| When you choose to do your high school | | | | Languages, things like that. My interests lie |
| diploma from home, you not only have the | | | | more on the artistic side and there was not |
| capability of working at your own pace, | | | | anything there to stimulate me. I finally |
| without the distractions and stresses that | | | | gave up, I felt like I was wasting my time." |
| the high school social scene poses, but you | | | | |
| also have the capability of choosing the | | | | That is when Jason realized that at Citizens |
| classes that you want, from a far wider | | | | School, the choices in course selection are |
| variety of option than what your local high | | | | endless. He came across our information while |
| school would be able to offer you through | | | | searching for other options and realized that |
| night school. | | | | he would be able to take artistic classes |
| | | | like painting and graphic design through our |
| At Citizens School, we realize that while | | | | institution, while still achieving a |
| economics and the need to work full time is a | | | | federally recognized high school diploma. |
| primary motivator for people to leave school | | | | While adhering to official requirement for a |
| prior to achieving their diploma, we also | | | | high school diploma, we are able to offer a |
| realize that there are many other factors at | | | | more outstanding selection that stimulate our |
| play. Our marketing team research has clearly | | | | students, while they also complete the |
| shown that not only do students leave school | | | | required courses to achieve what they |
| out of a need, they also leave school out of | | | | ultimately are looking for - a high school |
| desire, the desire to be stimulated more than | | | | diploma with a breadth of selection that is |
| what their local high school could provide. | | | | unparalleled. |
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| One interviewee, Jason, put it most bluntly, | | | | So, if you are thinking that you want to |
| "I left school because I was bored. Plain and | | | | achieve a high school diploma, but the idea |
| simple. The high school that I went to, did | | | | of it makes you cringe from the memories of |
| not offer the kinds of courses that I was | | | | high school boredom, remember that you have |
| interested in taking. They offered all the | | | | more opportunities than you think. |
| necessary stuff, for sure, like Math and | | | | |