CONWAY — Since March 15, when the Conway School District went to remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the principal of Pine Tree School in Center Conway has been reading bedtime stories to her Pandas on the elementary school's Facebook page.
Dr. Aimee Frechette, 38, who as a child attended Pine Tree, has been principal there since 2011.
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Thanks for your dedication, Dr. Frechette. Very impressive.
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