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Bridges Alternative School
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What is Bridges?
Bridges is a program in the Fox C-6 School District where students will maintain and improve on academic progress while focusing on character, social and motivational skills allowing them to become successful alumni and quality citizens of our community.
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How is Bridges different from Fox High or Seckman High?
Bridges gives students the opportunity to retrieve credits in an alternative setting in an effort to get caught up and graduate- or to return to their respective high school. Students do this in a much smaller setting, spending some of the time working on computers, and having the opportunity to complete some of their classes at their own pace.
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Where is Bridges High School?
Our school is located on the Fox campus- across from Rickman Auditorium- in the basement of the Fox Administration Building.
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Is Bridges where kids with behavior issues are sent?
No- that couldn’t be further from the truth. One of the main criteria for being accepted into Bridges is to not have a history of serious discipline issues. Students with extensive discipline issues are not accepted into Bridges. The kids enrolled at Bridges are students who had a difficult stretch where they became credit deficient. The goal at Bridges is to help students retrieve credits and to see them graduate.
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Can my child graduate with a high school diploma from Bridges?
Yes. If the student meets all of the necessary course requirements set forth by the state of Missouri, they will graduate with a high school diploma from the Fox C-6 School District. At Bridges, we have our own graduation ceremony separate from the respective high schools that our kids attend.
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I believe my child could be a candidate for Bridges. What should I do next?
You or your child should contact their respective class principal at Fox High or Seckman High. Along with their guidance counselor, they will discuss the program with you and help determine if you should take the next step- which is the application process.
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At Bridges Alternative School, students find success through small
class sizes and positive relationships with teachers and staff members.