Students began their year in the English department by writing a literary essay on conflict analysis and how it builds tension and suspense within a text. The students were assigned a reading list over the summer and upon return chose one of the stories to write an essay on. Titles ranged from “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night” by Mark Haddon and “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes. KAP student Rashawn spent his summer reading “All American Boys” by Brendan Kiely and constructed his essay on the internal [...]

The Kent Alternative Program is hosting a back to school kickball event. Welcoming parents, administrators and community members that work diligently with students at KAP. The kickball event is going to be a fun-filled event where parents and guardians can see what their child(ren) have been working on and of course have a chance to meet staff members at KAP. Please join us for a friendly Kickball game!