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FIRST UNDER NEW REQUIREMENTS. A NEW ALABAMA AEROSPACE AND AVIATION HIGH SCHOOL IS OPENING ITS DOORS TODAY IN THE SUMMER. CARLA: HATTIE DOUGLAS IS LIVE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT IT. PATSY, THIS SCHOOL WILL BE FREE. PATSY: THEY ARE BRINGING NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO THESE KIDS, MOST OF THEM COMING FROM ACROSS THE STATE OF ALABAMA, AND EVEN SOME OUT OF STATE. THAT WOULD PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE CAREERS IN THEIR FUTURE. THEY WOULD ALSO SEND STUDENTS IN GRADES 9-12 FROM BESSEMER AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES FOR 12,000 PILOT OPENINGS IN THE YEAR OF 2023. THEY HOPE TO FILL THOSE POSITIONS WITH STUDENTS THAT WILL BE ATTENDING THIS YEAR. HE TELLS ME THEY ARE READY TO CREATE A DIVERSE BACKGROUND OF LEADERS THAT WILL BE READY TO IMPACT INDUSTRIES RIGHT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITIES >> STUDENTS IN THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR WILL BE ABLE TO EXPLORE AVIATIONAEROSPACE ENGINEERING, COMPUTER SCIENCE AND AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE IT WILL MAKE A DECISION BEGINNING IN THEIR SOPHOMORE YEAR AS TO WHICH OF THESE PATHWAYS THEY WANT TO PURSUE. PATSY: TRANSPORTATION WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE STUDENTS THAT WILL BE ATTENDING THE SCHOOL YEAR. IN JUST A FEW MORE MONTHS, THEY PLAN ON BUILDING A 55,000 SQUARE-FOOT SCHOOL BUILDING AT THE BESSEMER AIRPORT. WHEN I TELL YOU IT IS NICE, IT IS NICE. IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO LEARN MORE, YOU CAN VISIT ALAAHS.ORG. COMING UP, I AM SPEAKING WITH ONE MOM COMING ALL THE WAY FROM CALIFORNIA. MOVED HER STUFF, SOLD EVERYTHING TO GIVE HER KIDS AN OPPORTUNITY