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February 15, 2019 • No Comments

The clock ticks 8:15 and students are filing into their chairs. 50-minute periods back-to-back along with break, lunch, and passing periods add up to release for middle school students at 2:35 and high school students at 3:31. The decision of switching the 1-7 schedule from Monday to Friday was well-thought-out by the bell committee for the 2018-2019 school year, English teacher Kristin Moore said....

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Features

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