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Remembering Our Childhoods (8th Grade)

17 Mar 2025

There are some realizations you can only come to by reflecting on your past. This is what the 8th graders of Clinton did as we explored our childhoods with the Aimee Nezhukumatathil poem “When […]

Remembering Our Childhoods (7th Grade)

17 Mar 2025

There are some realizations you can only come to by reflecting on your past. This is what the 7th graders of Clinton did as we explored our childhoods with the Aimee Nezhukumatathil poem “When […]

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