b'Principals Message: We are Pan AmThe 2018-2019 academic yearlearning by setting high academic was one of our most successfulstandards for college readiness and yet. We implemented our firstcontinuously providing support year of middle school, and I wasand assistance to our students. This very excited to see the changingyear, our efforts were rewarded maturity and academic disciplineas our staff, students, and parents of these 7th-8th grade studentshelped our school earn a new throughout the year. However,5-Year Accreditation from the as great as the last school yearSouthern Association of Colleges was, the 2019-2020 school yearand Schools (SACS). Our faculty promises to be even better! We haveand staff engaged with me in ramped up our recruiting efforts bythe review and revision of our forming an Admissions Team, whoinstructional programs to ensure is working together to maximizeall students are performing at the Mrs. Ellie Perez, M.Ed., our enrollment. And, we havehighest levels in the classroom. Principal/Counselor launched a new forward-lookingStudents seeking further initiative called Second Home toadvancement were challenged to A s principal, I have the greatgive at-risk students in the localtake on college-level coursework privilege of working with theand surrounding communitiesat the local college (Coastal Bend dedicated staff and students at Pres- an opportunity to be part of ourCollege) or university (Texas A&M byterian Pan American School. IPan Am family and to obtain aUniversity- Kingsville), for which am going on my 15th year, and thegreat education apart from thethey received both high school and more time I spend here, the morestresses of home life that they maycollege credit. impressed I become with not onlybe experiencing. For well over a our students, but with our staff andcentury, Pan Am has been a secondAs we continue in our quest to edu-our very supportive parents. Thehome for disadvantaged youngcate and empower young adults for Pan Am family is hard-working andpeople from around the world,leadership in the global communi-genuinely cares about each otherand now the same opportunitiesty, we embrace the challenges of the and especially about the studentsof a top-notch college preparatoryfuture, while celebrating the tradi-in our school. We are committed toeducation are being made availabletions of our prestigious past. Our making a positive difference in theto young people right in our owncommitted faculty, staff, students, lives of our students as we carry outback yard.and parents continue to make Pan our mission of developing youngAm a truly wonderful and unique Christian leaders.Each year, we focus our efforts onplace. We are Presbyterian Pan achieving our goal of creating aAmerican School!Page 6|www.ppas.org school culture that is conducive to'