North Wasco County School District 21’s new alternative school opened Monday on the Wahtonka campus. Superintendent Candy Armstrong says this version combines online components with hands-on teaching for high school age students who need to make up credits to graduate. Enrollment is starting with six students, with Armstrong adding the numbers will remain small with students identified within the district as not on track to graduate on time. Armstrong noted D-21’s Wahtonka Community School that has been an alternative offering focused on hands-on project-based skills is moving toward becoming a charter school in the near future.