Addison Raistrick and Maddie Hanson are accepted into the Dual Degree Program.
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First group accepted into the Dual Degree Program Class of 2024 has the chance to earn an HHS and college degree
By Amanda Sarrol
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n Jan. 7. the Dual Degree Program application window was closed. In total, 31 students applied for the program and 25 applicants were accepted a week later on Jan. 14. Addison Raistrick, one of the accepted students of the Dual Degree Program, walked down to the College and Career Center to pick up her acceptance letter after receiving an email. “It was a Friday, I remember it so distinctly. I had it on my calendar. FEBRUARY 17 ISSUE 2022
I had my Chromebook opened with the inbox, and my teacher was talking, and suddenly I have the little [notification in my] inbox come in, and it’s an email from Mrs. Martens,” Raistrick said. Laura Martens, Huntley High School’s college and career counselor, sent out emails and letters to all 31 students who applied for the Dual Degree Program. “This was the [best] part. I sent an email saying their letter was ready and I had letters here [in the office], and I had students come to the College and Career Center to pick up their letter,” Martens said. “However, I did the students who the program wasn’t right for first, so they didn’t
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overlap because I thought that would be really cruel.” There were many factors that were taken into consideration, when deciding the acceptances for the applicants. “[The applicant had to be in their] sophomore year, [and provide their] GPA and letters of recommendation so that we could hear from teachers that the student is successful in class, because you can’t just go off GPA. [Also,] the student applications talked about why they were interested, which I thought was important. Then, of course, the parent’s [signature], so we knew that the family was on board to find out more information,” Martens said. HUNTLEYVOICE.COM
