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The Wilson County Public School system serves over 14,000 students in kindergarten through adult education. All schools are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Check out their website for more information on the standardized dress code, the Tennessee Compulsory Attendance Law, the school meal program, the school calendar, the Wilson County Report Card, or bus routes and zoning. Wilson Books from Birth, in association with the Dolly Parton Imagination Library and the Governor's Books from Birth Foundation, is designed to promote reading among Wilson County's youth. The program provides every child in Wilson County under the age of 5 with a new, age-appropriate hardcover book each month. "The mission of the Wilson County Schools, in partnership with the community, is to offer students a world-class education that will challenge minds, inspire hopes, and encourage learning." Elementary Schools
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While those words (or something similar) are what we hear at the start of the Kentucky Derby and other horse races, it also describes the first couple of months here at the Chamber as well. If the Chamber Year was to be compared to a large oval racetrack then you would say we are about to enter turn one with three more turns (quarters) to go. And if I were the race announcer and giving the updates at each length of the track I would be very excited about our track position! I would be raising my voice and letting folks know that we are ahead of the pack and looking strong. I might even be so excited that I would say we have opened up a gap already as we head into turn one. Albeit that 2010 still has a long way to go and the race will have its bumps along the way, and we may have unexpected competition along the way; but so far so good! A lot of preparation, training, hard work, and experience goes into winning these annual races, and it is great to know that your Chamber is up to the challenge.