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A group of students attach solar panels to a decommissioned bus they are transforming into a hydroponic garden. It’s one example of New Century Academy’s focus on project-based learning.

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Eighth-graders Annabelle Posusta, Jaydan Bonstein and Miah Hacker hold up some of the supplies middle school REACH students helped gather for homeless people, including ground mats made by veterans who wove plastic bags together. The students collected so many supplies they fi lled a corner of the classroom and spilled into the hallway.

mechatronics, construction, engineering, automotive, renewable energy, manufacturing, design and agriculture careers.

Sci Hi Academy covers science, health, medical, biological, therapy and fi tness careers.

Business Academy covers business, graphic design, marketing and fi nances.

Human Services Academy covers nonprofi t work, the armed forces, education, teaching, child care, social services, law enforcement and community service.

Local partners — mostly area businesses — put forward funding for the Center for Technical Excellence, which sits at the heart of a new education wing. The new CTE area will help the school launch a Tiger Manufacturing program to teach students how to manage a business and deliver service.

Head to hutchtigerpath.com for more information, and to learn about ways to offer mentorship opportunities, or contact Andrea Moore, TigerPath coordinator, at 320-234-2658. NEWSPAPERS IN EDUCATION

Hutchinson-area students are now learning from the only local textbook that’s updated twice a week. In 2008, the Hutchinson Leader, with help from more than 15 local businesses, civic groups and individuals, launched Newspapers in Education. The program provides more than 700 free newspapers each week as a tool of instruction to local schools.

Through the program, students are using newspapers to develop their reading ability, increase their social awareness, build character, and enrich their civic education.

Newspapers in Education is an international program started in 1955 to advance the use of newspapers in schools. Researchers claim the program improves reading, spelling and writing abilities in students.

Teachers participating in the program visit the Hutchinson Leader’s website for age-specifi c lesson plans to use with the newspapers the school receives. The free lesson plans are developed by teachers for teachers.

For more information about Newspapers in Education, call the

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