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Our Student of the Month for September is none other than… CRAIG of the Yellow Room!!! Craig was an easy choice because he exemplifies this year’s school theme of Collaboration. He’s engaged with his peers in every class and is always willing and open to find an outcome that benefits everyone. He has also overcome…

And the braggin’ rights just continue on for DO Kids making headlines….  Tonight we celebrate KAYLIN WIMBUSH!  This weekend was Kaylin’s very first DANCE COMPETITION!  We’ve all seen her moves here at school, so it’s no surprise to us that she performed beautifully!  Check out her complex dance routine here… After the first dance, Kaylin’s mom…

And it’s OFFICIAL!  We have another GOLD MEDAL WINNER!!!!! Today Tess Krause went for the gold… and came home with THREE!!!  She competed in the NC Special Olympics at NC State University and won three gold medals for her performances in the 50 meter freestyle, 25 meter freestyle, and 25 meter breaststroke.  Her best race…

We are always proud to announce our DO students’ achievements! Recently, Nicholas Coleman was awarded for advancing in his music learning by playing chords with both hands, creating his own original music, and improvisation at his Music Learning Center. Nicholas has been taking piano and voice lessons for four years now. Nicholas will perform by…

This week we are featuring one of our amazing student athletes, Dominic Williams! Dominic is a swimmer with the NC Special Olympics and competed last weekend in Greensboro, winning two gold medals and a silver! Dominic loves to swim, and is excited to be competing in the upcoming State Games that will be held at…

Sophia K. has been selected as our Student of the Week this week! For two weeks in a row now, Sophia has really been on fire! Attentive and responsive, she has been a frequent contributor in class and has done an amazing job at following directions. She has also been doing an incredible job in…

Tyler Huddle is this week’s Student of the Week! Tyler was nominated by Mrs. Braxton and all of the teachers voted unanimously in favor of his award. In Math, Tyler listened, asked questions, and had a fun time. Ms. Braxton said it was so nice to see him laughing and smiling as he participated. In…

This week, our Student of the Week is Aaden Kelton! Mr. Ethan nominated Aaden because of his hard work, flexibility, and willingness to help over the course of this week. Aaden not only worked hard in his classes and in projects, but even when it came to job time or extra tasks that teachers needed…

This week’s Student of the Week is Cole Meyer!!! Cole was nominated by Ms. Braxton and the other teachers after he volunteered to get up in front of his Math class and teach about odd and even numbers.  He wrote the numbers 1-10 on the board and put the same number of dots above them…

This week’s Student of the Week is Christian! Mr. Ethan nominated Christian because has really stepped up across the board this year; he says he can count on him to do just about anything asked of him and he’s always prepared to participate in class. Ms. Braxton also reports that Christian always works hard in…