community was growing rapidly as more and more multinational
companies were investing in Macedonia, and as
a result more foreign governments were increasing their
presence and delegations in the former Yugoslavian state.
The Novakovski family was particularly proud of the
multitude of accreditation hurdles which they had been
able to overcome in a short period of time. Nova was
now accredited by the Northwest Association of
Accredited Schools in the United States and the U.S.
Department of State, and had been a facilitator for the
SAT and ACT tests used in North America for student
educational advancement for a number of years. Student
enrollment growth was strong and steady. By 2003 there
were 193 students enrolled in Nova. Roughly 25 percent
of the high school students (grades 9–12) and 50 percent
of the primary school students (grades 1–8) were international.
It was expected that if the school were to actually
expand some specific programs and recreational