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Meredith announces top scholarships
Meredith College in Raleigh has awarded some of its top scholarships to high school seniors in the Triangle.
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Students help in N.C. House
Gabriel Johnson of Clayton and DeMarcus Lucas of Raleigh recently served as pages for a week in the N.C. House of Representatives.
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Local students assist senators
Pages serve for one week, attending Senate sessions and committee meetings and assisting staff members with clerical duties. Garrett, Ekaterina and Zachary were sponsored by Sen. Phil Berger. Christina was sponsored by Sen. Tamara Barringer and Dee Ann was sponsored by Sen. Neal Hunt.
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Scouts make blankets for SAFEchild
The Girl Scouts of Troop 413 in Raleigh hosted a Blanket-thon to benefit SAFEchild this spring.
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Contest puts heat on young chefs
At the National ProStart Invitational last month in Baltimore, a team from Cary High School proved they could take the heat, even if it didn't involve a full kitchen.
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Chapel Hill student named Presidential Scholar
Jacob A. Reed, a senior at East Chapel Hill High School, is one of 141 students nationwide to be named a 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholar.
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Art for Hospice's teen founder wins national service award
Emma Astrike-Davis of Durham was named one of the top 10 youth volunteers in the nation last week by the Prudential Spirit of Community program.
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Girl Scouts add fun twist to collecting shoe donations
Girl Scouts from Troop 697 in Chapel Hill collected 70 pairs of shoes for the FootCentric charity recently.
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Local students serve as pages in NC House
John Adams, Emily vonLehmden and Christina Stone, all students at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, recently served as pages for a week in the NC House of Representatives.
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Clayton High percussionists win world championship
Twenty band students from Clayton High earned gold medals and the title “World Champions.”




