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The Highlands Current - News for Philipstown (Cold Spring, Nelsonville, Garrison) and Beacon, New York

January 13, 2022


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Rachel Thorne

Rachel Thorne

Correspondent/Student Journalists Program

Thorne is a student at Beacon High School and a member of The Current's Student Journalists Program. Location: Beacon. Languages: English. Areas of Expertise: Beacon schools, youth issues. The Student Journalists Program is supported by our members. To donate, see highlandscurrent.org/membership.

High Schools

Howland Hosts Remote Programs for Teens

By Rachel Thorne, Correspondent/Student Journalists Program | April 2, 2021

Book clubs and podcast production on library schedule

High Schools

The Return to a Normal Schedule

By Rachel Thorne, Correspondent/Student Journalists Program | March 8, 2021

Beacon High School returns to full day

High Schools

Testing in the Age of COVID

By Rachel Thorne, Correspondent/Student Journalists Program | February 16, 2021

Some say unfair during pandemic

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