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				<title><![CDATA[Cambridge Day: Prospect Hill basketball posts best-ever season]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The public charter school, loaded with players from Cambridge and Somerville, makes a Final Four run.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:41:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Boston Globe: Too few kids are eating school breakfast]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[PHA and our Meals Program Director Michelle Doyle were recently featured in this Boston Globe opinion article about expanding breakfast after the bell programs. In particular, the UE breakfast program is highlighted with around 90 percent breakfast participation!

Said Michelle, "Our kids are calmer, more attentive in the classroom because they all have something to eat. They're not going to the nurse because they're hungry or their stomach hurts," Doyle said.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 14:29:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[El Planeta: Prospect Hill Academy highlights project-based learning to empower Latino students in Massachusetts]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Prospect Hill Academy Charter School, with its tuition-free program, continues to stand out as a school that not only teaches but also connects deeply with its community. Mercedes Escorihuela, the Spanish-speaking family liaison, shared with El Planeta how her role is key to ensuring that Latino families feel heard and supported within the school.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 13:39:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Somerville/Medford News Weekly: Prospect Hill Academy Charter School Named as a Recipient of the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[On May 8th, Prospect Hill Academy Charter School (PHA) was named one of 220 schools from 38 states across the country to receive a $5,000 grant through the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries. This year, the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries awarded over $1 million in library grants.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 11:44:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Somerville Times: Prospect Hill Academy Boys Basketball wrap up their season]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Prospect Hill Academy Charter School Boys basketball finished their season hosting and winning the first round of MIAA State D5 Tournament. Some other accomplishes to mention are, it was their first MCSAO Championship game they played in since 2011 (14years ago) and Dennis Orellana made Coach of the Year for the second time. Their league is split in 2 divisions North and South and they were Regular Season Champions for North Division. Here are some reflections about the season from the Athletic Director, Coach and players.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:05:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Boston Herald: Twin sisters from Prospect Hill both net 1,000th career point on special day]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[On the court and off it, Prospect Hill Academy girls basketball seniors Breanna St. Germain and Jordan St. Germain feel their twin connection is even greater than the stereotype. (Staff Photo/Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 11:38:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[MA DESE: Commissioner's Weekly Update]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Picture of the Week:
As part of learning about checks and balances in government, fifth graders at Prospect Hill Academy Charter School in Somerville participated in a simulation where they were either Supreme Court justices or representatives in Congress and debated and voted on proposed bills.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 11:34:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Kiwanis once again provide Somerville students with backpacks and school supplies - Somerville Times]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[For the fifth year, members of the Kiwanis Club of Somerville delivered over 200 backpacks filled with school supplies for distribution to high school students who are most in need of assistance. The students who will receive these backpacks will be identified by the staff at Somerville High School and the administrators at Prospect Hill Academy.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 10:22:31 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Schools Provide Students with Lifelong Nutrition Lessons - Tray Talk]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[“We take the opportunity to get in front of teachers during professional development sessions to talk about upcoming food events and stress the importance of our breakfast and lunch programs,” said Michelle Doyle, MS MPH, Meals Program Director for Prospect Hill Academy Charter School.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 10:02:57 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[PHA Receives CS100 Computer Science Award]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[PHA is thrilled to be one of only 2 schools in Massachusetts and 160 nationally to receive the inaugural CS100 Award for computer science K-5.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2023 10:17:44 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Beautiful Stuff (Cadwell Collaborative)]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last week, we worked with teachers at Prospect Hill Academy, (PHA), in Somerville, Massachusetts. We have worked alongside the teachers and administrators at their Pre-Grade 3 campus since last June…primarily supporting the kindergarten teachers as they move to a more meaningful, project-based curriculum and more engaging classroom organization. While we were at PHA, we met Marina Seevak, who is also working with the kindergarten teachers.  Marina founded the Beautiful Stuff Project so that Pre-Grade 2 children might have access to open-ended materials and loose parts in an organized, efficient way.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2023 10:27:52 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Prospect Hill Academy One of Only Four Schools in the State to Receive AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Prospect Hill Academy (PHA) has earned the 2022 College Board AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award, for both Computer Science A (CSA) and Computer Science Principles (CSP).

﻿PHA is one of only 61 schools in the entire country and four in Massachusetts to receive the award for both AP CSA and AP CSP.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 16:07:04 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Prospect Hill Academy girls volleyball team wins state championship]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Prospect Hill Academy Charter School’s (PHA) varsity girls volleyball team won their first ever MCSAO (Massachusetts Charter School Athletic Organization) championship this past Saturday, November 29, 3-0 over Pioneer Charter School of Science II. Senior Trisha Exantus was chosen as the Division’s Most Valuable Player and Senior Mia Morris, Senior Angie Casseus, and Junior Lydia Martins were all selected to the MCSAO all-star team. The season is not done yet, as the girls head to Georgetown High School on Wednesday, November 2, at 5:00 p.m. for a preliminary round matchup in the MIAA playoffs.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2023 16:09:51 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Cambridge Plant & Garden Club Helps Create Unique Curriculum (from The Garden Club of America)]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[In the winter of 2021, with typical club activities and community outreach on hold due to COVID, the Cambridge Plant & Garden Club (CP&GC) looked for novel ways to engage with the community and, specifically, with local students remotely, during the winter pandemic lockdown. A partnership was forged between Ms. Holmes, CP&GC, and the Prospect Hill Academy (PHA), one of the oldest and largest charter schools operating in Massachusetts.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 14:33:57 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[‘Black is a Rainbow Color’ workshop for Prospect Hill Academy families]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[In celebration of Black History Month, renowned artist and award-winning children’s book illustrator Ekua Holmes hosted over 30 Prospect Hill Academy Charter School (PHA) families for an interactive virtual workshop on Thursday, February 10.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2022 15:33:27 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Summer Rocket Program Launches Boston Girls Into the Next School Year]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[An article about the Science Club for Girls summer rocket program for girls in the Boston-area to explore STEM learning opportunities over the summer. Rising PHA 10th grader and teacher/mentor for the program Tamar E. is quoted:
“I really like the community — I have so much in common with these girls. We all like science obviously, and are super positive, sweet, and kind.”]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2021 12:18:47 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[PHA's FAFSA Completion Rate Rises as National & State Rates Fall - Cambridge Patch]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nationally, the total number of FAFSA completions by the class of 2021 is down 6.7% compared with the same time last year. This number is even higher among other Title 1 schools like PHA. However, thanks to the efforts of our phenomenal college counseling team, PHA's FAFSA completion rate has actually gone up by 7%. FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid, is a form used to apply for college financial aid and is often seen as a predictor of future college enrollment.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2021 11:29:23 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Head of School Angela F. Allen Makes Brightbeam’s 2021 List of Rising Women]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[For Women’s History Month, they asked readers on social media to nominate the women who are changing education for the better. Dr. Allen was one of 21 nominees recognized for changing the game for kids.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2021 12:22:31 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[PHA Director of Computer Science Ruth Farmery Recognized for Efforts To Promote Equity in Computing]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to PHA Director of Computer Science Ruth Farmery, 2021 Aspirations in Computing Educator Award Winner! Ruth was one of 150 educators honored nationwide for supporting the computing-related passions of 9 through 12 grade students and promoting gender equity in computing.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2021 12:09:17 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Digging Deep and Disrupting Racism - MCPSA]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[PHA Head of School Angela F. Allen shared her reflections for Black History Month. Her words and call to action are not just a must-read; they are a must-act.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2021 12:43:07 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[PHA Senior Wins Congressional App Challenge]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to PHA senior Daniel Opara, named by Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley as the winner of the 2020 Congressional App Challenge in Massachusetts' 7th district.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2021 12:23:15 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Prospect Hill Academy Earns Dual  AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Prospect Hill Academy Charter School (PHA) has earned the College Board AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female representation in both AP Computer Science A and AP Computer Science Principles. Out of the 20,000 schools worldwide that offer AP courses, PHA is one of only 56 to be recognized for closing the gender gap in both AP computer science courses.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2021 09:33:18 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Top Massachusetts schools for sending students to college or university: Charter schools thrive in top 50%]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Via MassLive.com: "Prospect Hill Academy Charter was the top school for students attending college and university at a 97% success rate, according to the Department of Education. The K-12 college-preparatory public charter school is located on three campuses in Somerville and Cambridge."]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 08:56:55 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Reflections from IT Specialist Intern Daniel Opara]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Via www.citizenschools.org: PHA senior Daniel Opara reflects on his summer internship at Citizen Schools, his love of science, and the many STEM learning opportunities PHA has provided him.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 08:57:51 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Three PHA Seniors Receive ACE Mentor Program Scholarship Awards]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Via Somerville WickedLocal.com: Congratulations to PHA seniors Syalomee Pradhan, Liam McNally, and Sean Carter on receiving ACE Mentor Program scholarship awards! The students represented 3 out of only 30 high school students in greater Boston who received awards. They were honored in a student showcase event held on March 11. ACE Mentor Program of Greater Boston is a nonprofit organization which introduces high school students to the architecture, construction, and engineering industries.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2020 08:59:11 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[PHA Alum Kaleesha Joseph '19, named Liberty League Rookie of the Year (libertyleagueathletics.com)]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Rochester Institute of Technology first-year Kaleesha Joseph was selected as the Liberty League Rookie of the Year. In her first year with the Tigers, Joseph was second on the team in points with 307 (13.3 per game) and Field Goals Made (132). She boasted a league-high field goal percentage of .534. Joseph was also ranked among the league’s top-ten in rebounding (5th, 8.3 per game) and blocked shots (7th, 1.3 per game) as well as 11th in scoring. She was a part of a squad that reached the Liberty League postseason for the sixth time in seven years.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 13:53:13 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Prospect Hill Academy students earn national accolades (Cambridge Chronicle)]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[During the month of January, Prospect Hill Academy Charter School, a K-12 college preparatory school in Cambridge and Somerville, and its students received three noteworthy national accolades.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:00:55 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Prospect Hill Academy Earns National Recognition for Female Success in Computer Science and Technology (Somerville News Weekly)]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Prospect Hill Academy Charter School (PHA), a K-12 college preparatory school in Cambridge and Somerville, is at the forefront of promoting and supporting the participation of young women and girls of color in computer science and technology-related fields.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:01:40 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Three PHA Students Win Congressional App Challenge]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Rep. Ayanna Pressley has named three Somerville students as the winner of the Congressional App Challenge in Massachusetts 7th district. Prospect Hill Academy’s Syalomee Pradhan, Lavanya Goel and Victoria Eduardo submitted Opportune, an app designed to help students locate after school activities.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2020 13:59:02 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Designing a Dream: PHA alums create a clothing line to inspire and empower others (Bentley University Newsroom)]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Longtime friends Leonardo Paul '20 and Joshua Elysee '21 attended the same charter school in Cambridge, Massachusetts; and neither was content wearing the required uniform. In fourth grade, Elysee paired a tie with his polo shirt. In high school, he sewed camouflage patches onto his khaki pants. On monthly dress-down days, Paul would coordinate outfits inspired by his favorite musicians, including jeans he distressed himself. But it wasn’t until they got to Bentley that they discovered a shared dream to launch a clothing line that would soon evolve into Jefe Clothing.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2021 11:05:36 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Adviser Investments Attends Prospect Hill Academy ‘Third Thursday’ Dinner]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Several Adviser Investments colleagues represented the firm at Prospect Hill Academy’s first “Third Thursday” supper of the 2019–2020 academic year on November 15, serving food to PHA families and enjoying spirited company over a hearty meal.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2019 09:34:39 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Next Stop: Bryn Mawr College - Possible Project Alum Beza Prepares for What's Next (via The Possible Project)]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[After three impactful years with The Possible Project, Prospect Hill Academy graduate Beza Wondwossen is heading to Bryn Mawr College to continue her studies.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2019 13:07:22 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Medford student wins Thoreau Scholarship (via Wicked Local Medford)]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wiener J. Douyon, a recent Prospect Hill Academy graduate, was recently awarded the Henry David Thoreau Scholarship. The scholarship, named for the 19th-century naturalist and author Henry David Thoreau, is an award given annually to eight Massachusetts high school seniors.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 13:13:13 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Particles and Pizza (via BU Today)]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[PHA was one of eight groups of local high schoolers who traveled to BU this school year to do the e/m —or charge-to-mass ratio— physics experiment with Professor Rob Carey. In addition to conducting one of the most important experiments in the field of physics, the students got to see what a real college lab class is like and get a crash course in particle physics. The pizza lunch was a plus!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 13:13:37 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Prospect Hill Academy earns computer science award (via Cambridge Chronicle)]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Prospect Hill Academy Charter School in Cambridge has earned the first College Board AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female representation in AP Computer Science A.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2019 10:26:55 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Prospect Hill Academy’s STEM Diversity Benefit (via www.adviserinvestments.com)]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Several of our employees represented Adviser Investments at a “Leaders in STEM” (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) event for the benefit of Prospect Hill Academy (PHA).]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2019 09:57:40 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Winning it all for Maya: Prospect Hill Lady Wizards defend state championship with perfect season (via Somerville Journal)]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last Friday night, March 8, at the Clark Athletic Center on the campus of UMass-Boston, the curtain came down on the 2018-2019 girls basketball season in the Massachusetts Charter School Athletic Association.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2019 09:56:13 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Facebook Hosts Students To Give Them Experience With Tech Professionals (via WBZ News)]]></title>
				<link>http://www.phacs.org/apps/news/article/1032611</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Facebook hosted a “hackathon” for 80 students from a Cambridge charter school Friday.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2019 09:49:29 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Discovering His Career Path, Finding His Voice (via www.assumption.edu)]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[“It’s one of the best feelings ever,” says Gemaers Dorvil ’19 of the moment he discovers a solution to a software application he’s working on. Gemaers came to Assumption with a general interest in engineering, but it wasn’t until he took his first computer science course that he believed he found the right career path.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2019 09:47:32 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Somerville’s Prospect Hill Academy girls’ basketball team prepares to begin postseason as the top seed (via Somerville Journal)]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Prospect Hill Academy Lady Wizards with a record of 17-1 wrapped up last year’s high school girls’ basketball season as the Massachusetts Charter School Athletic Organization (MCSAO) North Division champions, before going on to win the state title.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2019 09:54:54 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Fifteenth Author Selected as Associates of the Boston Public Library Writer-in-Residence Recipient (via www.bpl.org)]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jorge Vega, of Brockton, Massachusetts, has been selected as the fifteenth annual recipient of the Associates of the Boston Public Library Writer-in-Residence fellowship. He was enthusiastically chosen as the 2018–19 winner by a panel of judges—including authors, editors, literary agents, booksellers and librarians—in a blind judging process, based on the strength of his proposed young-adult novel submission, Bottled.]]></description>
				
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