Article: LORD BOTETOURT GRAD RECOGNIZED FOR PERFECT ATTENDANCE

Will Soper may not have liked going to school every day, but he did.

Soper, of Blue Ridge, was one of two 2004 graduates of Lord Botetourt High School who never missed a day of school from kindergarten through 12th grade. Ashley Farmer also had perfect attendance from kindergarten through high school, school officials said.

Soper, 18, starts his first day of college today hoping that he can maintain his record of no absences, he said.

"Will is a wonderful student and his accomplishment in perfect attendance K through 12 is remarkable," said Alan Brenner, Lord Botetourt's principal.

Soper's perfect attendance wasn't intentional at first. In fact, in his younger years, Soper didn't even like ...

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