Students at Pawnee High School are getting ahead in their academic journeys through dual credit courses.  These are courses in which students also earn college credits which can count towards the requirements of the degree they pursue.  This runs in part through Lincoln Land Community College’s “College Now” program, in which a number of Pawnee students take part. 

Mae McTaggart is one of those students and also serves as Pawnee’s College Now representative.  She anticipates earning nearly a year’s worth of college credits as she graduates high school.

Some Pawnee teachers are able to teach the dual credit classes themselves.  Otherwise, students simply take the courses through the College Now program.  Students may also be eligible to see their dual credit coursework financed by Pawnee High School, putting these opportunities within the reach of more students.

McTaggart has a busy extracurricular schedule.  She is the vice president of the school’s National Honor Society chapter and their Interact Club and also plays volleyball, basketball, and softball.

The basketball season is in progress and has been full of change, including new coaching and bringing in other schools for a co-op.

More information on Pawnee Community Unit School District #11 is available at www.pawneeschools.com.

Mae McTaggart appeared as a guest on the WTIM Morning Show as part of the WTIM High School Road Tour’s visit to Pawnee.