CONWAY — “Are we really running a course with just one student in it?” Conway School Board Chair Amy Snow asked Kennett High Principal Kevin Carpenter and MWV Career and Technical Director Joe Riddensdale when they presented a list of 17 courses with low enrollments on Nov. 12.
Snow was referring to Photo 2.
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