New Jersey High School Students Launch Website To Help Peers Find Pre-College Opportunities
By Web Staff
On Monday, CBS2’s Meg Baker spoke to the brains behind the idea.
Mehar Johal is a tech savvy 17-year-old. “I was sort of realizing that it’s a little hard to find summer programs for yourself. A lot of college sites or sites have like paywalls or you have to go through, like, lots of different websites in order to find just one opportunity,” Johal said.
So he wanted to create a way to make the search easier. Interested in computer science, he and two friends, Dhruv Rai and Arsh Batth, built a website with a search engine for pre-college opportunities.
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Michael Ross is Brunswick County Schools Student of the Week
Wilmington StarNews
Student name: Michael Ross
Grade: 12th
Worst subject: History
Favorite quote or saying: I realized that intimidation didn t really exist if you re in the right frame of mind - Kobe Bryant.
What drives you crazy? I imagine we re talking about crazy in a bad way, so honestly, I can t say. Nothing drives me crazy, if there s a negative energy or situation, I reflect on it and then do more productive things to keep my mind off of it.
What makes you happy? I love watching and playing basketball, spending time with my family, seeing my friends at school, and playing Xbox.
Covid-19 numbers continue to track a downward trend on infections as vaccinations rise. (Port City Daily/File)
SOUTHEASTERN NC As vaccinations continue to rise, N.C. continues its downward streak of new cases weekly, according to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. Though Saturday, Feb. 20, had more than 3,400 cases in one day 685 were accounted for from numbers at the end of December today the dashboard is reporting 2,500 cases. It’s a vast decline from Feb. 3’s last major spike of more than 12,000 new cases in one day.
Positive tests rose a little this week to 7.1%. positivity test rate, with 840,096 people in the state reported as contracting Covid-19 since March 2020 up by 21,372 since last week.
Ashley LuAnn Papandrew
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. Ashley LuAnn Papandrew, 31, formerly of Southport, unexpectedly passed away after a brief illness Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, at Grand Strand Hospital, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She was born June 25, 1989, to Michelle Holcomb and Robert Papandrew in Lindenhurst, New York.
She is survived by her son, Ryder; mom, Michelle Holcomb; dad, Robert Papandrew; sister, Allison Mount (Andy); half-brother, Bobby Papandrew; nana, Elaine Brookshire; loving boyfriend, Alex Roane; and many aunts, uncles and cousins who loved her dearly.
Ashley and her family relocated to Oak Island when she was less than a year old. She attended Southport Elementary School, South Brunswick Middle School and South Brunswick High School.