intrinsic responsibilities. The handful of staff members who were there will undoubtedly be inspired and moved for a long while. I look forward to seeing how this translates into next year as we now have our first official year as a full high school grades 7-12.
The other ultimate highlight was being able to take photos with the students afterwards. This is where you get to hug that student who you were nagging on the past nine months. This is also were you get to see how many students you impacted by the amount of photo requests you have.
I was only privileged enough to work and get to know these graduates for the past school year, 2006-2007. I hope during that time I have helped make an impact and demonstrate for them that, today all though a great day is not the end of the road. They need to make sure they continue on forward and live the dream!!
In closing let me say, CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2007!!
Living the Dream!!
Mr. Soler
www.anibalsoler.com
The commencement ceremony took place at the University of Rochester's Strong Auditorium.
As I stood near the stage at my post there were many things that stood out in my mind. First, I began to think of how many of my students where going to become first generation high school graduates. Many of my students come from families who do not have a single high school graduate, much like myself.
The second thing that crossed my mind was the sense of pride all of the staff should have when looking at the current graduates. I wish that all teaching staff members were required to be in attendance. You may ask why? Well, I feel that if staff get to truly see why we work so hard on making sure our graduates get through they will understand or be reminded of their intrinsic responsibilities. The handful of staff members who were there will undoubtedly be inspired and moved for a long while. I look forward to seeing how this translates into next year as we now have our first official year as a full high school grades 7-12.
The other ultimate highlight was being able to take photos with the students afterwards. This is where you get to hug that student who you were nagging on the past nine months. This is also were you get to see how many students you impacted by the amount of photo requests you have.
I was only privileged enough to work and get to know these graduates for the past school year, 2006-2007. I hope during that time I have helped make an impact and demonstrate for them that, today all though a great day is not the end of the road. They need to make sure they continue on forward and live the dream!!
In closing let me say, CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2007!!
Living the Dream!!
Mr. Soler
www.anibalsoler.com
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