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Small charter school has big plans for 2020:
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Odyssey expansion to add new classrooms, athletic facilities BY JILL WHITLEY jill@newnan.com
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or a number of years, Odyssey Charter School was Coweta County’s best-kept secret. Now the word is out, and the building is bursting at the seams. Opened in 2001, Odyssey is a tuition-free, public school of choice. Open to all Coweta County students from kindergarten through 8th grade, it offers amenities and opportunities to rival many of the area’s most exclusive private schools: Kindergarteners are assigned their own Chromebooks and given weekly Spanish lessons. Fifth graders play competitive sports. Middle schoolers can take guitar classes, join the robotics team, or perform with the school’s rock band. Public charter schools have to meet the same federal standards as traditional public schools, but
COURTESY OF ODYSSEY CHARTER SCHOOL Kennedie Dooley, Alyssa Niemiec, and Dorian Carpenter helped create the artwork behind Odyssey Charter School’s student-sourced logo.
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