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Brewster Students To Forgo Classes In Symbolic Walk Brewster Students To Forgo Classes In Symbolic Walk
Brewster Students To Forgo Classes In Symbolic Walk Students from Brewster High School are on a mission to take real-life action after being inspired by a piece of literature they read in a ninth-grade English class. A total of nine students will take a symbolic six-hour trek around the track on Friday, April 12 in lieu of attending their normally scheduled classes in an effort to raise awareness and money to combat the ongoing water crisis in South Sudan. The students were inspired after reading Linda Sue Park’s “A Long Walk to Water” in Jessica Juska’s freshman Honors English class. The book tells the true story of one of the Lost Boys of …

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by Valerie Musson
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Sprout Creek Farm Now Owned By Marist College Sprout Creek Farm Now Owned By Marist College
Sprout Creek Farm Now Owned By Marist College POUGHKEEPSIE, NY. -- Sprout Creek Farm has transferred its ownership to Marist College. The 200-acre farm, which produces cheese and raises farm animals, will remain an independent non-profit. Sprout Creek said this will help ensure the viability of the farm. Marist said it plans to invest significantly in the facilities and to develop new connections between the Farm and Marist’s academic programs.  “Sprout Creek will play a key role in Marist’s experiential learning programs by serving as a living classroom and providing hands-on learning opportunities for students in a variety of academ…

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by Sam Barron