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Hartland Patch Whiz Kids of the Week — Dale Carnegie Graduates

About 20 students completed the course with a series of speeches.

Whiz Kids: Students who graduated from the Hartland School District's Dale Carnegie course: Dylan Boldt, Donald Converse, Brooke Diener, Katrina Doroczy, Joshua Eagle, Chelicie Holcomb, Alex Hollister, Richard Lawrence, Alex Neuville, Paige Noud, Alexa Parrish, Andrew Orban, Jordan Padgett, Sarah Rowan, Nick Teggerdine, Kurstie Starr Trawick and Cheyenne Wright.

School: Hartland LEGACY high school

Accomplishments: This group of students from the district's alternative high school graduated from this course May 16 by standing up and delivering a talk before their peers, parents and teachers in the auditorium at the .

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Key to Awesomeness: "Some kids … before the class, they were not coming to school, they were failing," said one of the program teachers, Mark Wall. "And now because of what we focus on: having the confidence to do better, to believe in yourself … their graduation rate has increased dramatically, number one. Two, the grade points have been going up for a lot of the kids.

"(And) in this tough economy, (three students) all got jobs because they were able to speak up and had interview skills. Speaking up in front of a group, especially your peers will take a lot of confidence."


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