Enloe High recognizes 2005 IB Diploma graduates
August 18, 2005 - Fifty-one recent Enloe High graduates who are preparing for their first college classes returned to their alma mater today to be honored for completing the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. 2005 Enloe graduates who completed the IB Diploma Programme are congratulated. |
 Enloe IB coordinator Susasn Mastro joins Enloe IB graduates at reception in their honor. |
Enloe High IB coordinator Susan Mastro said the 51 students set records as the largest of seven groups of IB students Enloe has graduated. They were awarded in excess of $1.1 million in scholarships.
"You are a very special IB class - the largest by far of any other Enloe IB class," said Mastro. "Because of your numbers, you have had to be more independent, succeed with less guidance, and depend more on each other. I think that one of your greatest achievements has been your cooperative and collectively helpful nature. You tackled the hard work by helping each other be successful."
The students are headed to college at Brandeis University, Cornell University, Davidson University, Duke University, East Carolina University, Elon University, North Carolina State University, Oglethorpe University, University of Maryland - Baltimore County, University of Georgia, University of Mary Washington, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, University of South Carolina and Washington University
Students in the IB Diploma Programme take IB courses during their junior and senior year, write a 4,000-page research essay, complete a community service requirement and take part in Theory of Knowledge discussions. While students are graded for their high school report cards, they must also select to sit for IB exams. Since IB exams are graded by IB reviewers from around the world, the results are not available at graduation. Many colleges provide course credit to students who pass IB exams.
The average score of the Enloe students who received a diploma was 30, well above the score of 24 that is required. The average score per exam was 4.8 out of 7.
Extended essay scores were the highest Enloe students have ever earned. Out of 51 essays, six were A's and 27 were B's. The topics included titles such as: "The History of Affirmative Action and Racial Quotas in Regard to Higher Education in the United States of America"; "The United States Woman Suffrage Movement as Related to Cultural Differences Between the North and South"; and "President Jimmy Carter's Effect on his Hometown of Plains, Georgia."
Enloe IB coordinator Susan Mastro congratulated the students for their Creativity, Action, and Service activities. Mastro noted the students had participated in athletics and school clubs, served as tutors and volunteered in the community.
"The things you have done are amazing," said Mastro. "You've worked at museums and libraries and hospitals. You've done Eagle Scout projects, food drives, and recycling. You've worked at assisted living centers, the UNC TV festival, the YMCA, and the Down East Partnership for Children. You've quilted and cooked and made films. You've worked for DARE and Habitat for Humanity and have gone to China."
During the last two years the students logged over 11,273 hours of Creativity, Action, and Service in the community. That averages out to be 221 hours per student.
The community service supervisors described the students as hardworking, responsible, kind-hearted, mature, committed, punctual, trustworthy, focused, well organized, flexible, reliable, professional, cheerful and eager to learn.
"They tell us that you are leaders and great ambassadors," said Mastro. "You are positive role models who give 100%. You have made a difference in people's lives. What more could we ask of you?"
Across town at Broughton High, 38 IB Diploma Programme graduates were recognized last May. This was Broughton's first class of IB Diploma Programme graduates. The Broughton students are heading to Cornell, Columbia, Yale, Harvard, Washington and Lee, Emory, Brown, Georgetown, University of North Carolina at the Asheville, Chapel Hill, Charlotte and Greensboro campuses, Duke University, NC State University, Wake Forest University, University of Virginia, University of South Carolina and other schools.
The Wake County Public School System is one of the few school systems that offers students from elementary to high school International Baccalaureate through the Primary, Middle Years and Diploma programs.
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