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Clermont is the heart of our North Hall community. On any given day, you can find people walking or jogging along the sidewalks of Clermont.
There are nearly 200 students that are involved in programs other than the public school system. Chattahoochee Christian School serves 35 students, Concord Preschool serves over 75 students and there are more than 70 students meeting in our home-school co-op.
Just in this area, there are students in dire need of a library with a decent selection of books. It is extremely frustrating to have to wait almost a month on a library hold for one book, and by the time you receive it, the class is finished reading it and there is a test coming up!
We need a library that you can walk in and not worry about falling through the floor for our growing community.
Callie Cantrell
age 15, home-school co-op, 9th grade, Clermont