The students who spent the day here now have a better idea of what it means to be a scientist or an engineer and of what they can accomplish.

We do have to be really proactive with some students, and it's helping, I think. We're seeing the results, and we saw results in October testing. It really did have an impact.

We have two schools with high numbers of disadvantages students. Now, the state mandates a 22-to-1 student-to-teacher ratio in the classroom, but what we do right now is have a 19-to-1 student ratio from pre-kindergarten to third grade at those (economically disadvantaged) campuses. The third grade is when they start TAKS and reading. We want to make sure we have those kids prepared for their future. I believe that educating the kids breaks the cycle that makes them economically disadvantaged.

We want students to know what they are getting into, ... The recruiters mention travel, but they don't mention the Middle East.

The parish can no longer sustain the gap between tuition and the cost of education with so few students.

It´s important that students don´t keep paying the price for this for years to come, ... If we can help keep them on track in their education, then this will be a one-semester displacement for them.