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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...
Fairview Heights school district to cut costs as part of state-ordered financial plan
Editor's note: This story was originally published by the Belleville News-Democrat. The Illinois State Board of Education voted Wednesday to approve the financial plan it required Grant District 110 to submit to show how it will reduce deficits and improve financial reporting, internal controls and grant management. The board certified...
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