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Chicago, Ill. (Feb. 23, 2021) – The McDonald’s All American Games is the pinnacle of high school basketball. Each year ushers a new group of young players into a club of legendary athletes, many of whom are known by a single name: Shaq, Lebron, Candace, A’ja. Continuing a
decades-long tradition of celebrating the next generation of basketball greats, McDonald’s today announced the final rosters for the 2021 McDonald’s All American Games teams.
From lockdown defenders to three-point specialists, these 48 high school seniors – comprising the top 24 girls and 24 boys in the country – were selected by a committee of basketball experts from more than 700 nominated players. While the top high school talent won’t face off on the
Obituary: Nathaniel C. “Nick” Nash IV
SCARBOROUGH - Nathaniel Cushing “Nick” Nash IV passed away peacefully on Dec. 28, 2020, at the Holbrook Health Center at Piper .
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Nathaniel C. “Nick” Nash IV
SCARBOROUGH – Nathaniel Cushing “Nick” Nash IV passed away peacefully on Dec. 28, 2020, at the Holbrook Health Center at Piper Shores Retirement Community. He was 98. Born and raised in Cambridge, Mass., he was the son of Nathaniel C. Nash III and Mary Evelyn (Howe) Nash.
Nick was the quintessential gentleman with a charming, polite, and genteel manner that was appreciated by everyone who met him. Warm and caring, Nick always placed concern for others above himself. He was affable, engaging and it was a true pleasure to be in his company. He had a superb and clever command of the English language which he used skillfully to showcase his quick wit and generous sense of humor. He wore his 98 years well as he maintained his enthusiasm, activity, and curiosity right
Clint Allen, an entrepreneur who savored lifeâs journey, dies at 76
By Bryan Marquard Globe Staff,Updated December 9, 2020, 6:35 p.m.
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Clint Allen didnât start out destined for the Ivy League and business successes.
âNo one in my family went to college,â he told some high school students in 2017, âbut I was taught to work hard from the age of 11 when I pumped gas during the early morning shift from 4 a.m. to 9 a.m.â
A serial entrepreneur and a serial enthusiast whose passions were unbound by the constraints that limit many lives, Mr. Allen went from a Brockton cold-water flat to leading a Harvard rowing team to victories and running businesses large and small.
Whether it’s dealing with student loans or tuition struggles, the pandemic hasn’t been easy on college students across the country. But for many teens, the desire to chase their academic dreams and attend a top-notch school hasn’t dwindled, a new survey indicates.
Thousands of students have their eyes set on 50 independent schools aka nonpublic
schools, according to Test Innovators. The Seattle-based online test prep company polled more than 16,000 students about the high schools they plan to apply to for the 2021-22 school year. A few fun facts: Fourteen of these schools on their minds are in California, 92 percent of them are co-ed, and they have notable alumni think poets T.S. Eliot and Ralph Waldo Emerson, astronaut Sally Ride, and business magnate Bill Gates.