New Tech director pleased with program after 1st quarter

Huntington County Tab:

Everything's going well in Huntington North High School's new school within a school, administrators say.

The "New Tech" program opened this fall, based on a model that emphasizes project-based learning and collaboration with heavy reliance on computers.

Viking New Tech Director Kelly Renier reports that after the first quarter of VNT's inaugural year, students are finding their niche.

"I am definitely impressed with how well the students have adapted to just being in a different environment and being in a different setting," she says. "The proof of that is when they speak to guests who come in from the outside."...(more)