The Center for Accelerated Preparation's first honor roll includes (front row, l- r) Shamikh Hashwanee, Raven Williams, Yadira Vallecilla, (back row) Daniel Perez, Deyante Dodd, J. W. Beasley, Antonio Samuels, Marcus Pope, and Marshall Beatty. Nine students at Richland School District Two's new Center for Accelerated Preparation won places on the program's first honor rolls. Marshall Beatty and Yadira Vallecilla qualified for the A Honor Roll. J.W. Beasley, Deyante Dodd, Shamikh Hashwanee, Daniel Perez, Marcus Pope, Antonio Samuels, and Raven Williams made the A/B Honor Roll.

"This is a stunning achievement for these students," said Brenda Hefner, CAP's lead teacher. "CAP students come to us at least one grade level behind their peers. Our goal is to help them catch up and rejoin their peers in high school. Our honor roll students are clearly on their way with many other students close behind."

CAP is an innovative two- year District Two program designed for seventh graders who are at least one grade level behind. The program offers an intense course of study to provide students the opportunity to enter high school as sophomores on schedule for graduation. During the intensive two year program of study, students will complete seventh, eighth, and ninth grade requirements, enabling them to enter high school as sophomores.