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News from the Kate Duncan Smith DAR School
| August 2015 |
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A New School Year Begins
A new year dawned for Kate Duncan Smith DAR School on Thursday, August 13, as the school welcomed back students in pre-kindergarten through 12 th grade. Whether it was the first school day ever, the first day at a new school or last first day of a high school career, the first day held different meanings for each of the 1,375 students who returned to KDS.
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KDS Baseball and Softball Field Improvements
are Well Underway
After months of steady progress, the KDS Baseball and Softball Field improvements are well underway.
Addressing critical drainage issues, both around and on the fields, continues to be the top priority for this project. Outside the fields, tons of sand rock and dirt were removed, making way for underground pipe and drain basins designed to carry the water around the fields, parking and seating areas. Strip drains were installed in the outfields, and grade work will be done to correct low spots in the infields.
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KDS Students Chosen for Prestigious
Alabama Governors School
KDS DAR High School students Fallon Lalor and Matthew Foster were 2 of 90 rising seniors selected from 56 high schools in 27 Alabama counties to attend the prestigious Alabama Governor's School (AGS). The selection process is competitive and based on academic ability, leadership qualities, creativity, and community service. The school is a two-week residential honors program that has been held at Samford University since 1987. The program provides educational, innovative, and leadership experiences for participants. AGS students attended morning and afternoon classes in major and minor areas of coursework. In addition, students participated in a service project at a local school and enjoyed a Birmingham Barons baseball game as well as other recreational excursions.
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KDS Student Chosen to Attend
2015 Alabama Boys State
KDS High School senior Ethan Dehart was chosen as a delegate to the 2015 Alabama Boys State held in June. Boys State is one of the highest honors granted to Alabama students. Students from across the state are chosen based on their demonstration of leadership, hard work, strong morals, and motivation in school and community activities. Boys State week is a full and active week held on the campus of The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
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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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