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Backpack program opens at Forest Park
On Thursday, March 21 Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC and its BackPack Program partners officially commemorated the introduction of the initiative at Forest Park Elementary School, where 100 percent of students are
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An International Effort
Parkland students helping kids in Ghana Children in the tiny village of Nsumesama, Ghana will soon be heading to school in style, thanks to the efforts of 17-year-old Ginaya Meyer. Meyer, a senior at
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Diehard educator wins classroom goodies
Maritza Riffo, a first-grade teacher at Ashley IB Magnet Elementary School, is the local winner of “A Day Made Better,” a national educational initiative sponsored by OfficeMax and AdoptAClassroom.org. Local OfficeMax employees paid a
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