Chloe L. Floyd, a former sixth grade student at Opelika Middle School, was accepted at The Alabama School of Fine Arts (ASFA) in Birmingham, Alabama, this school year. The Alabama School of Fine Arts is a competitively admitted, partially-residential public school for advanced study in the creative and performing arts, as well as and math and science. ASFA students attend a full day of academic courses and spend up to three hours each day receiving advanced instruction in one of six specialty areas: creative writing, dance, math/science, music, theater arts or visual arts. Floyd is a seventh grade student in the Creative Writing Department. She completed the 2021-2022 school year in the Advanced Track at OMS and received the wonderful news of her ASFA acceptance this summer. Floyd has earned A-B Honor status during her first quarter at ASFA and is flourishing in her specialty area. Her parents, Chris and Dr. Camille Floyd, and brother, Christopher Floyd II, are extremely proud of her accomplishment.

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