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Young students give new twist to old college try: Early College High School freshmen work for diploma, 2 years' worth of credit.

The Blade (Toledo, OH)

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Byline: Ignazio Messina

Mar. 20--Brianna Snyder thinks of herself as an ordinary high school freshman, but fortunate enough to be included in a program that will allow her to receive a diploma plus two years of college credits - all in four years.

She's also modest, and therefore dismisses claims that she faces extremely arduous challenges other students her age do not. But her teachers at the Early College High School on the campus of the University of Toledo know the 15-year-old and her 83 classmates are expected to do more than the average Toledo Public Schools freshman.

Also, Brianna has been an inspiration to her teachers and fellow classmates because she has been…

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