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A community engagement initiative of Joppa-Maple Grove Unit District 38.

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Spring | 2026

"With it not being such a big school, it allows for more one-on-one."

"I just sat down there and figured it out."

"I could call him right now and tell him I need something, and he'd help me out."

"Every child in this school has good in them. You just gotta find it."

"I like the part where I get to run and be free and not get in trouble for running around the school."

"You know Paducah, Kentucky? We live on the other side of it."

"If you want food, clothing, houses, tables — that's all agriculture."

"It's fun with the right teammates."

"When I go outside, I get to remind myself the day's almost over."

"Even if we were all quiet, we all knew we were still family."

"You don't have to change a thing. The world can change its heart."

"Now I just find quarters and put it in my dress."

The Stories of Us.

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Big Dreams From a Small School
Building the Future One Layer at a Time
Door Number One
Everybody Needs a Mr. Charlie
Finding Their Lane
Lines in the Water
More Than Tractors and Hay Bales
One Last Season on the Old Floor
The Fifth Graders Who Tested Everything
The Girls in the Yearbook Room
The Girls Learning to Stand Tall
The Little Banker in Room Five
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