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First REACH scholars announced, paired with mentors in Gainesville
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Three of the REACH scholars talk with Maria Calkins, past chair of the Gainesville Board of Education, at the reception after the ceremony Tuesday at Gainesville Middle School. The students are, from left, Imelda Razo, Paloma Barron-Galvan and Ayeley Theodora Afantchao. - photo by RON BRIDGEMAN
Five Gainesville Middle School students joined about 680 others in Georgia as REACH scholars Tuesday. The state program to encourage students to attend college also pairs the student with mentors for the next five years and offers extra academic support. Georgia started the program in 2012, and 69 school systems now are part of it.