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      President Obama sets new pace in second term

      Gini Barreda, Section and Special Features Editor
      February 21, 2013

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      The Achona Staff Commemorates the Best Dressed at The Achona Staff Commemorates the Best Dressed at the Annual Junior Ring Ceremony. Read who won, in addition to five honorable mentions, at the link in our bio.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Stay Updated with Achona Online.⁣ 📸Adriana J.⁣
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      The annual Junior Ring Ceremony took place on Wedn The annual Junior Ring Ceremony took place on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. on the soccer field.⁣ ⁣ (Students, faculty, and parents wore masks during the event and quickly took them off for pictures at the end.)⁣ ⁣ Be on the look out for more details about the ceremony and Achona’s “best dressed” picks; it will be published tomorrow!⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Stay Updated with Achona Online.⁣ 📸Adriana J.
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      As a result of today being Ash Wednesday, a virtua As a result of today being Ash Wednesday, a virtual prayer service was held after the first set of the day. Students received their ashes at the end of the service in the second floor commons. Student Eucharistic Ministers put the ashes on each person’a forehead and wiped their hands after each time. ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Stay Updated with Achona Online.⁣ 📸Adriana J.
      “On Tuesday, February 9, 2021, the varsity tenni “On Tuesday, February 9, 2021, the varsity tennis team (there is no junior varsity team) began their season with a win against Carrollwood Day School. The team is comprised of 11 people, including one eighth grader: Adriana James-Rodil (‘21), Hannah Bruty (‘21), Rhyan Tappan (‘21), Isabella Duarte (‘21), Jehanne Caudell (‘21), Grace Carreja (‘23), Isabella Muzzillo (‘23), Isabella Pearson (‘23), Sophia Sweezy (‘23), Sophia Johnson (‘24), and Ella Camposano (‘25).”⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ Read more of "The Tennis and Crew Teams Begin their Spring Seasons" at the link in our bio.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ Stay Updated with Achona Online.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ 📸 Rhyan T., AHNRC
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      “Spring Sports tryouts are here. Throughout the “Spring Sports tryouts are here. Throughout the weeks of Jan 19-22 and Jan 25-29 Academy girls will be able to try out for Softball, Lacrosse, Track and field and Tennis.”⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ Read more of "AHN Spring Sports Tryouts" at the link in our bio.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ Stay updated with Achona Online.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ 📸 Adriana J.
      “Each year, the Creative Writing class publishes “Each year, the Creative Writing class publishes our Excursions magazine, which features student-written short stories, poetry, and more. This year’s edition of Excursions is really special, as it actually encompasses work from last year and the first semester of this year. The reason for this is that last year’s editors were unable to finish due to COVID, so we actually decided that this year we would publish two editions — one that completes last year’s work and another that is simply this year’s work. The magazine was just published is the first of the two. Its theme is ‘Beyond the Stars,’ and it can be found on Apple Books by the name ‘Excursions Literary Magazine 2019-2020,’” said Creative Writing Editor and Achona Contributing Writer Amelia C. (‘21). ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Stay Updated with Achona Online.⁣ 📸Adriana J.
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