Welcome to the Region 8 Leadership Conference!

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Todays students. Tomorrows business
professionals.

• Welcome to the Region 8 Leadership Conference!
• Warriner Hall
• Central Michigan University
• Saturday, January 7, 2012

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Program

• Parade of Presidents
• Recognition
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Jessica Carter, Clare HS
• Business Professionals of America Pledge
• Rebeckah Drew, Clare HS
• Diplomat Torch Awards
• Awards Presentation

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Parade of Presidents
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Alma High School Charlie Jordan Cetera Fisher
Beaverton High School Desirae Babcock
Breckenridge High School Cassandra Draves
Clare High School Jessica Carter Sarah Wolfe
Cheboygan High School Skyler Cavitt
Coleman High School Andrea Fausett
East Jordan High School Marcus Wingate
Fulton High School Audrey Maier and Shelby Parks
HH Dow High School Bailey Loftis
Ithaca High School Michelle Lindsey
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Midland High School Jasmine Soto
Mt. Pleasant Area Technical Center Mahraan Qadir
Ogemaw Heights High School Larissa Treat
Shepherd High School Lizzy Bryant
St. Louis High School Laura Kelly Kailyn Sandow
St. Mary's Lake Leelanau Chelsey Sawallich
Suttons Bay High School Sean Lammy Ian Plamondon
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Thank You!

• Regional Advisors
• Ben Goward and Terri Reeves - St. Louis
• Jann Cleary and Debbie Loesel - Clare
• Advisors, Proctors, Graders, and Judges
• CMU College of Business
• Tim Knickerbocker, CMU
• Kent Bergstrom, WCFX Radio
• CMU Technical Crew
• Maurice Henderson, State Director
• State Officers
• Nick Partie, State President, Mt. Pleasant Area
  Tech Center
• AJ Morley, State Parliamentarian, Byron High
  School

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Pledge of Allegiance

• I pledge allegiance to the flag, of the United
  States of America, and to the Republic, for which
  it stands, one Nation, under God, indivisible,
  with liberty and justice for all.

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Business Professionals of America Pledge

• We are met in a spirit of friendship and goodwill
  as we prepare for careers in a world-class
  workforce. We work together to develop
  professionalism and leadership through Business
  Professionals of America and pledge our loyalty
  to our Nation.

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Torch Awards
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• Sami Humphrey Alma High School
• Tori Humphrey Alma High School
• Charlie Jordan Alma High School
• Rachel Kolb Alma High School
• Terry LaForge Alma High School
• Miquel Prieto Alma High School
• Melissa Rivera Alma High School
• Keeley Schnepp Alma High School
• Amber Bell Clare High School
• Kelsey Bott Clare High School
• Harley Brugger Clare High School
• Jessica Carter Clare High School
• Therese Cleary Clare High School
• Emily Crowley Clare High School
• Rebeckah Drew Clare High School
• Amber Frank Clare High School

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• Jackson Gross Clare High School
• Eli Hersberger Clare High School
• Tessa Huovinen Clare High School
• Joshua Kinberg Clare High School
• Allison Kingsbury Clare High School
• Brent Luplow Clare High School
• Laura Mater Clare High School
• Meagan Sherwood Clare High School
• Bailey Thayer Clare High School
• Alyssa Venable Clare High School
• Tanner Vida Clare High School
• Aaron Walters Clare High School
• Sarah Wolfe Clare High School
• Bailey Loftis H.H. Dow High School
• Jasmine Soto Midland High School
• Anthony Ventura Midland High School

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• Samantha Berryhill Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
• Kenna Boyd Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
• Ian Clark Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
• David Dai Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
• Lindsey DeFrain Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
• Emily Ecker Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
• Whitnee Foote Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
• Yejean Han Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
• Sara Jakeway Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
• Megan Kramer Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
• Devon Leasher Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
• Ashley Montgomery Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
• Kate Odykirk Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
• Nick Partie Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center

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• Sarah Pearson Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
• Nicholas Prin Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
• Mahraan Qadir Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
• Colin Ridley Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
• Morgan Stoewsant-Kryscio Mt. Pleasant Area Tech
  Center
• Emily Wilson Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
• Zac Kramer Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
• Rebecca McBryde Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
• Rachel Mead Mt. Pleasant Area Tech Center
• Kourtney Collins Shepherd High School
• Austin Roberts Shepherd High School
• Rachel Travis Shepherd High School

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Awards
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Administrative Support Concepts Open Event -
Finalists

• 1st Rachel Travis Shepherd HS
• 2nd Kiegan White Mt Pleasant Tech AM
• 3rd Brent Luplow Clare High School
• 4th Rachel Hoard Breckenridge HS
• 5th Lindsay Hoard Breckenridge HS
• 6th Amber Litwiller - Fulton

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Administrative Support Research Project
Individual - Finalists

• 1st Yooree Chung Midland HS
• 2nd Tessa Houvinen Clare HS
• 3rd Adam Grove Clare HS
• 4th Savannah Gross St Mary HS
• 5th Trisha Wentworth Clare HS
• 6th Elsa Finch Suttons Bay HS

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Administrative Support Team Finalists

• 1st Clare High School
• 2nd St Mary High School

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Advanced Accounting Finalists

• 1st Kyle Clark Midland High School
• 2nd Kevin Schaub St Mary HS
• 3rd Desirae Babcock Beaverton HS
• 4th Rachael Clement Midland HS
• 5th Rebeckah Drew Clare HS
• 6th Jasmine Soto Midland HS

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Advanced Interview Skills Finalists

• 1st Devon Leasher Mt Pleasant Technical
• 2nd Shelby Parks Fulton High School
• 3rd Alissa Recker Mt Pleasant Technical
• 4th Therese Cleary Clare High School
• 5th Savannah Gross St Mary HS
• 6th Sarah Pearson Mt Pleasant Technical

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Advanced Office Systems Procedures - Finalists

• 1st Kailyn Sandow St Louis High School
• 2nd Laura Kelly St Louis High School
• 3rd Caitlin Field Clare High School

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Advanced Spreadsheet Applications Finalists

• 1st Alex Klein Ithaca High School
• 2nd Matt Sherlock Mt Pleasant Tech PM
• 3rd Samantha Drowley Shepherd HS
• 4th Jodi Weiss Beaverton High School
• 5th Andrea Tallman Cheboygan High School

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Advanced Word Processing Skills Finalists

• 1st Laura Kelly St Louis HS
• 2nd David Dai Mt Pleasant Technical - AM
• 3rd Kailyn Sandow St Louis HS
• 4th Rachel Hoard Breckenridge HS
• 5th Rachel Amalfitano St Mary HS
• 6th Luke Rayburn Ithaca HS

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Banking Finance Finalists

• 1st Melissa Whitford Fulton HS
• 2nd Rachel Travis Shepherd HS
• 3rd Alex Klein Ithaca High School
• 4th Allison Kingsbury Clare HS
• 5th Alyse Schneider Fulton HS
• 6th Eleaya Oswald St Louis HS

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Basic Office Systems ProceduresFinalists

• 1st Bailey Scott Ithaca High School
• 2nd Rachel Hoard Breckenridge HS
• 3rd Kristy Godley Ithaca HS
• 4th Emily Crick East Jordan HS

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Business Spelling Open EventFinalists

• 1st Wren Hayes Ogemaw Heights
• 2nd Lindsey DeFrain Mt Pleasant Tech PM
• 3rd Alissa Hawks Mt Pleasant Tech PM
• 4th Emily Wilson Mt Pleasant Tech AM
• 5th Megan Popp St Mary High School
• 6th Michaela Middleton Coleman HS

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C Programming Finalists

• 1st Kristopher McAtee Midland HS
• 2nd Jacob Jensen Midland HS
• 3rd Michael McEwan HH Dow HS

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Computer Animation TeamFinalists

• 1st Clare High School
• 2nd Mt Pleasant Area Technical PM

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Computer Security Finalists

• 1st Kyle June Clare High School
• 2nd Justin Duffett Clare High School

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Computerized Accounting Finalists

• 1st Jacob Willard Beaverton HS
• 2nd Matt Sherlock Mt Pleasant Tech PM
• 3rd Kiegan White Mt Pleasant Tech AM
• 4th Alicia Boulier Mt Pleasant Tech AM
• 5th Emily Wilson Mt Pleasant Tech AM
• 6th Caleb Korson St Mary High School

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Database ApplicationsFinalists

• 1st Sarah Wolfe Clare High School
• 2nd Michelle Lindsey Ithaca HS
• 3rd Joshua Kinberg Clare HS
• 4th Harley Brugger Clare High School
• 5th Brad Crowl Coleman HS
• 6th Andrea Fausett Coleman HS

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Desktop Publishing Finalists

• 1st Janine Sasse Coleman HS
• 2nd Chad Anderson Cheboygan HS
• 3rd Rachel Kolb Alma High School
• 4th Brianne Draper Ithaca HS
• 5th Maddie Clark East Jordan HS
• 6th Whitnee Foote Mt Pleasant Tech AM

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Digital Media Production Finalists

• 1st Victoria Merrill Clare High School
• 2nd Veronica Lin Mt. Pleasant Area Technical
  - AM
• 3rd Brendan Babinski Midland High School

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Economic Research Project Individual Finalists

• 1st Trevor Zablocki Midland HS
• 2nd Samantha Berryhill Mt Pleasant Tech AM
• 3rd Alissa Recker Mt Pleasant Tech PM
• 4th Kiegan White Mt Pleasant Tech AM
• 5th Nick Bales Mt Pleasant Tech PM
• 6th Harley Brugger Clare High School

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Economic Research Project TeamFinalists

• 1st Midland High School
• 2nd Mt Pleasant Technical AM

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Entrepreneurship Finalists

• 1st Kayla Randall Mt Pleasant Tech AM
• 2nd Marcus Wingate East Jordan HS
• 3rd Alissa Hawks Mt Pleasant Tech PM
• 4th Brooklyn Richards East Jordan HS
• 5th Jazzmin Krause Mt Pleasant Tech PM
• 6th Shyam Patel Mt Pleasant Tech PM

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Extemporaneous SpeechFinalists

• 1st Zac Kramer Mt Pleasant Tech AM
• 2nd Sylvia Klosin Midland High School
• 3rd Clyde Woods Suttons Bay HS
• 4th Dominic Pnacek Coleman HS
• 5th Ellen Brandell East Jordan HS
• 6th Aaron Matson Fulton High School

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Financial Analyst TeamFinalists

• 1st Mt Pleasant Technical Center AM
• 2nd St Mary High School

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Financial Math AnalysisOpen Event - Finalists

• 1st David Dai Mt Pleasant Tech AM
• 2nd Alicia Boulier Mt Pleasant Tech AM
• 3rd Rachel Travis - Shepherd
• 4th Colin Ridley Mt Pleasant Tech PM
• 5th Mitchell Ridley Mt Pleasant Tech PM
• 6th Alissa Recker Mt Pleasant Tech PM

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Fundamental Accounting - Finalists

• 1st Dylan Jolliffe St Mary High School
• 2nd Jazmin Bishop HH Dow HS
• 3rd Samantha Drowley Shepherd HS
• 4th Kelsey Bott Clare High School
• 5th James Koss HH Dow HS
• 6th Aaron Walters Clare High School

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Fundamental Spreadsheet Applications - Finalists

• 1st Rachel Travis Shepherd HS
• 2nd David Brown Ithaca HS
• 3rd Michelle Lindsey Ithaca HS
• 4th Seth Casey Ithaca HS
• 5th Taylor Bovee Ithaca HS
• 6th John Sherwood St Louis HS

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Fundamentals of Web Design Finalists

• 1st Kyle June Clare High School
• 2nd Bailey Loftis HH Dow High School
• 3rd Sarah Popp-Trevino St Mary HS

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Fundamental Word Processing SkillsFinalists

• 1st Lindsay Hoard Breckenridge HS
• 2nd Brianne Draper Ithaca HS
• 3rd Kaylee VanderHart St. Louis HS
• 4th Shayna Sumner St Mary HS
• 5th Kourtney Collin Shepherd HS
• 6th Olivia Walworth Clare HS

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Global Marketing Team Finalists

• 1st Midland High School
• 2nd Mt Pleasant Technical PM

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Graphic Design PromotionFinalists

• 1st Emily Crowley Clare High School
• 2nd Bailey Thayer Clare High School
• 3rd Caden Sumner St Mary HS
• 4th Amber Frank Clare High School
• 5th Jessica Carter Clare High School
• 6th Madi Cleary Clare High School

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Human Resource Management Finalists

• 1st Marcus Wingate East Jordan HS
• 2nd Lissa Vincent East Jordan
• 3rd Abigail Currie HH Dow HS
• 4th Chantal Konopka Suttons Bay HS
• 5th Merrick Mann Clare High School
• 6th Jay Poet Clare High School

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Information Technology Concepts Open Event -
Finalists

• 1st Jacob Neumann Cheboygan HS
• 2nd Taylor Sohocki Ogemaw Heights
• 3rd Marc Hoffman Cheboygan HS
• 4th De Qi Yin HH Dow HS
• 5th Caden Sumner St Mary HS
• 6th Blake Scott Coleman High School

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Insurance ConceptsOpen Event - Finalists

• 1st Hannah Elliot Ogemaw Heights
• 2nd Amanda Craig Fulton HS
• 3rd Amber Litwiller Fulton HS
• 4th Kalee Nicholson Fulton HS
• 5th Colin Ridley Mt Pleasant Tech PM
• 6th Lindsay Hoard Breckenridge HS

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Integrated Office ApplicationsFinalists

• 1st Meagan Sherwood Clare HS
• 2nd Montana Moblo East Jordan HS
• 3rd Bridget Thoreson St Mary HS
• 4th Taylor Moore St Mary HS
• 5th Janine Sasse Coleman HS
• 6th Rebeckah Drew Clare HS

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Interview Skills Finalists

• 1st Melody Owen Mt Pleasant Technical
• 2nd Abbigail Showalter Clare HS
• 3rd Yong Los Mt Pleasant Technical
• 4th Paige Podskalny East Jordan HS
• 5th Emily Ecker Mt Pleasant Tech
• 6th Carlee Williamson Clare HS

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JAVA Programming Finalists

• 1st John Kaczmarek Midland High School

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Keyboarding ProductionFinalists

• 1st Kristy Godley Ithaca High School
• 2nd Taylor Bovee Ithaca High School
• 3rd John Sherwood St Louis HS
• 4th Kaelyn Tarsa St Mary High School
• 5th Seth Casey Ithaca High School

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Legal Office ProceduresFinalists

• 1st Kevin Diaz-Pohl Mt Pleasant Tech AM
• 2nd Eleaya Oswald St Louis HS
• 3rd Mitchell Ridley Mt Pleasant Tech PM
• 4th Kyle Schueller Mt Pleasant Tech AM
• 5th Emily Owens Beaverton HS
• 6th Alexa Eldred Shepherd HS

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Management/Marketing/Human Resources
ConceptsOpen Event Finalists

• 1st Michael Beaulieu Midland HS
• 2nd Jacob Striebel Midland HS
• 3rd Nicholas Johnson HH Dow HS
• 4th Parker McNitt East Jordan HS
• 5th Ellen Brandell East Jordan HS
• 6th Lynn Biddinger HH Dow HS

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Medical Office ProceduresFinalists

• 1st David Dai Mt Pleasant Tech AM
• 2nd Kyle Schueller Mt Pleasant AM
• 3rd Ashley Grant St Mary HS
• 4th Leslie Carter Breckenridge HS
• 5th Shelby Parks Fulton High School
• 6th Ryan Winkler Fulton High School

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Parliamentary Procedure Concepts Open Event -
Finalists

• 1st Sean Lammy Suttons Bay HS
• 2nd Ashley Grant St Mary HS
• 3rd Brent Duddles Suttons Bay HS
• 4th Sylvia Klosin Midland High School
• 5th Yooree Chung Midland HS
• 6th Chase Pattison Suttons Bay HS

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Parliamentary Procedure Team Finalists

• 1st Suttons Bay High School
• 2nd Midland High School

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Payroll AccountingFinalists

• 1st Kevin Schaub St Mary HS
• 2nd Rachael Bunting St Louis HS
• 3rd Ashley Grant St Mary HS
• 4th Kaylee VanderHart St Louis HS

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PC Servicing Troubleshooting Finalists

• 1st Jacob Neumann Cheboygan HS
• 2nd Samuel White HH Dow HS
• 3rd Blaine Yeager Coleman HS
• 4th Blake Scott Coleman HS
• 5th Jerry Woods St Mary High School
• 6th Brandon Gage HH Dow HS

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Prepared Speech Finalists

• 1st Caleb Korson St Mary High School
• 2nd Kaelyn Tarsa St Mary High School
• 3rd Katherine Flanagan Mt Pleasant Tech
• 4th Sten Eikrem Mt Pleasant Tech
• 5th Jessica Laethem St Louis HS
• 6th Clyde Woods Suttons Bay HS

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Presentation Management Individual Finalists

• 1st Sara Jakeway Mt Pleasant Tech AM
• 2nd Brooke Painter Clare High School
• 3rd Arjun Chawla HH Dow HS
• 4th Eva Anderson Mt Pleasant Tech PM
• 5th Jasmine Soto Midland HS
• 6th Maureen Conway Mt Pleasant Tech PM

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Presentation Management Team Finalists

• 1st Mt Pleasant Technical AM
• 2nd East Jordan High School

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Small Business Management TeamFinalists

• 1st St Mary High School
• 2nd Mt Pleasant High School

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Video Production TeamFinalists

• 1st Mt Pleasant Technical - PM
• 2nd Midland High School

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Visual Basic ProgrammingFinalists

• 1st Travis Hintz HH Dow HS
• 2nd De Qi Yin HH Dow HS
• 3rd Andrew Burright HH Dow HS
• 4th Brandon Gage HH Dow HS

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Web Application TeamFinalists

• 1st St Mary High School
• 2nd Midland High School

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Web Site Design TeamFinalists

• 1st St Mary High School
• 2nd St Louis High School

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Congratulations Finalists!

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