Little Flower students ‘bloom’ while cleaning neighborhood, saving planet
(Left to right) Little Flower students Kristina Pham, Vivian Le and Jenny Le who along with fellow junior Nicole Orbe-Muñoz founded The Planeteers environmental club clean leaves and debris from a baseball field at the Hunting Park Recreation Center, located directly across from the archdiocesan high school in Philadelphia, April 24. (Gina Christian)
By Gina Christian • Posted April 27, 2021
Students at an archdiocesan high school are rolling up their sleeves – and using their business skills to “love their park,” along with their community and the planet itself.
Volunteers from Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls in Philadelphia spent last Saturday morning removing fallen leaves and debris from the city’s Hunting Park Recreation Center, located across the street from the school’s main entrance. The sprawling grounds, which span dozens of acres, include a swimming pool, a
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Ulysses S. Grant High School in Valley Glen won the 2021 Academic Decathlon for the Los Angeles Unified School District, marking a year of firsts: the school’s first-ever win, the first virtual contest and the first time their last-minute cram sessions did not include boxes of shared Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
This was more than a big win for the high school, which serves a diverse and primarily working-class student body from the Van Nuys and North Hollywood area. For team members, it was a lifeline that helped them fend off the isolation of distance learning.
“I guess school sort of feels like an endless cycle at times, but knowing I have Decathlon right after Zoom classes is over, and we’re working toward regionals, toward state it really just is a motivation that keeps me going,” said Yadira Castillo, who earned the highest individual score among LAUSD contestants. The next-highest scorers were Madison Sznicer from Northridge Academy High and Yadira’s Grant t
Grant High School wins L.A. Unified Academic Decathlon in a year of firsts Laura Newberry © (Los Angeles Unified School District) The Grant High School team that won the L.A. Unified School District s 2021 Academic Decathlon. (Los Angeles Unified School District)
Ulysses S. Grant High School in Valley Glen won the 2021 Academic Decathlon for the Los Angeles Unified School District, marking a year of firsts: the school s first-ever win, the first virtual contest and the first time their last-minute cram sessions did not include boxes of shared Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
This was more than a big win for the high school, which serves a diverse and primarily working-class student body from the Van Nuys and North Hollywood area. For team members, it was a lifeline that helped them fend off the isolation of distance learning.
By Payton Tysinger, WRAL contributor
For students at universities around the Triangle, a semester riddled by pandemic-related challenges has concluded. Now, on a winter break that is nearly double its normal length, also due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many students are simply taking time to relax while others push forward with their plans for the future.
“It’s nice not logging into Zoom classes. A lot less screen time.” said Vivian Le, a senior at UNC Chapel Hill.
Since UNC’s winter break commenced just before Thanksgiving, Le has split her time between Chapel Hill, where she works, and her hometown. She gets tested for the coronavirus before each time she returns home to her parents.
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