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Almost 2,700 AC Students back in school today! Experiences are varied today. Indian University has 50 students. At the other end of the spectrum, in kindergarten, the writer witnessed an attempted escape, a no-no at this stage of his education in Adair County Public Schools. But that's a bit of the rest of the story. Click the headline for rest of story and photo(s) By Wes Feese Media Relations, Adair County Schools After a long and hopefully relaxing and rejuvenating summer break, almost 2,700 Adair County students returned to school today, August 11, 2016. All students share a bit of excitement and trepidation when school starts back, but students' experiences in 2016-2017 will vary greatly from grade to grade and school to school. This fact is best demonstrated by looking at this year's senior class. Approximately 50 individuals are in Indian University Approximately 50 individuals in the 2017 class--members of the high school's Indian University--gathered in the school's cafeteria this morning to fill out paperwork and go over some of their expectations for the year. It's the only time all school year that they will all be in the building at the same time. "Some of them might have some classes in the building and some might have all their classes at Lindsey Wilson, or Campbellsville University, or some of the other colleges we partner with," explains Chad Parnell, director of innovative pathways at Adair County High School. "Some might have one class here and then not be in the building the rest of the day, because all their other classes are college courses." To qualify for Indian U, seniors must have met their college-ready benchmarks and maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.25. "They have to earn the opportunity to do this," Parnell says. For some, Indian University is years away While the aforementioned seniors may already see their time in the Adair School District winding down, another group of students--about 12 years younger than the group in Indian U--arrived at school for the very first time today. "It's always crazy here on the first day, and especially crazy down this hallway," Adair County Primary Center Principal Patty Jones says, gesturing toward the cluster of kindergarten classrooms. "It's definitely an exciting time though." As Jones speaks, a student in one of the classrooms bolts toward the door, attempting an escape. In a few years, he might be able to leave early on the first day of school, and hightail it off campus to a college class. Today though, his teacher cuts him off, and ushers him back to his classmates, keeping him on the path to college readiness that begins with the first day of kindergarten. This story was posted on 2016-08-11 10:01:48
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