Getting Serious About High School
When Rachael Oberdalhoff thinks of her high school years, she remembers crowded hallways, inaccessible guidance counselors, "gut" courses on floral design and marriage, and the social life. Especially the social life.
What doesn't stand out in her memory are the academic classes she took.
"You didn't even have to go your senior year if you didn't want to," said Ms. Oberdalhoff, a 1997 graduate who is now a junior majoring in education at Towson...
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