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Aashi Mishra's preparations for the SAT ended up paying off when she earned a perfect score of 1600. Mishra, a junior at Union County Magnet High School, a competitive high school with an emphasis on specialized STEM education.   Aashi Mishra is a resident of Westfield. She took SAT on March 12.

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Westfield is a town that many folks are both drawn to and feel supported by. That includes writers and artists. Pre-COVID, Tom's short film "Zoe, What's Going On" played at the 2019 Westfield Film Festival as well as several other indie film festivals. TAPinto Westfield wrote a feature article ...

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Margaret Ferris, a senior at Mount Saint Mary Academy, has received a $1,000 scholarship from Next Gen Personal Finance for her creative response to the National Payback Challenge. The challenge entailed playing a game that simulated the process of applying for, choosing and attending college, ...

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Jorge Ledesma, a graduate of Westfield High School who graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in Social Studies from Harvard University, recently began studying at Oxford University. In 2019, Jorge earned Harvard’s John Palfrey Prize as “the most distinguished scholar in the ...

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Congratulations to Central Jersey Fillies 16U, the winners of the USSSA Fastpitch Softball Tournament in Edison, NJ over this past weekend. The team clinched the win with an 8-0 shutout championship game. The team includes three Westfield residents and GSLW alumni, Shayne Cleeve (pitcher), ...

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Jimmy Arbes graduated Westfield High School as a two-time state champion golfer. Arbes went on to play for Rutgers University on a golf scholarship. Since then, Jimmy has become a father and stepfather, but remains highly competitive in amateur golf within the NJSGA and MGA sections. Since ...

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Sean McManus, a 2017 graduate of Summit High School and a recent graduate of The Boston Conservatory, has been cast in the North American Tour of the Broadway Musical "Cats." Sean was a winner of the Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Award as a member of the Summit High School Theatre ...

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Sean McManus, a 2017 graduate of Summit High School and a recent graduate of The Boston Conservatory, has been cast in the North American Tour of the Broadway Musical "Cats".  Sean was a winner of the Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Award as a member of the Summit High School Theatre Program.  He ...

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We all miss the kids when they move away after high school. Let's find out how they are doing... Name: Nick Zickgraf Year graduated high school:  2013 Favorite memory of high school:  The pasta nights with the soccer team before our night games on the stadium field.  I miss being part of a ...

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We all miss the kids when they move away after high school. Let's find out how they are doing... Year graduated high school:  2013 Favorite memory of high school:  The pasta nights with the soccer team before our night games on the stadium field.  I miss being part of a team and spending all ...

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We all miss the kids who move away after high school. Let's find out how they are doing...  Name: Sean Spillane Year graduated from David Brearley High School: 2013 Favorite memory of high school:  Getting to spend class, lunch, and practices with my friends every day. You don’t realize ...

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