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Kelly Mill Elementary School figured out how to cut food waste by 400 pounds a week and help hungry families
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Rows of extra juice boxes sit in a freezer at Kelly Mill Elementary School on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. The food items were donated by students as part of the school's participation in the Helping Hands Ending Hunger program. - photo by Brian Paglia
Brian Paglia
FCN staff
Published: Feb 29, 2020, 8:00 PM
Kelly Mill Elementary School knew it had a problem with food waste. Every day, during breakfast and lunch, its more than 1,200 students were tossing unused items like fruit, milk, juice and yogurt into the trash.
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Pinecrest Academy students elect new ‘pope’ during mock conclave
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Second grade students at Pinecrest Academy elected “Pope” David Levergood at the private school’s mock conclave held on May 6, 2025. - photo by Travis Jaudon
Travis Jaudon
Forsyth County News
Published: May 6, 2025, 6:47 PM
White smoke, a pope-mobile, and a crowd of adoring fans as Pinecrest Academy’s second graders held a mock papal conclave just ahead of the real one in Rome. Forsyth County News was there for the event.
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