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Forward they go!
Despite spending nearly three months of their senior year quarantined to their homes and as on-line students due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Class of 2020 certainly left their mark in ULS history! These are just some of the many accomplishments this group of graduates will leave as their legacy.
ULS Class of 2020 Scholarships Earned - $14,681,325
Five National Merit Finalists – Isabelle Cashe, Elise Gutierrez, Nils Newhauser, Hannah Traylor, David Winstead
Two Presidential Scholar Candidates – Isabelle Cashe, Andrew Moncada
Two Perfect Scores on the ACT – Isabelle Cashe, Andrew Moncada
Three National Commended Scholars – Clyne Peak, Luke Braun, Andrew Moncada
Four recognized by the National Hispanic Recognition Program – Brandon Moncada, Andrew Moncada, Elise Guittierez, Hannah Traylor
30 members of the 30+ ACT Society – Reginald Adams, Stephen Adjei, Lauren Bankston, Madison Bauder, Luke Braun, Nathan Bush, Isabelle Cashe, Caroline Chalas, Jeremiah Cook, William Duke, Lanie Grace Everett, Julia Flake, Joy Fu, Egan Gardiner, Hadley Greene, Catelyn Greene, Elise Gutierrez, David Hooks Zacharia Ismaio, Abbegail Kantrow, Eryn Kennedy, Hannah Loupe, Conor May, Charles McKenzie, Holden Mittendorf, Andrew Moncada, Emma Munoz, Nils Newhauser, Clyne Peak, Ellie Russo, Charles Schimmel, Hunter Schwab, Timothy Stone, Hannah Traylor, William Wharton, Kathryn White, David Winstead,
One Congress of Future Medical Leaders Award of Excellence – Antonio Clayton
One Military Order of the World Wars Merit Winner – Lanie Grace Everett
Nine London International Youth Science Forum participants – Stephen Adjei, Zacharia Ismaio, Hannah Traylor, David Winstead, Lanie Everett, Hannah Loupe, Olivia Vance, Charlie McKenzie and Eryn Kennedy
Four Boys' State and Girls’ State participants – Zacharia Ismaio, David Winstead, Ella Robillard, Lanie Grace Everett
Three Literary Rally Winners –Isabelle Cashe, Andrew Moncada, Luke Braun
One Baton Rouge Exchange Club Youth of the Year – Lanie Grace Everett
Arts
Four DeBose Visual Arts Festival winners – Allison Parker (first place), Mia Hau (second place), Charlie Schimmel (honorable mention), Joy Fu (second)
An LSU College of Art & Design Statewide Juried Art Exhibition winner – Allison Parker (first place)
A Greater Baton Rouge Art Council’s Art Flow Festival participant (one of only 10 participants) – Allison Parker
An All State Honor Choir member – Audrey Randolph
Athletics
One Under Armour All American – Jaquelin Roy
33 LHSAA All-Academic Athletes – Jordan Anderson, Madison Bauder, Luke Braun, Jeremiah Cook, Jack Moran, Will Wharton, Clyne Peak, Hannah Traylor, Jenna VanHoogstraten, Anthony Olinde, Margaret Segar, Hunter Schwab, Charles McKenzie, Zachary Whisenand, Kathryn Thomas, Eryn Kennedy, Kathryn White, Nils Newhauser, Olivia Vance, Mia Hau, Alyssa Reeves, Antonio Clayton, Zachariah Ismaio, Nathan Bush, Jake Davenport, Julia Flake, Lindy Hataway, Hannah Ogea, Will Safford, Charles Schimmel, Reid Segar, Caroline Warren, Mary Page Wood
Four LHSAA All-Academic Composite Team members – Eryn Kennedy, Luke Braun, Hannah Traylor, Will Wharton
14 Collegiate signings –
DJ Morton – Track, Southeastern Louisiana University
Dylan Carmouche – Baseball, Mississippi State University
Derrek Lathon – Baseball, Mississippi College
Will Safford – Baseball, LSU
Thomas Sotile – Baseball, Northwestern State University
Lance Wade - Baseball, Mississippi College
Hannah Ogea – Softball, South Alabama
Jenna Van Hoogstraten – Swim, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Daylon Daniel – Swim, Howard University
Jaquelin Roy – Football, LSU
Rashad Greene – Football, Tulane
Solomon Miles – Football, Fort Scott Community College
Josh Slaughter – Football, University of St. Thomas
Cameron Dorsey – Football, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Tanner Lawson - Football, Preferred Walk-on, Georgia Tech
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Everett and Kennedy Earn Top Academic Honors for Class of 2020
Lanie Grace Everett has earned the distinction of valedictorian, and Eryn Louise Kennedy has earned the title of salutatorian for the Class of 2020. Both are full International Baccalaureate diploma candidates, honor graduates, members of Beta Club, members of National Honor Society and recipients of the ULS Award of Distinction.
Everett plans to attend Dartmouth College. She served as 2020 ULS Student Council President, is a member of National Spanish Honor Society and the National Art Honor Society as well as the UHS Spirit Stepper Dance Team. She is the recipient of the ULS Foundation Diane Renee Upp Simino Memorial Award.
Kennedy plans to attend LSU. She is a member of the National French Honor Society and the UHS Girls' Soccer team. She is the recipient of the ULS Foundation Dr. Leonard L. Kilgore, Jr. Memorial Scholarship.
Congratulations Lanie Grace and Eryn!
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ULS Graduation Media Presentation Provides Virtual Celebration for Class of 2020
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2019-2020 ULS 30+ ACT Society Now 49 Members Strong
Two more students, Haley Ginn and Nadia Pereira, have been added to the ULS 30+ ACT Society after receiving their scores for the February test. The prestigious group is for juniors and seniors who have scored at least a 30 on the ACT.
They join the previous 48 members of the society who were recognized so far this year, including Stephen Adjei, Lauren Bankston, Madison Bauder, Luke Braun, Nate Bush, Conor May, Andrew Moncado, Will Wharton, Clyne Peak, Charles McKenzie, Nils Newhauser, Ellie Russo, Hunter Schwab, Timothy Stone, Kathryn White, David Winstead, Emery Gischler, Ryan Gremillion, Isabelle Cashe, Elise Gutierrez, Eryn Kennedy, Emma Munoz, Caroline Chalas, Joy Fu, Julia Flake, Lanie Grace Everett, Hadley Greene, Hannah Traylor, Jeremiah Cook, Egan Gardiner, Hannah Loupe, Charles Schimmel, Zacharia Ismaio, Catelyn Greene, William Duke, David Hooks, Reginald Adams, Holden Mittendorf, Adeline McKowen, Lynnlee Walsh, Paige Fellows, Abbegail Kantrow, Sydney Schneckenburger, Hayden Field, Elizabeth Vidrine, Thomas Bottcher and Peter Higginbotham.
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Fifteen Students Place at Southeast District Literary Rally
On Saturday, March 7, ULS students participated in the Southeast District Literary Rally. This academic competition tests students in a range of subject areas. Three students placed at the district level, and 12 qualified for the State Literary Rally. Four of the state qualifiers also won a $100 scholarship to Southeastern Louisiana University.
Edmond Geiring (Algebra I), Dylan Rouselle (Chemistry) and Isabelle Cashe* (Spelling) placed at the district level in the 2020 Southeastern Literary Rally:
Those who qualified to compete in the 2020 Louisiana State Literary Rally, include Niles Babin (Advanced Math: Pre Calculus), Caroline Cain* (Algebra I), Luke Braun (Calculus II), Karleigh Ortego (Chemistry), Evan Garner (Environmental Science), Adele Aldridge (French I), Kathy Hu (Geometry), Elisabeth Grass* (Health), Andrew Moncada* (Physics), Landry Horn (Spanish I), Maya Adams (Spanish II) and Sawyer Mittendorf (World Geography).
* indicates a first-place finish and Southeastern Scholarship Winner
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Babin Scores in Top 3 Percent of National Math Competition
Sophomore Niles Babin became the first ULS student to move on to the second level of the Mathematical Association of America’s American Mathematics Competition. The AMC is the first step in a 5-step process of selecting the USA’s Mathematics Olympiad Team.
Babin had to score in the top 2.5 percent of all AMC test-takers to qualify. The AMC test consists of 25 questions that must be completed within 75 minutes. The multiple-choice exam covers high school mathematics and is designed to promote the development and enhancement of problem-solving skills.
Babin will now compete at the American Invitational Mathematics Examination. The AIME is a 15 question, 3-hour exam, and each answer is an integer number between 0 and 999. Competitors with top scores for that test will then be invited to the USA Mathematics Olympics.
Babin Accepted to Harvey Mudd College
After completing his sophomore year at ULS, Niles Babin has been accepted to Harvey Mudd College, one of the premier engineering, science, and mathematics colleges in the United States, and will begin classes there in August 2020. Harvey Mudd College's acceptance rate is 15 percent. Congratulations Niles! The Cub community wishes you well in your collegiate endeavors.
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Middle School Students Sweep Law Day Competition
As one of their virtual learning activities this spring, students in Eighth Grade Social Studies Instructor Kim Carr and Seventh Grade RWW Instructor Scott Stephenson 's classes took part in the Baton Rouge Bar Association's 2020 Law Day competition.
The theme for this year's contest was “Your Vote, Your Voice, Our Democracy: The 19th Amendment at 100.” Students were required to learn about the 19th Amendment to the Constitution and then submit a work of art, an essay or a video depicting their understanding of it.
Earning honorable mention in the art portion of the contest were Wilhelmina Wilson (work pictured) and Kearra Grisby. Taking first, second and third respectively in the essay contest were Samuel Adjei, Teddy Jones and Audrey Bongiorni. Essays written by Ella Robichaux, Joseph Sanford and Mercer Richardson also all received honorable mention. Rounding out the top finishes, Molly Bush, Paul Toups and Jacob Russell earned first, second and third in the video portion of the contest.
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29 Elementary and Middle School Students Take Home Honors in District Social Studies Fair
ULS students competed in the 2020 Region VII District Social Studies Fair, with 29 taking home first or second place. Division One (elementary) first place winners included Ben McWhorter, Caliway Goodson, Carter Jones, William Monroe, Rachel Magee, Salena Gouri, Jackson Foret, Grace Martin, Abigail Qi, Brenley Cazes, Ethan Spooner, Xavier Jacobs, Kate Worthington and Theresa Singletary. Placing second in Division One were Leah Robicheaux, Peyton Breard, Macy Bruni, Cate Giering, Amalie Taylor, Emile Pucheu, Elaine Hsia and Hi-Tai Lu. Division Two (middle school) first place winners were Randall Wilson, Ellis Daniel, Rylan Carruth, Lukas Schwehm, Douglas Thompson, Max Tsolakis and Sofia Zhu.
Participants had the opportunity to choose group or individual projects in a wide variety of categories including history, geography, political science, anthropology, economics, or sociology and to learn valuable communication and research skills.
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NYT Best-Selling Author Surprises History Students with Class Zoom Bomb
New York Times best-selling author and historian Alex Kershaw was scheduled to speak about his latest book, The First Wave: The D-Day Warriors Who Led the Way to Victory in World War II, at ULS in March to both students and the public as part of the LSU College of Human Sciences & Education Quality of Life Lecture Series. Unfortunately, along with most events throughout the world this spring, that event was cancelled due to the COVID-18 pandemic. Students in Instructor Ryan Empson's History of the Americas II course had been reading his book and were disappointed to miss out on a discussion with the writer. Technology to the rescue! Empson and Kershaw coordinated a surprise Zoom class visit last month that went so well, Kershaw has offered to return via Zoom for a class visit again next year. Kershaw can be seen on the fourth row, fourth from the left. Empson is pictured on the first row, second window.
Copies of Kershaw's book were provided to the HOA II students by generous donations to the ULS Foundation.
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Student Council One of Six Recognized as National Council of Excellence
The University Laboratory School student council is one of only six schools from Louisiana to be recognized as a 2020 National Council of Excellence by National Student Council (NatStuCo).
“Receiving a National Council of Excellence Award reflects dedication on the part of the school to providing a strong, well-rounded student council program,” said Nara Lee, National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) Director of Student Leadership. “NatStuCo applauds the work of the National Councils of Excellence and challenges them to continue their leadership and service to their schools and communities.”
To qualify for the National Council of Excellence Award, ULS Student Council had to meet a variety of criteria, including the demonstration of successful sponsorship and participation in activities such as leadership development and service to the school and community.
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Work of 39 Young Authors Selected as Regional Winners
Thirty-nine ULS students placed among the top three regionally in their grade levels and categories for the 2020 Young Authors Awards. Additionally, eight of the ULS regional winners placed in the top three at the state level.
Kindergarten Fiction - The Gingerbread Gold Girl, Georgia Bolton, first place regional and state
Kindergarten Non-fiction - My Favorite Holiday, Avery Robicheaux, third place regional
1st Grade Poetry - Scientist, Satchel Parker, first place regional
1st grade Poetry - America, Hannah Irving, third place regional
1st grade Non-fiction - Fishing with Mon and Dad in the Marsh, Easton Edwards, first place regional and third place state
1st Grade Non-fiction - All About Dinosaurs, Ryder Leach, second place regional
1st Grade Non-fiction - In the Hospital, Olivia Miller, third place regional
1st Grade Fiction - Mrs. Gurgleburt, Myra Arnaudov, first place regional
1st Grade Fiction - A Christmas Mystery, Adler Magee, second place regional
2nd Grade Poetry - Goodbye Thanksgiving, Hello Christmas, Rose Raymond, first place regional and first place state
2nd Grade Non-fiction - Jack and Jill, Camille Tyson, first place regional and third place state
2nd Grade Non-fiction - My Cat, Anya Tati, third place regional
2nd Grade Fiction - The Crazy Skeleton, Mary Kate Peters, third place regional
34d Grade Poetry - Louisiana, Luke Empson, second place regional
3rd Grade Non-fiction - Rhino, Micha Weir, third place regional
4th Grade Non-fiction - How to Survive Camping in a Tent, John Thomas Hart, third place regional
5th Grade Non-fiction - Biographical Sketch, Charlotte Slaton, first place regional
7th Grade Non-fiction - The Two Miles, Caroline Cain, first place regional and second place state
7th Grade Non-fiction - Sox: The Hand Biter, Anna Saparito, second place regional
7th Grade Non-fiction - The Last Game, Porter Fourrier, third place regional
10th Grade Poetry - Demons, Elisabeth Grass, first place regional and third place state
10th Grade Poetry - Wilted, Emma Kate Conner, second place regional
10th Grade Poetry - That Moment, Chandler Collins, third place regional
10th Grade Non-fiction - Child Genius Stats, Dylan Davis, first place regional
10th Grade Non-fiction - Enlightenment, Brian Beck, second place regional
10th Grade Fiction - Hand in Marriage, Elisabeth Grass, first place regional and first place state
11th Grade Poetry - Dull of Love, Ellie Loup, first place regional
11th Grade Poetry - I Didn't Know It Then, April Ortleib, second place regional
11th Grade Poetry - Flower, Sofia Politz, third place regional
11th Grade Non-fiction - Bri, Alexandra Henderson, second place regional
12th Grade Fiction - The Room, Taylor Lang, first place regional
12th Grade Fiction - Ruby, Hannah Traylor, second place regional
12th Grade Fiction - A Study in Stanley, Egan Gardiner, third place regional
12th Grade Non-fiction - The Art of Growing, Allison Parker, first place regional and first place state
12th Grade Non-fiction - New Beginnings, Sarah Jane Nader, second place regional
12th Grade Non-fiction - Me Brain, Nils Newhauser, third place regional
12th Grade Poetry - Whitle Noise, Audrey Randolph, first place regional
12th Grade Poetry - Late At Night, Marjori Pope, second place regional
12th Grade Poetry - Advice to My Past, Hannah Loupet, third place regional
The Louisiana Reading Association sponsors the annual Young Authors competition through its regional affiliate Capital Area Reading Council to promote fiction, nonfiction and poetry writing among students in grades kindergarten through senior year of high school. ULS elementary faculty members Ellen Daugherty, Frankie Day and Megan Jenny serve as president, secretary and treasurer of CARC respectively.
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Von Brock Named Regional Art Educator of the Year
The National Arts Education Association chose ULS Art Instructor Nancy Von Brock as the 2020 Southeastern Region Middle Level Art Educator. Von Brock was selected from middle level art educators throughout Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Caroline, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and the Virgin Islands. Selection of awards is made by a regional committee.
The NAEA objectives are to recognize excellence in outstanding individuals, focus professional attention on quality of art education and exemplary art educators, provide tangible recognition of achievement and enhance professional opportunities.
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Williams Wins Essay Contest
Seventh grader Isabella Williams has been named the winner of the 2020 Baton Rouge Sertoma Club's Freedom Essay Contest. This is the fifth consecutive year that a ULS seventh grade student in Instructor Scott Stephenson's Reading Writing Workshop course has won the contest, which features the work of students from throughout the Baton Rouge area. This year, the contest asked students to respond to the prompt, “What Freedom Means to Me,” with a poem. Williams earned a $150 cash prize. .
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UHS Boys' and Girls' Soccer Athletes Take Home Multiple Post Season HonorsAfter earning dual state championships, multiple team members from both UHS Girls' and Boys' Soccer have been selected for post season honors.
Madison Bauder, Lily Mittendorf, Victoria Labarre, Eryn Kennedy and Isabel Hau earned spots on the Girls' First Team All-District. Eliza Moldovan, Mia Hau, Olivia Vance and Lundyn Ladner also made Girls' Second Team All-District. Honorable Mentions were awarded to Ava Munoz, Olivia Schwehm and Kathryn Thomas. Mittendorf was named Defensive MVP, while Bauder was named Overall MVP.
U-High All Metro Girls' Soccer Division III selections included Madison Bauder, Lily Mittendorf, Eryn Kennedy, Victoria Labarre and Isabel Hau.
Madison Bauder was also invited to participate in the Senior All Stars game for the All State East Team.
U-High Boys' First Team All-District members include Nils Newhauser, Zach Whisenand, Hunter Schawb, Charlie Mackenzie, Chris Bottcher and Rider Holcomb. The Boys' Second Team All-District members are Matthew Word, Liam Moran, Parker Bauder and Jacob Ramsey. Auggie Ohmstede, Charlie Mackey and Jeffrey Barker received Honorable Mention awards. Newhauser was named Defensive MVP, and Whisenand received Overall MVP.
Division III All-Metro seletions for the U-High Boys' Soccer were Nils Newhauser, Charlie McKenzie, Rider Holcomb and Chris Bottcher, along with Zach Whisenand who was named All-Metro Outstanding Player.
UHS Boys' Soccer All-State selections were Zach Whisenand, Nils Newhauser, Charlie McKenzie and Chris Bottcher (first team) and Hunter Schwab and Rider Holcomb (second team). Zach Whisenand was named All State Offensive MVP and Nils Newhauser was named All State Defensive MVP.
Nils Newhauser and Charlie McKenzie were also invited to participate in the Senior All Stars game for the All State East Team.
The sibling duo of coaches Chris Mitchell and Melissa Ramsey were also both selected All Metro Coach of the Year.
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Nine UHS Basketball Players Earn Post Season Accolades
Members from both the UHS Girls’ and Boys’ Basketball Teams received All-State and All-District Honors following seasons that went deep into playoffs. Shawn Jones and Milan Mejia earned spots on the Boys All-District First Team. Bryce Brown, Terrington Butler and DJ Morton received All-District Honorable Mentions. Mejia also earned an All-Metro selection as well as All-State Team Honorable Mention. From the Girls’ Basketball Team, Sahvani Sancho earned a spot on the All-State Second Team and was the youngest member selected to the All-Metro Team. Sancho, along with Nya Miller were both selected for the All-District First Team. Katy White and Colleen Temple received All-District Honorable Mentions.
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UHS Boys' Basketball Ends Season as Runner-up in Historic Game
UHS Boys’ Basketball placed second in an historic State Championship game on March 13, with no fans allowed due to COVID-19. On the morning of the Championship, the game was set to proceed as normal, but plans began to change rapidly throughout the hours leading up to tip-off. As Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards’ began issuing crowd limitations to protect the citizens of the state, LHSAA decided mid-day that the two teams competing for the state title would play in an empty house. Only coaches and select media were allowed. The restriction did not stop parents and students from making their way to St. Thomas Moore High School in Lafayette to live stream and tune into the game from their cars. After a hard fought battle, the Cubs proved their were a formidable opponent in any circumstance, losing by only one point, 57-56, in the last few seconds of the game.
Photo from The Advocate newspaper
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We've Got This!
In response to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, Governor John Bel Edwards issued a stay at home order to begin March 15 to protect the citizens of the state.The order included the closing of school campuses with more than two months left in the academic year, an issue no one in the field of education saw coming even just a few months ago.
In an unprecedented one-day pivot, University Laboratory School students and teachers shifted from classroom instruction to online teaching and learning, and Cub parents, always at the ready, found themselves an even more integral part of their children's daily education than ever imagined. In true Cub spirit, all rose to the challenge.
Thanks to generous donations to the ULS Foundation Annual Appeal, ULS was immediately able to loan nearly 90 laptops that had been purchased over the past few years to close the gap for those in need and ensure every student could continue daily connection and instruction.
Using Google Classroom and their creative talents, faculty quickly discovered new and inventive ways to instruct and, along with students, manage assignments from a distance. Through zoom discussions (including a zoom bomb from a NYT best-selling author), google meets and a variety of newly introduced platforms, secondary students and teachers found themselves fast forwarding into new methods of teaching and learning, relying more than ever before on collaboration and interaction with material, information and data. The remote daily lessons of elementary students were enhanced by instructors using platforms like facebook to offer daily story time at Mrs. P's Remote Library, adventures with Babcock's Backyard Safari, online fun at Technology Time with Mrs. Dornier and more than a few rowdy jam sessions in Ms. Fowler's Music Room.
Technological communication became more important than ever. Athletic teams and groups continued to meet with coaches and sponsors online to share moral support, to continue to progress and to finish the year strong. The Cub Huddle news brief was born and shared daily We've Got This "wins" and regular inspiration to keep the entirety of the Cub family moving forward as a cohesive group to meet new challenges in unexpected times.
And through social media and social distancing, the Cub community still found ways to safely be present for and support one another from March to May of 2020.
While no one truly knows what the beginning of next school year will look like, one thing we know for sure as we say goodbye for the summer - We've got this Cubs!
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Cubs Wish Farewell to Retirees
Retiring faculty members Nancy Von Brock (second row first window) and Judy Guillot (second row fourth window) were celebrated May 14 with a virtual ceremony hosted by Cub Club. Von Brock has been an art instructor for 27 years and is also a 1972 ULS alumna. All total, she has spent 35 years on the ULS campus. Mrs. Guillot, a resource instructor, has been with ULS for 20 years and taught for 33 years prior to joining the Cub family.
The Cub community salutes both for their service and dedication and most importantly for so generously sharing their talents and wisdom with so many of our students through the years. Once a Cub, always a Cub!
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