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West Side Story Maria Montage

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Carolyn as Maria in West Side Story

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My own students haven’t described encounters like this, but I have encountered students who enter the classroom with the idea that there is a fairly consistent, uniform, organized entity called “the media” that it’s fashionable to distrust. It’s fair to point to specific news stories that got specific facts wrong or that showed bias, but…

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According to the NACE 2018 Job Outlook, college seniors are very confident about their professionalism, work ethic, and writing skills. Employers are not so happy with those skills among the applicants they see. The biggest divide was around students’ professionalism and work ethic. Almost 90 percent of seniors thought they were competent in that area, but only…

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West Side Story (One-Minute Preview)

From Mrs. Lovett two weeks ago to Maria this weekend, I am so proud of this girl. Support the arts in your community! West Side Story #tonight #GeyerPAC A post shared by Dennis G. Jerz (@dennis.jerz) on Aug 9, 2018 at 8:21am PDT Similar:Another 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blender3dart #design #aestheti…AestheticsThe…

Here's how Maria amuses herself on the ride home from dress rehearsal. #WestSideStory

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Christopher Robin made for a pleasant family outing.

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I am slightly ahead of the boy. Rare.

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