The program prepares the students for the new Alabama High School Graduation Exam and for the statewide administration of the Stanford-9 Exam. Three hundred eighty-two students have participated in the program with an average daily attendance of about 180. The curriculum was designed and administered by the AUM Talent Search program. Talent Search is a joint project of AUM and the Wilcox County Board of Education, with assistance from the 21st Century Project, Weyerhauser, and Wilcox County community leaders and parents. Funding is provided by the Wilcox County Board of Education, the AUM Talent Search program, and a grant from Weyerhauser.
Students attend the program at no charge.
The Student Government Association held elections for new officers April 3 and 4. Unopposed candidate Ken Griffin was elected president. Other officers are Shawn Loyce, vice president, and Shawn Tritz, treasurer. Elections for the student senate were also held. Eleanor Planer also was elected to justice seat E1.