CONWAY — The school year is going to be a little bit longer for four Kennett High seniors, but they don’t mind one bit.
Six Eagles have qualified for the Educators Rising National Conference in Dallas, June 21-25, and four decided they want to match wits with future schoolteachers from around the nation.
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