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Westchester HS Student Wins National Contest After Writing About Swastika Found In School Westchester HS Student Wins National Contest After Writing About Swastika Found In School
Westchester HS Student Wins National Contest After Writing About Swastika Found In School A high school student from Westchester is one of the winners of a national journalism contest held by PBS after writing about her district's response to a swastika being found in a stairwell.  Isabella Caruso, a senior at Pelham Memorial High School, was announced as one of the fourteen winners of the PBS 2022 Student Journalism Challenge, a national contest that asks teens to report on stores from their local communities.  Caruso was one of two winners in the "print" category for her story, "Colonial, PMHS PTA leaders call on school board to do more to fight hate and bias after s…

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by Ben Crnic
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Ladder Leading To Booth Forces College Broadcaster From New England To Sideline, Sparks Outrage Ladder Leading To Booth Forces College Broadcaster From New England To Sideline, Sparks Outrage
Ladder Leading To Booth Forces College Broadcaster From New England To Sideline, Sparks Outrage A college basketball broadcaster from New England who deals with the effects of cerebral palsy was unable to do his job due to a waist-high step ladder that he would have had to climb to get to the area set up to call an away game, sparking outrage. University of Rhode Island Associate Athletic Director for Communication/New Media Shane Donaldson, who has traveled with the team to every away game, shared a photo that went viral of the ladder, which prevented him from calling the game against Virginia Commonwealth University, drawing the ire of many. At the game at VCU’s Siegel Center in Ric…

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by Zak Failla