Opinion

Addison Trail 'cares about whole person'

Posted November 10, 2014 4:01 am

I am writing in regard to the article, "27.0 average leads ACT performance in DuPage," published on Oct. 31.

While Addison Trail High School's ACT scores may not be as high as the 27.0 reported from Hinsdale Central, A.T. shines in another area which is just as important: school culture.

I am totally blind, and I attended Addison Trail for my final two years of high school, 2009-2011. The faculty and students at A.T. are some of the most caring, compassionate and dedicated people around.

During my two years at Addison Trail, I met so many wonderful people who touched my life in just as many different ways; everyone wanted to see me succeed - not just academically, but in everything I did. The "we care about the whole person" attitude isn't anything test scores can quantify, but it is just as, if not more so, important.

Michael Hansen

St. Charles

Addison Trail Class of 2011

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