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Together, Apollo Students Take National Title in Problem Solving

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Hassan and Gordon

Apollo High School senior Fatuma Hassan and freshman Shyla Gordon have won first place in the senior division of the Community Problem Solvers (CmPS) National Competition at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. In addition, they were also awarded the Beyonder Award, which is the highest honor a Community Problem Solving project can be awarded and … Read more

Diving into a New Record

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Matchinsky adjusts the fulcrum.

It’s time. It’s her turn. She walks along the tiled floor, her feet splatting on the wet tiles. She takes the first step on the ladder to the diving board, and the crowd dies down so low that she can hear the hum of the air units in the Tech High School pool. “Deep breaths,” she … Read more