Michelle Xiong and Michelle Fu are creating a fun video to encourage the use of reusable bags in Greenwich for their senior project. Continue Reading →
GHS Seniors Seek Your Photos to Encourage Use of Reusable Bags
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Michelle Xiong
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Greenwich High School Walk-Out Receives Mixed Student Reactions
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This article was written by Michelle Xiong and Emma Burstiner for The Beak at Greenwich High School, and was published on Friday, March 16, 2018 Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Emma Burstiner, Greenwich High School, Michelle Xiong, The Beak
Ask a Cardinal: What would you have done differently at Greenwich High School?
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Michelle Xiong, Sara Stober, and Sarah Xu are starting an ask column about life as high school seniors. In their first column, the girls respond to the question: What is the one one thing you would have done differently at Greenwich High School? Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Greenwich High School, Michelle Xiong, Sara Stober, Sarah Xu
GHS National History Day Winners Honored at Board of Education Meeting
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Some amazing Greenwich High School seniors made it to nationals in the National History Day competition. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Schools, Aaron Hull, Bennett Tiedy, Beth Taibi, Catherine Veronis, Dr. Jill Gildea, Greenwich High School
Michelle Xiong of Greenwich is Runner-up in CT Bar Foundation Statewide Essay Contest
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Michelle Xiong entered the Connecticut Bar Foundation Statewide Essay Contest with an essay on the topic, “Taking a Knee or Taking a Stand,” which dealt with school discipline in a case involving a high school athlete’s refusal to stand for the national anthem and a fellow student’s reaction to his protest. Michelle is also a Greenwich Free Press writer. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Greenwich High School, Junior League of Greenwich, Michelle Xiong, Postively More, She's the First
GHS Girl’s Empowerment Club Event at Greenwich YMCA Means Girl in Peru Goes to High School
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Greenwich High School students gathered at the YMCA of Greenwich to spin in support of girl’s education. Organized by the Greenwich High School Girl’s Empowerment Club, the proceeds went directly to support the club’s She’s the First scholar, Lisbeth H in Peru.
Joined by the YMCA’s own, Bob Deangelo and Heather Brown, the group enjoyed an hour of invigorating exercise with great music. The class was lead by enthusiastic spin instructor, Wendy Coleman. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Giving, Health, Schools, Sports, Volunteering, Bob DeAngelo, Girls Empowerment Club, Greenwich High School
GHS Girl’s Empowerment Club to Hold Spin Class Fundraiser at Greenwich YMCA
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The Girl’s Empowerment Club at Greenwich High School is holding a spin class at the YMCA of Greenwich this Sunday, June 11 to raise money for their sponsored scholar in Peru, Lisbeth.
The club’s mission is to empower girls through education. Through its partnership with non profit “She’s the First,” GHS students support girls in developing countries be the first in their family to graduate from high school. Last year, the club raised enough funds to give a scholarship to Lisbeth, a girl attending secondary school in the Sacred Valley of Peru.
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Filed under: Giving, Schools, Sports, Volunteering, Girls Empowerment Club, Greenwich High School, Margaret Zhang, Michelle Xiong
GHS Junior Wins CT Foundation for Open Government High School Essay Contest
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Michelle Xiong, a Greenwich Free Press intern who is a junior at Greenwich High School, has won the first prize of $1,000 in this year’s Connecticut Foundation for Open Government high school essay contest. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Schools, Connecticut Foundation for Open Government, Donald Trump, Greenwich Free Press, Michelle Xiong
Safe Rides at Risk without Funding From Greenwich; Uber is Not the Solution
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In May, 2014, Greenwich High School seniors Courtney Oarr and Matt Pignataro, interns for Greenwich Free Press, wrote, “Picture this. You’re heavily intoxicated at a party with no way home. Or, your promised ride home is not in a position to give you a lift. Who do you call? Not Safe Rides. Safe Rides, once a popular program in the Town of Greenwich, is officially off the road.”
History repeats. Continue Reading →