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Janet Edgar, principal of St. John School in Hot Springs, stands beside the school s new 14-passenger bus that will transport Hot Springs students to Catholic High School and Mount St. Mary Academy starting in August. St. John will offer partial scholarships to the Little Rock high schools as an incentive to keep local students in Catholic school all the way to graduation.
James Keary
Janet Edgar, principal of St. John School in Hot Springs, stands beside the school s new 14-passenger bus that will transport Hot Springs students to Catholic High School and Mount St. Mary Academy starting in August. St. John will offer partial scholarships to the Little Rock high schools as an incentive to keep local students in Catholic school all the way to graduation.
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In-person and livestreamed, with plans at the moment to limit attendance to immediate family
After a year of mask-wearing, social distancing and an endless supply of hand sanitizer, Catholic schools in Arkansas can see a glimmer of light on the horizon with vaccinations and an eye toward graduation.
Theresa Hall, superintendent for Catholic Schools, said the lessons learned from the 2020-2021 school year during the COVID-19 pandemic will be useful for the future.
“It has made us think what can we do, how can we do things a little bit different. Sometimes we’re creatures of habit and sometimes it’s easy to stay doing what we always do because it works, but this has made us think outside the box and what can we do differently,” Hall said. “This makes you stop and think, ‘This is working or this is not working.’ It makes us reevaluate what we’re doing and how we do things like fundraising, recess, sports, teaching.”