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Abe students on Seventh Avenue cover
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Photo submitted Seventh Avenue representatives Gary Schwager (left) and Jim Wilson (right) presented a poster-sized replica of a Seventh Avenue catalog cover to students at Abraham Lincoln Accelerated Academy in Monroe. The cover features summer artwork created by the students. They are, from left to right, Hayley Rielly, Trinity Elmer, Nickolas Fenn, Mariah Erickson, Brady Buol, Grace Keith, Zach Brown and Jessica Gruenberg. In appreciation for the schools participation, a $1,000 check was presented to PTO President Melissa Thompson (back row).
MONROE - Ask a group of grade school kids what's the best part of summer, and you'll get a multitude of colorful ideas! It's an assignment that many of us remember laboring over in our youth, whether it was writing a story or coloring a picture.