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High School FACS teacher Beth Cagle shares her copies of historical magazines with history teacher Steve Keller during a full week of teacher work days leading up to the return of students.
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Preparations for the new school year began soon after the last bus pulled away from school on May 24th. Custodians stripped and waxed floors, teachers went to workshops to keep current, counselors and principals were busy planning schedules, and maintenance crews worked on landscaping and indoor renovations that could only be done while no students were on campus. Students were also busy preparing for the 2013-2014 school year with activities such as band camp, cheer camp, football practice, just to name a few.
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Cox Primary Restroom Renovation Complete!
The sounds of students once again fill the halls of the Gary W. Cox Primary Building, and to add to the excitement that comes with any new school year is the completion of the restroom renovation project. The new restrooms are open, modern, and inviting, in stark contrast to the dingy outdated facilities before.
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KDS Science Labs Set for Update
The current KDS High School Science Lab is housed in the Seimes-Thomas Building. This building, constructed in 1971, made possible the separation of the Middle School-aged students from the High School students. The science lab was a part of the original construction and is in dire need of improvements. With the addition of Advanced Placement (AP) courses in chemistry, biology, and physics, one science lab is no longer sufficient to meet the needs of the students.
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New Desks for KDS Third Graders
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KDS 3rd grade students are 'sitting pretty' in new desks thanks to the Maryland State Society, NSDAR. It had been more than 25 years since new desks had been purchased for 3rd grade classrooms. The desks had been repaired numerous times over the years and were at the point where many of them were literally coming apart.
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Alabama District Meetings
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Alabama's District Workshops stretched from one end of the state to the other. This 800 mile trip had Heather visiting Mobile, Auburn, and Birmingham on August 22, 23, and 24. Heather, along with KDS Board Chairman Peggy Johnson, manned the school's booth, talking with the more than 450 Alabama Daughters in attendance; and ASDAR School Chairman Tammy Clemons talked with members about her project, providing equipment and supplies for a much needed update of the high school's science lab facilities.
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The Georgia DAR District Workshops were held August 14-17. KDS Executive Director Heather Green travelled to Athens, Atlanta, Albany, and Warner Robins, covering 850 miles in just four days. More than 800 Georgia Daughters attended the workshops to learn more about the Society and its programs and to hear presentations from the DAR Schools.
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If you have a "Did You Know?" article about KDS School, the Grant community, or the state of Alabama that you would like to share with readers of our monthly newsletter, submit it to Heather Green at hgreen@nehp.net. If you have pictures in a digital format that relate to the article, submit them along with the article. Many of our readers are new to the area and do not know the wonderful, rich history of KDS School and the Town of Grant. I am sure they will be enlightened with something that you know and take for granted that everyone else knows too. |
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