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jemel6 wrote on May 12, 2008 10:10 PM:

" I think thats really cool to be that young and have an associates degree and have an opportunity to start their professional lives after they finish their education early.
String pulling aside, it must feel great to have gotten so much done so early. "

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rosemarie wrote on May 8, 2008 10:26 PM:

" Thanks Chris that makes since. My child too used those college corses. So I do have my facts straight. What I want to know is why they get top honors in high school when they graduated mid term and high honor students went to school all year and got bumped out by the twins. There where other students with higher grades than what they had, but their grade average was (frozen) to give them a higher average. Alot of hard feelings in P'ville over that. "

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Chris wrote on May 8, 2008 2:48 PM:

" Most likely, the girls will receive their actually A.S. after they get their high school diploma. I walked in the ceremony but did not get my degree until August after I finished my last two classes. "

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nmartin wrote on May 8, 2008 11:14 AM:

" Several community colleges are allowing high school students to "jump-start" their college education which can be a huge asset to them. They're able to get all the basic classes out of the way, and in the case of these two young ladies, actually have a 2-year college degree by the time they graduate high school. Wish they had this program available when I was in high school!!! Congratulations, Maddelynn and Alexandria, and best of luck. "

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babs wrote on May 8, 2008 11:09 AM:

" rosemarie: please know your facts before posting. PCHS, in coordination with RLC offers its students the opportunity to earn college credits during high school. It not only is a great opportunity for the student but is a huge break for the parents because they can be taking courses for only $10.00 that they will need for their college degrees which would cost them or their parents a whole lot more than that. I know a great number of student take advantage of this opportunity and if they can start college with all of their general studies completed they can go in as a soph. or in the case of the Hawkins twins a Junior in college. You cut out one to two years on a 4 year degree and you can save probably $20,000 to $40,000 on college tuition and costs. So, rosemarie, it is not a matter of "strings" it is a matter of hard working and well grounded kids taking responsibility for lives and future. "

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stevenb wrote on May 8, 2008 9:36 AM:

" Wow, Rosemarie. Typical Southern Illinois paranoia. Anytime someone takes some initiative and seperates themselves from the pack the first question is who pulled some strings. And people wonder why the Southern Illinois success stories have no interest in returning to their hometowns. The Hawkins family should be very proud. Coversely, Rosemarie should get a new hobby other than casting aspersions on the hard work of our youth. "

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rosemarie wrote on May 8, 2008 8:33 AM:

" I find this very interesting since most kids have to have a high school diploma before they can get into college.wonder what strings their parents pulled to get this done. "

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