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shortridge academy
Anonymous:
shortridge was a horrible expierience, and while i was there one of the counselors who was leading the group therapy and advising us why not to engage in bad behavior was accused of having sex and giving alcohol and ciggerettes to some of the students, and was then fired. theres an idea of what a great place shortridge academy was
Anonymous:
--- Quote from: "worried" ---Warm Regards.
A teenager I care about is currently enrolled at Shortridge Academy. His parents had him abducted in the middle of the night and "transported" to some teen wilderness camp. After about 10 weeks, he was "transported" to therapeutic boarding schools.
From what have read, it is very creepy.
Can someone tell me what goes on there? Are there any alums?
Thanks
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Hey this is a grad from shortridge. It is a good place. They don't hurt us or make us do bad things. The kids sent here are kids that need to get away from the places they came from so that they can make better choices in the future. Drugs ruined most of us and here we can actually get away from them and not be tempted by it. The staff here help us find out why we had such problems in the past. We are all ok and we don't get abused. Thanks for the concern but were doing just fine here.
Anonymous:
--- Quote from: "went to shortridge" ---shortridge was a horrible expierience, and while i was there one of the counselors who was leading the group therapy and advising us why not to engage in bad behavior was accused of having sex and giving alcohol and ciggerettes to some of the students, and was then fired. theres an idea of what a great place shortridge academy was
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I am also a graduate from Shortridge Academy. I am an atheist personally, and the school never threw anything of religious nature at me. It helped me take a look at what has been hard in my life, and encouraged me to deal with what is difficult through self-reliance and developing interpersonal relationships.
- Kids are never physically hurt at the school.
-The situation mentioned above, was one bad apple, in 6 years of the schools existance. This was a one time deal, and something that I am ashamed to have seen from both a staff member, and from students.
There might be bad places out there, but this is not one of them.
Anonymous:
Incredibly blatant fake last two posters are incredibly blatant
Anonymous:
I am going to write this for whoever at any point will find this helpful.
My name is Ellen hassinger and i was sent to Shortridge in December of 2006 as a sophomore, i stayed for 18 months and 1 day, and graduated the program without my high school diploma, at the end of June in 2008.I came home ready to start senior year and am currently a senior at my school back home, and I am about to graduate high school this upcoming June. I have been home for ALMOST 1 year now, and i am still unsure how shortridge has impacted my lifestyle outside of the school. i was sent there by my mother because i was involved in a drug confiscation at my home school, and my mom really was worried about my decision making and wanted me to stay in school, while still having the opportunity to figure out the reasons behind why i was making those decisions. shortridge definitely helped me figure it out, we were in groups 3 times a week usually, and sometimes we had workshops (every 2 months or so), those times were where i was able to get feedback and advice from students and staff on issues that either they knew about, or didnt know about. not everyone is forced to speak, so if you don't know what to say on the issue...you don't have to. but by hearing things that i didnt always want to hear, and by simplifying my life i was able to start the process of making better decisions - and if not making better decisions, knowing the difference between right and wrong and knowing why i'm doing what i am doing. mostly, i am nervous to write this and i feel like i cant say what i am trying to say about my school because i know that if i mess it up, someone is just going to leave a rude comment tearing apart what i'm saying because i didnt say it correctly or whatever.
i made some of the best friendships at shortridge. i was never abused by any staff. i was never involved in anything with the staff that made me feel unsafe, because i wasnt the type of student there that would allow that to happen to myself. the point is, if you learn by what they help you see, and you listen to the feedback, and the stories of you, and the other students you will do wonders for yourself. it is a really simple place. you don't get a lot of leeway, and it can be a huge challenge to come there straight from home, which is why most students go to wilderness before. i never felt a religious standpoint from the school, i never felt like they pushed their ideas on to me. now, i can only speak on the shortridge that i knew. it is a very peer-based program, and the students run a lot of meetings, and are responsible with holding the students who are newer to the program accountable to all the rules, like tucking in your shirt. there is a lot that goes into the school and i dont think that anyone can speak on it unless they went there, worked there, visited there. because it is nothing like i would've expected it to be.
the transportations have nothing to do with the school, those are private programs that are not a PART of shortridge.
you can say i'm a fake person, i am not. you can rip apart my words, you can doubt what i am saying but it doesnt change that i said it. i love my school, i love what it did for me, and i love the person that i am. i am not 100% sober out of the school. i am not always happy. but having this experience under my belt, and knowing what i know about my life and meeting the people i met there was so worth it. it is a good place. stop judging.
you can look me up on facebook if you want to know who i am or ask me more questions about this school.
Ellen Hassinger
or you can email me
ellenhassinger@yahoo.com
I have nothing to hide. the students who posted above me are not fake. if you think i am, email me. i am here. thanks.
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