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Hightower changing to meet students needs
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Amy French
Updated: Jul 6, 2016, 5:00 AM
Published: Jul 5, 2016, 8:25 PM
Before the last school year began, Superintendent of Dawson County Schools Dr. Damon Gibbs wanted to see changes made at Hightower Academy. He wanted to see the school open for more students, in an effort to make it more available to meet the needs of kids in Dawson County. Hightower offers services of varying degrees to high school kids.
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Graduation rate in Dawson County remains above 95 percent
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Erica Jones
DCN Staff
Published: Nov 13, 2020, 3:10 PM
Despite the turmoil over the last year, as classes were canceled and pushed online due to COVID-19, the graduation rate in Dawson County for 2020 remains one of the highest in the state, according to Dawson County Schools Superintendent Damon Gibbs.
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