🌱 How an 18-year-old Herricks grad just won a school board seat
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- How an 18-year-old Herricks grad just won a school board seat
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 96 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Mostly sunny; hot, less humid, temps: high: 90, low: 69.
- Sunday: Sun mixing with clouds, with a high of 85 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• LI teen wins seat on home town's school board — beating older candidates with cash he raised tutoring (nypost.com) — Herricks residents have a new, history-making face on the Board of Education: 18-year-old recent Herricks High School graduate Athul Santhosh, elected as the district’s youngest-ever trustee. After raising $1,000 through tutoring and running a student-focused campaign, he plans to expand access to extracurriculars, internships, and athletics while juggling NYU classes with evening board meetings. 
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