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Lakeview Academy starts school year with traditions, ceremony
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Lakeview Academy head of school John Kennedy rings the “Captain’s Bell” Tuesday morning during convocation in the school gymnasium. The convocation is a gathering of faculty and students hearing speakers, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and singing the national anthem. - photo by Scott Rogers
Lakeview Academy students returned to the Gainesville school Tuesday with bells ringing in their ears. The day started with John Kennedy, head of school, ringing the hand-held “Captain’s Bell” at the convocation in gymnasium, and later students ushering in the 2017-18 year at the school’s iconic Bell Tower. The convocation was a gathering of faculty and students hearing speakers, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and singing the national anthem.
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