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An “A” In College
BY JOHN SHIFFERT
How do you turn a high school “D” in English into an “A” in college? If you’re Maia Kuhnen, it’s all part of a long journey.
You see, Kuhnen’s high school “D” was in Trier, Germany, at the start of a story that took her through Kimberley, British Columbia and a couple of changes in plans on the way to becoming one of Clayton State University’s most-ac- complished student-athletes... in her professional field of psychology, in not one or two or three, but four sports (that’s right - soccer, cross country and indoor and outdoor track), and in becoming part of the Clayton State experience.
It’s a story that includes academic and athletic honors, being part of Clayton State’s supportive community in several or- ganizations and committees, and a drive that allowed her to
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