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MAC Scholars prepares students for further schooling

by Peyton Thies pthies629@g.fhsdschools.org

MAC Scholars is a program at FHN that helps students prepare for college. The program is directed towards students of color in 9th-12th grade with a 90% or higher GPA, 90% or higher attendance rate, and no ISAP or OSS during that school year. Meetings are usually on Tuesdays or Thursdays during Knight Time or after school, held in either the Cafeteria or Learning Commons depending on the event taking place.

“We are trying to bridge the equity gap between students of color and their white counterparts while they are in high school, but also whatever it is they want to do after they graduate,” freshman English teacher