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Proud Mama Rents South Jersey Billboard After Daughter Becomes Doctor Proud Mama Rents South Jersey Billboard After Daughter Becomes Doctor
Proud Mama Rents South Jersey Billboard After Daughter Becomes Doctor Drive down Route 130 and you'll see Kristine Small's smiling face. Dr. Kristine Smalls, that is. That's all thanks to her proud mom, Kendra Busbee, who rented the billboard for $1,250 after her 30-year-old daughter received her doctorate in psychology from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine on July 29. "Let me reintroduce myself..." the billboard reads. "Dr. Kristine S. Smalls. Dr. Smiles. Look what good came out of Camden!" Smalls has wanted to be a doctor since she was 5 years old and completed grades K through 12 without a single absence, according to abc7 and th…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Phillipsburg HS Senior Receives National Debate Association ‘Academic All-American’ Award Phillipsburg HS Senior Receives National Debate Association ‘Academic All-American’ Award
Phillipsburg HS Senior Receives National Debate Association ‘Academic All-American’ Award A Phillipsburg High School senior and member of the National Speech & Debate Association is one of few national recipients of the rare and highly coveted “Academic All-American” award. The award, which “recognizes academic rigor, competitive speech and debate success, and personal excellence,” was given to senior Erin Parker, the Phillipsburg Superintendent said on Facebook. “From more than 141,000 student members of the National Speech & Debate Association, fewer than 1% of students earn the Academic All-American award every year,” the Superintendent said. “This tremendous accomp…

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by Valerie Musson