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An Hour In … Socktober party

Top three classes rewarded with pizza and sundaes
Maggie Shepard
November 16, 2016

The winning classes who donated the most socks to the Salvation Army, for Socktober, received a pizza and brownie sundae party on Nov. 14. Freshmen art, health science and juniors in nursing all came to celebrate during their seventh period in the cafeteria.

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