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Article: ODDS ARE, HE'LL BE THERE; CHITTENANGO SENIOR HASN'T MISSED A DAY SINCE KINDERGARTEN.(News)
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- The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
- Article date:
- June 26, 2009
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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 ...