Preparations begin for Freshman House at Danville High

DANVILLE – Some Danville High School classrooms are getting a fresh coat of paint. But instead of the institutional white students are used to seeing, crews are painting in shades of blue and green, tan and pink and "buttercup" yellow.

The new color scheme – which research shows is conducive to learning and creativity – is one of many details that has gone into creating the Freshman House program, which begins in a couple of weeks.

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