Education

More than 200 students graduated from Marion County High School recently, and many of them are a step ahead of their college classmates before ever stepping one foot on campus.

Advanced Placement courses, which were once believed to be only for the "advanced" or "elite" students, are becoming more popular among students at the high school, and as a result, more courses are being offered and more students are getting college credit.

The following students received award certificates in the following categories for the 2010-11 school year.

There will not be student drug testing at Marion County High School, for now at least.

The Marion County Board of Education tabled the decision to approve a drug testing policy Tuesday evening, June 14, during its regular monthly meeting.

In March, the board unanimously voted to adopt a resolution for a drug-testing program at MCHS for the 2011-12 school year.

The following Calvary Elementary School students earned recognition for the fourth nine weeks of the 2010-11 school year.
FIRST HONOR ROLL
• Primary: Brooklynne Bland, Christina Brady, Katie Beth Brady, Zachary Brady, Avery Cochran, Owen Cox, Asha Dudgeon, Rachel Fark, Grace Farmer, Luke Glasscock, Will Knight, Hannah Lanham, Michael Ryan Masterson, Haley Mattingly, Katie Mattingly, Olivia Mattingly, Brady Newton, Amber Perkins, McKenna Porter, Hayden Strong, Mason Sullivan, Carly Jo Thomas, Harry VanWhy and Reece Ward.