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    Students ring in new school year at annual Lion’s Leap dance

    By Owen Musser, Maeslyn Hamlin, and Maya Smith
    August 28, 2022

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    Owen Musser, Staff Photographer

    As a photographer for The Budget, I'm passionate about using the medium of photography to tell stories and capture moments in our community. In my free...

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    Maeslyn Hamlin, Red and Black Co-Editor in Chief

    I'm a third year editor of the Red and Black and this year I'm an editor in chief. When I'm not working on the newspaper I'm usually at work. I work two...

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    Maya Smith, Red and Black Co-Editor in Chief

    I am a second year editor-in-chief of the Red and Black Yearbook and have been on staff for three years. I am considered a jack of all trades - I take...

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