Chapter 4 preveiw.

She took the letter out of her mother’s hands, the gold letters gleaming in the kitchen light. “I’m going to open it.” She announced. Catherine turned the letter over and opened it. Inside the envelope there was a beige paper with fancy black ink scrawled on it. It read:

June 15^th 2016
Catherine Alander
 Drade Ark High School

Dear Miss Alander,

Congratulations and welcome to Overland Boarding School for the Gifted. I am pleased to advise that subject to the approval of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, you will be admitted to the Alice program beginning September 2017.

You are joining a very distinguished group of students with many different gifts and talents. Your choice to attend OBS for your final high school and college years is perhaps the wisest choice of your life. You are to be congratulated on the personal and academic achievements that have brought you thus far.

We encourage you to be in contact with us between now and September.

First, you will need to notify us as soon as possible but no later than July 31^st regarding whether or not you plan to accept this offer. There is a long list of students waiting to take up any spots that are not filled.

Your advisor is Mr. Knight. We encourage you to contact Mr. Knight within the next few weeks to get acquainted, to discuss your interests, and to begin to plan your program.

You will probably receive an e-mail or two from some of your fellow students who have been members of our program for a while. They'll be happy to give you a feel for life in the program from a student's perspective.

The entire program is very proud to be able to attract so many outstanding scholars like yourself. We look forward to meeting you in September and to developing with you a sound partnership in teaching and learning for your future.

Yours truly,
Kane Pillar
Principal of Overland Boarding School.

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