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After-school lessons benefiting youths.
Byline: Erin Elaine Mosely
Feb. 8--MILLBROOK -- Vicki Akins doesn't stop teaching when the bell rings.
For two and half hours after school, Akins and two other teachers at Millbrook Middle/Junior High School shift into overdrive, teaching more than 40 students everything from the three Rs to using technology to creating animation booklets.
Today marks the one-month anniversary of a new after-school program implemented by Elmore County Public Schools to boost student achievement and connect parents and the community to the district's middle schools.
"It's going very well," Akins said. "Kids are learning a lot. They're really showing …
