OFF TO A G.R.E.A.T. START; LAFAYETTE PROGRAM HELPS PUPILS MAKE JUMP TO SEVENTH GRADE.(Neighbors East) From: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) | Date: July 21, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of The Herald Co. by the Gale Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Ngoc Huynh Staff writer

Luke Ternosky will be prepared when he enters seventh grade this fall at LaFayette Junior-Senior High School.

Ternosky, 12, is among 21 pupils who are participating in the G.R.E.A.T Kids program at the school this summer. It stands for Graduation Requires Effort And Time, and it's for pupils entering seventh grade.

"I'm just getting used to the high school," Ternosky said. "I heard that seventh and eighth grade are ...

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