KIPP Blytheville College Preparatory School recently announced results of its students' test scores on standardized tests.
According to the school, 100 percent of its seventh-grade algebra students scored proficient or advanced on the Algebra End-of-Course Exam. Twenty-two students in the Class of 2018 took the course and collectively outperformed the state's 77 percent proficient/advanced average.
This was the first End-of-Course Exam taken by KIPP Blytheville students.
Students are also gearing up in anticipation for the many extra-curricular opportunities at KIPP this fall. Select Choir, Percussion Ensemble and Keyboarding Club will provide students will a variety of after-school music options. For the second year in a row, weekly Book Club meetings will take place at That Bookstore in Blytheville, and Art Club and Odyssey of the Mind will round out the list of after-school enrichment activities.
For those interested in athletics, KIPP Blytheville will have both boys and girls basketball teams, a competitive cheerleading team, a track club and a flag football club.
All of these extra-curricular activities will begin in the fall semester, which starts on Aug. 14. Currently, KIPP students and staff are engaged in summer. This three-week summer session, mandatory for all students, gives everyone a head start on the school year. The shortened day of summer school, 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m., allows students to ease into the extended day schedule, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m., while still providing ample time for learning the procedures and culture of KIPP.
If you'd like to learn more about KIPP or enroll your child, call Carla Bivens at 870-780-6333 or come visit the school at 1200 Byrum Road.
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