Awards, Accomplishments, and College Acceptances
College Acceptances
● Beginning with our first graduating class--The Class of 2005--Monte del Sol graduates have received acceptances from the following institutions of higher learning (grouped alphabetically):
American Dramatic and Musical Academy,Ny, American University, Wash. DC., Antioch College, Arizona Animation Institute, Arizona State Univeristy, Art Institute of Chicago, Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale,
Bard College, Ny., Beloit College, Bennington College, Berklee School of Music, Boston, Boston University.
Carnegie Mellon University, College of Santa Fe, Colorado College, Colorado Mountain College, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University, Columbia College of Art, Chicago, Il, Cornish School of the Arts, Wa., Culinary Institute of America.
DePaul University, Dickinson College, Drew University.
Earlham College, Eckerd College, Fl., Elon University, Emerson College, Ma., Emily Carr Institute of Fine Arts, Vancouver, Eugene Lang College, Evergreen State.
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Ca., Fordham University, NY., Ft. Lewis College, Co.
Goucher College
Hamilton College, Hamline University, Hendrix College
Ithaca College, NY
Johnson & Wales University, Co.
Kalamazoo College, Knox College
Lewis & Clark College, Or., Long Island University (Friends World College), Loyola Marymount University, Ca., Loyola University of New Orleans,
Marlboro College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Mills College, Montana State University.
Naropa University, Co., New Mexico Highlands University, New Mexico State University, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NM Tech), New York University (Tisch School of Film), Northeastern University, Ma., Northern Arizona University, Northland College, North Carolina School of The Arts.
Occidental College.Oklahoma City University, Otis School of Art and Design.
Pacific Northwest College of Art, Pitzer College, Portland State University, Principia College, Prescott College.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Rhode Island School of Design, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Rollins College, Fl.
San Antonio Community College, Santa Fe Community College, Sarah Lawrence College, NY., Scherer Institute of Natural Healing, NM, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Scripps College, Seattle University, St. John's College, Md., St. John's College, NM., St. Mary's College, Morago, Ca., SUNY Purchase, Skidmore College.
Tufts University
United World College, NM., United World College, Singapore, Universal Technical Institute, University of Arizona, University of California at Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Los Angeles, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz., University of Colorado, University of Denver, University of Hawaii, University of Maine, University of Malaga, Spain, University of Massachusettes, Amherst, University of New Mexico, University of Oregon, University of Portland, University of Puget Sound, University of San Francisco, University of University of Texas, Austin, University of Victoria, BC, University of Washington.
Warren Wilson College, Wesleyan University, Western Washington University, Wheaton College, Whitman College, Whittier College, Ca., Willamette University.
Accomplishments, Awards and notable Monte del Sol tidbits:
● In March 2005, Choir, History and Govt. Econ. teacher, Ms. Terry Wyrick, was awarded the "Golden Apple" New Mexico Teacher of The Year.
● In 2004 we received the National Civic Star award from the American Association of School Administrators for our Mentorship Program.
● Since 2004, The Ronald M Simon Family Foundation has awarded 12 high school and college scholarships, totalling over $300,000 to MdS students.
● In 2006, we received a $208,000 grant from the State of
● Monte is one of a few charter schools in the country which has constructed its own building;
● We averaged 95% parent participation for quarterly parent conferences;
● Our World Language Dept. has taken students to
● In 2004, Tony Gerlicz, Founding Principal, was awarded a scholarship to attend a course for charter school leaders at the Kennedy School of Government at
● Monte del Sol has developed sister school relationships in
● In 2003, we won 1st place in the statewide Jimmy Santiago Baca Poetry Slam Competition;
● We have participated in statewide Mock Trial competition since 2003.
● In 2004, we participated in statewide "We The People" competition
● Our award winning Mentorship Program has matched over 500 mentors from all professional arenas to over a thousand students since the inception of the program in 2000. The annual, three-day Mentorship Festival concludes the program each May, and students showcase their high-quality year-long work at Santa Fe's performance spaces and theaters to their peers, parents, the press and the public.
● Our annual student art exhibition has been hosted by Santa Fe's premier art venues, including by the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum's Education Annex, The Center for Contemporary Arts and the College of Santa Fe's Fine Arts Museum;
● Our Varsity athletics teams in soccer, basketball, volleyball, track and swimming have played in State competition in many seasons.
● In 2003, we partnered with
● Each year, more than forty percent of Seniors take classes through concurrent enrollment at the
● In 2004, we received a competitive Federal Charter School Dissemination Grant to share best practices and partner with the
● Each year, the number of Juniors and Seniors registering for Advance Placement classes increases.
● Identity Cubes (photo, image and creative writing project) displayed at Stewart Udall Center on Museum Hill;
● Our basketball team was first in the district and qualified for the State Tournament in '03-'04, second in district and went to regionals in '04-'05;
● Our student-designed and built water catchment and greenhouse gained the attention of the Department of Energy, Minerals and Resources as a pilot project in greening an existing school building;
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● We have hosted exchange students from
● In 2004, MdS Chess Team took first place in the middle school Northern New Mexico Chess Finals, and first place in the high school Booster division.
● Two student films won awards in the '03-'04
● Four MdS students won 1st place in the '04-'05 statewide "Desert Light" Film competition;
● One MdS student film selected for youth entry in '04-'05 International Santa Fe Film Festival;
● In 2004, two students returned with awards from a Spoken Word competition in
● Three students received '04-'05 all-state choir designations, a high honor for a small school;
● MdS students chosen to sing the National Anthem at the State Basketball Tourney in
● Two '03-'04 eleventh graders were accepted early to colleges: one received a sizeable scholarship to attend
● Monte del Sol has been selected by the New Mexico Study and Research Council to study our practices in effective school reform;
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● Our Charter has twice been renewed by the Santa Fe School District for a further five years: in 2004 and 2009. The next renewal requirement will be in 2014;