Fixtures in Achievement
When it comes to achievement, LCS students, staff and volunteers have hit the mark on many levels over the course of several years. In the past, this September issue of The Haitian Project News has been filled with stories of accomplishments to celebrate—expansion in class size, success stories of national exam results, reaching equality in enrollment for girls and boys, and new developments in community service programs offered by LCS students to area residents. These accomplishments have become fixtures in the school’s makeup. Thanks to the relentless support and hard work of the Haitian Project Community in the U.S. and Haiti, LCS faculty and students, and our dedicated volunteers, LCS does more and operates at a higher level each year.
As the school community has grown, the community service programs have grown with it. In 2003, Ti Ekol (the neighborhood literacy program) had 15-20 children from the surrounding area coming to LCS on a regular basis to learn basic reading and writing skills from LCS students. With the program’s explosion of growth since 2005, now roughly 200 children who live in the Santo region have been consistently coming to LCS Monday through Thursday, learning not only how to read and write, but also studying lessons in math, history, French and more. Over these three years, LCS students have worked on better structuring their classes, as well refining their teaching and discipline skills to prepare themselves for the professional work world while enthusiastically fulfilling the LCS mission of service.
Like a healthy high school in the U.S., over the past few years LCS has added to its community life a competitive debate team, a theater group, a praise and worship group, Monday night rosary, and a continued RCIA program. Things like play performances and opportunities for faith formation have enhanced the quality of life for students and seem to propel even more opportunities to bloom. This past summer, after hours of research and preparation, the school’s debate team was broadcasted on national T.V., winning a competition for the Port au Prince area.
In reflecting on this beautiful unfolding of what LCS has become today, surely anyone close to the mission is filled with thoughts and prayers of gratitude. This gift of gratitude found within the LCS community, God willing, will inspire yet another year of hard work to maintain and expand upon the LCS endeavors.
Fixtures in LCS Achievement for September 2008:
- Total Enrollment = 363, Girls =189, Boys = 174,
- Baccalaureate National Exam pass rate for the Class of 2008 = 100%
