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North County valedictorian defeats the odds, encourages youth to take the right path
JENNINGS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Seventeen-year-old Javahn Watkins joins a small percentage of scholars who have earned the title of valedictorian. Watkins was named the top student of Jennings High School’s Class of 2024. “You can do anything. You can be successful even if circumstances don’t tell you...
Alton School District hires new building administrators
The Alton School Board recently voted to fill three vacancies on the school district’s administrative team. Andrea Leonard will become the special education supervisor for grades six through twelve. Tarah Rottman was chosen to be the next principal at Mark Twain School. And, Dr. Tim Jones is coming from Lafayette High School in Missouri to be an assistant principal at Alton High.
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