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littlemissmartypants

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9. And one of those public schools is the...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Apr 11, 2026, 08:20 PM

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North Carolina School for Science and Math. Christina Hammock Koch is a graduate of NCSSM’s Residential Class of 1997.

The mission of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, an innovative and collaborative leader in secondary STEM education, is to advance our state, nation, and world by creating opportunities for broad access to exemplary public education that fosters, challenges, inspires, and empowers students and communities to design their future.
https://www.ncssm.edu/

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