DOVER – Once again, the Academy of Dover Charter School is the first to open its doors for the beginning of another school year. And, as she has done for 14 years, founder Ruby L. Coppadge was on hand Tuesday to welcome the first students arriving at the school on Saulsbury Road.
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For 13 years Ruby L. Coppadge has greeted the first students to arrive for the first day of school at the Academy of Dover Charter School. Tuesday was no different for the school's founder. (Special to The Delaware State News/Gary Emeigh)
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Ruby L. Coppadge is the founder of the The Academy of Dover Charter School, a free public charter school for students in grades K-5. It's located at 104 Saulsbury Road. (Special to The Delaware State News/Gary Emeigh)
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School founder Ruby L. Coppadge greeted students as they headed inside the Academy of Dover Charter School for the first day of school Tuesday. (Special to the Delaware State News/Gary Emeigh)
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Rain didn't dampen the spirits of Academy of Dover Charter School founder Ruby L. Coppadge as she welcomed students for the first day of class Tuesday morning. (Special to The Delaware State News/Gary Emeigh)
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As she is every year, school founder Ruby L. Coppadge was on hand to greet students and address any apprehension for the first day of school at at the Academy of Dover Charter School Tuesday. ( Special to The Delaware State News/Gary Emeigh)
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Academy of Dover Charter school principal Cheri Marshall (left) helps teachers direct students to their classrooms Tuesday. (Special to The Delaware State News/Gary Emeigh)
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The Academy of Dover Charter School was one of just three schools in Delaware and 337 nationally to be named a Blue Ribbon school in 2014. Ruby L. Coppadge opened the school in 2003. (Special to The Delaware State News/Gary Emeigh)
