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| April 29, 2007 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Jen Aronoff

Apr. 29--Beginning in August, Hickory High School students will have the option of taking one of the most demanding pre-college programs in the world: International Baccalaureate.

In winning approval earlier this month to offer IB to its juniors and seniors, Hickory High became one of only 24 high schools in the state -- and the only N.C. school west of Charlotte -- to offer the program.

Hickory Day School, a private school in northeast Hickory, offers IB for the elementary and middle grades.

Created in Switzerland in the 1960s to offer a high-level, internationally recognized and standardized high school curriculum for…

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