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Calypso, NC · Education
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AGHS effort featured at state conference
An exceptional school-based enterprise at Ayden-Grifton High School was showcased at a state conference this week. The Charger Brews was selected for the 75th annual Conference on Exceptional Children, which the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s Office of Exceptional Children hosted through Friday in Greensboro. The AGHS effort was highlighted as part of a School-Based Enterprise Bazaar showcasing products created and marketed by students with disabilities. The Pitt County Board of Education on Monday honored AGHS special education teacher Meredith Setser for the program’s inclusion in the conference. “This recognition really highlights their creativity, their entrepreneurship and the way that they are extending their learning beyond the classroom,” PCS Exceptional Children’s Director Dawn Hester said. The Charger Brews is a coffee and snacks enterprise staffed by students in the exceptional children’s program at AGHS. Participants operate a food and beverage cart at school to develop employment skills including communication, teamwork, responsibility and customer service. The annual Conference on Exceptional Children invites educators and parents to share and learn about innovations and practices to help exceptional children achieve. The theme for this year was “Brilliant Past. Bold Future: 75 Years of Exceptional Children.” Keisha Johnson, a special education teacher at
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