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Fairmont Preparatory Academy Student Jacob Zhang on the Water Crisis

Hello! My name is Jacob Zhang. I am a senior at Fairmont Preparatory Academy. Having lived in California for 3 years, I have come to realize that it's suffering from a severe water crisis. I embarked on a journey in June 2022 to find viable solutions that anyone can take to tackle this crisis. I am thrilled that I was able to present my findings to the United Nations Westchester Chapter, and I hope that I raised awareness in the general public so that we can work together to make water cleaner and more accessible in not just California, but around the world.

Winning submissions from the "New Normal" Media Contest - Spring 2022

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"Reflections of Covid" by Kennedy Hines
​8th grade, Riverdale Country School
reflections_of_covid.docx
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"How Covid Exploded" by Cameron Lucas and Ryan Lodewick
6th grade, Mildred E. Strang Middle School
how_covid_exploded.docx
File Size: 14 kb
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"The Pandemic" by Ryan Bateman
7th grade, Somers Middle School
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File Size: 14 kb
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Winning submissions from the "New Normal" Media Contest - Spring 2021

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by Kalila McDonald, Mt Vernon High School
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By Mia Mendoza, Isaac E Young Middle School
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By Amanda Ramos, Mt Vernon High School
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By Harshita Shet, Woodlands High School
"The New Normal" Essay by Amir Delgado
File Size: 962 kb
File Type: pages
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"The New Normal" Essay by Harshita Shet
File Size: 70 kb
File Type: pdf
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"The New Normal" Poem by Ann Punnoose
File Size: 62 kb
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By Angel Charles, Mt Vernon High School
By Valentina Wallin, Albert Leonard Middle School
"The New Normal" Essay by Andrew Arena
File Size: 32 kb
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"The New Normal" Essay by Amir Delgado
File Size: 10 kb
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Quote from a student awardee's parent:
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"I read your email last night and tell the good news to my daughter Mia, we jump she dance it was a great way to end the day!
Working on this contest was a great help for Mia she was upset and sad about the way she will start Middle school but this opportunity makes her think about acceptance, about the positive and have hopes, and now she starts going 5 days to school here in New Rochelle and goes to soccer after school, so the hopes she wrote about come true...
...Thank you so so much for doing this for the kids in times like these.”

Past Initiatives

Winners of "The World I Want" video contest from Westchester Middle and High School students. All of the winners of the Southern NY State  contest were from Westchester County!
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