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School News & Notes: May 9-15, 2024

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Meridian celebrated future college athletes this week with a packed ceremony. (from left: Kyra Gorman, Alden Harrison, Madeline Miller, Mathew Downs, Susan Rotherham, Grant Greiner, Ceara Murphy. Photo: Laura T. Downs)
FOR LEARNERS AT ACTON Academy F.C., the Falls Church News-Press is a weekly must-read! (Photo: Acton Academy Falls Church)
SEVENTH GRADERS at Mary Ellen Henderson MS enjoyed a trip to the National Zoo last week. (Photo: Mary Jo West)
SENIORS ON THE Mustang Girls Lacrosse Team were honored at Senior Night last week. (Photo: Katie Rosenbusch)

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