SPEAKING TWICE AS NICE: Springfield program has far-reaching impact

SPRINGFIELD – In many ways, Izabella and Carson are just a couple of typical fifth-graders.

In other ways, though, they’re a couple of quite extraordinary students in a dual-immersion (half-English, half-Spanish) program at Guy Lee Elementary School – and loving every minute of it!

“It makes the day full, and we have a lot of activities, but I enjoy it a lot,” Izabella said. “I enjoy speaking Spanish, my dad is from Mexico, and most…