The reception line begins. Grad2018

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That felt sooo good!

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Outtakes from “Once on This Island” promo

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We love us some Sherlock any way we can get it.

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Once On This Island (next weekend)

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Carolyn plays Ti Moune in the Stage Right homeschool company "Once on This Island" next Friday.

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My student journalists sport their fashionable “What Would Jerz Do?” wristbands.

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My journalism students just gave me this wristband: “What would Jerz do? / Verify or duck.”

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