Cottonwood Classical Preparatory School celebrated on Monday the completion of several new facilities projects and honored a beloved recently retired teacher who had been with the institution since its founding 16 years ago.
Officials from Cottonwood Classical and members of its foundation came together to see “The Dr. G Learning Commons,†the charter school’s first library, named after Denise P. Gianopoulos.
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