The Christmas assignment… Students showcase their community
Staff Report
Pictured is “Joy” in Gallipolis City Park which contains the Gallipolis In Lights Christmas display. (Suzi Konz | Courtesy)
GALLIPOLIS Students in Kemberlee Hood’s Southern Ohio Digital Academy (SODA) class were recently given a unique assignment.
SODA, which was started about five years ago in the Gallia County Local Schools District, provides local students with access to education via remote learning. The program began long before the coronavirus pandemic but, as Hood put it, “has been a godsend this year for some of our families.”
According to a news release about SODA, the program was first made available for high school students and was expanded to grades K-12 this year to accommodate parents who felt the need to educate their children at home due to safety and health issues associated with COVID-19.