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August 2012 • Volume 16 • Number 1 • Pages 38-39

Teams in Action

Michele Hood, Tracey Kell, and Dawn Richards

Helping Students SOAR

Article Description: Exploring interests and finding a sense of self are hallmarks of middle grades education. At Chestatee Academy in Georgia, the SOAR program gives all students the opportunity to explore their interests, get involved in the community, and get excited about the future.

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Michele Hood teaches seventh grade ELA gifted and is a SOAR teacher at Chestatee Academy in Gainesville, Georgia. E-mail: michele.hood@hallco.org

Tracey Kell is a media specialist at Chestatee Academy.

Dawn Richards is an enrichment specialist and teaches seventh grade science gifted at Chestatee Academy.

Chestatee Academy was the 2011 Pearson AMLE Teams That Make a Difference grand prize winner.
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