PLEASE JOIN US FOR THIS VERY INFORMATIVE EVENT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. OUR KEY NOTE PRESENTER WILL BE DR. MARYLYN CALABRESE. DR. CALABRESE WILL SPEAK ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE COLLEGE ESSAY. STUDENTS WILL LATER BE ABLE TO SUBMIT THEIR ESSAYS TO DR. CALABRESE WITH A FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT ON EITHER OCTOBER 11TH OR OCTOBER 19TH [...]
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