Board praises New Horizons

SIKESTON -- Nearly 250 students have earned their high school diplomas since the Sikeston R-6 School District opened its alternative school in 2003.

Lynn Crader, principal of New Horizons, told the R-6 Board of Education during its regular meeting Tuesday there are a total of 239 graduates from the alternative school.

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