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The Macon Telegraph (Macon, GA)

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Byline: Julie Hubbard

Aug. 25--Renaissance Academy teachers already work to keep at-risk students from dropping out of high school, but school officials this year are taking their mission one step further.

The nontraditional Bibb County high school recently was awarded several grants to upgrade its campus and change the school's focus from pushing its students to simply getting a high school diploma to one that prepares them for college and the working world through community support, principal Cindy Gibson said Wednesday.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled at the school at 10 a.m. today to mark its name change to Renaissance Academy Performance…

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