Article: ODDS ARE, HE'LL BE THERE; CHITTENANGO SENIOR HASN'T MISSED A DAY SINCE KINDERGARTEN.(News)

Byline: Amanda Seef Contributing writer

If Chittenango students had planned a senior skip day this year, teachers could expect Ryan MacConnell to still be in class.

MacConnell, who will graduate today, has never missed a day of school. That's 2,340 school days since kindergarten began.

Neither sniffles nor sleepless nights kept MacConnell from his scholastic duty. The lone exception? A few days for a family trip in kindergarten, but the school legally excused him prior to the educational trip.

MacConnell said he only got sick on weekends or during school breaks. Even with a cold, he would grab his backpack and head off to school. "He ...

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