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With the end of Marking Period 2 on Friday, Oct. 28, the following Monday was scheduled to be the usual Data Day, a day off for students. However, this particular Data Day, Oct. 31, landed on Halloween. So, on Oct. 28, ASB hosted UPA’s annual Costume Day, the in-school celebration of Halloween. One of the main events was a day-long scavenger hunt. ASB hid 30 small, plastic pumpkins across...
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