Konawaena high school, Hawaii (Wikicommons) since kindergarten, has a 17-year-old high school senior Ciara Cetraro don't miss a day at school. That's more than 2,000 days show up for every day at school. And perhaps most impressive of all: they did it in Hawaii, known for his "epidemic" of chronic absenteeism life.
West Hawaii today reports that Cetraro has not only perfect attendance, but had the Konawaena high school senior is also one of their class Valedictorians, President and Treasurer of the school national honor society chapter, Captain of the cheerleader Konawaena Wildcat, senior class Vice President, and go green environment Club Vice President.
"I never did this for the recognition and awards." Been there to break always a personal choice and a hard habit, "she told the paper."
"School is very important to me and I like it." I intend always fear may be something missing. I wanted to try just my best to learn as much as I can and me constantly improving. "By missing a single day in school, I get the opportunity to build up and expand my knowledge."
Required to reach the days of consecutive participation Cetraro, she sets her record in some famous company. Cal Ripken Jr. contains such as the major league baseball record for games in a row: lacing for 2,632 games in a row more than 16 years. And despite a recent illness of "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest has shown up for each edition of the show on its current 11-year run.
Hawaii Board of education Vice President Brian Delima described milestone the upcoming May 19 as a "a remarkable achievement."
Delima said "Studies academic achievement drops significantly for students who miss 10 percent or more, a school year show", the paper. "Chronic absenteeism is more than leading indicator, a student from the school finally; falling" "It's symptomatic of bad habits in life."
Delima said about 12,000 of Hawaii's public school students during the first half of the academic year alone 15 or more days of school missed.
A report 2010 in education week found that students who are absent are 10 per cent or more of the time from school rather fail courses and finally delete from school, over attentive counterparts.
And there is a reason, the Cetaro always yet so modestly sounds despite an incredible commitment to their personal training: last year was her brother of Nicolas same record and also serves as a class valedictorian award.
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