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CARI NGF OROURE NVI RONME NT2 THE RAPYANI MAL S
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YOURNE WS TUDE NTUNI ON
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SPORT SROUNDUP
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S TE M SUCCE SS
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CARE E RSHUB
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MDV
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MAI NCOL L E GEAWARDS
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PE RF ORMI NGART S
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ME DI AAWARDS
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ATHL E TI CSCOMPE TI TI ON
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SPORT SS T ATESI DE
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GOODBYEANDGOODL UCK
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AL UMNI
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Bet ween1 5 t h–2 1 s tMaywet ookpar ti nt henat i onal Ment al Heal t hAwar enes sWeekwher et hi sy ear ’ st hemewas anxi et y . Wewor egr eent os howours uppor tandhel pr ai s e awar enes s . Anxi et yi sanor mal emot i oni nusal l , buts omet i mesi tc an getoutofc ont r ol andbec omeament al heal t hpr obl em. L ot s oft hi ngsc anl eadt of eel i ngsofanxi et y , i nc l udi ngexam pr es s ur e. Ther ear epl ent yoft hi ngswhi c hwec andot ohel pmanage f eel i ngsofanxi et yandwhatwor k swi l l bedi ffer entf or ev er y one. · F oc usonbr eat hi ng · Getmov i ng · Keepadi ar y · Chal l engey ourt hought s · Spendt i mei nnat ur e · T al k · Res tandgets omegoodqual i t ys l eep · Thi nkaboutwhaty ouar eeat i ng/ dr i nk i ng–i sy ourdi et bal anc ed? Her eatWi ns t anl eywear epr i v i l egedt obebas edi ns uc h beaut i f ul s c eni cs ur r oundi ngs . T ak ey ours hoesoffandf eel t hef r es hgr as sbet weeny ourt oes . Gr oundy our s el f . Our s uppor t i v es t affar eal way sher et ol i s t enandpr ov i de s uppor t . TheCol l ege’ snur t ur er oom i sagr eatpl ac et ot ak ea mi nut ewi t hi t sc al m war m at mos pher ehel pi ngy out o r ebal anc e, br eat heandr es et .
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CARI NGF OROURE NVI RONME NT
THE RAPYANI MAL S
Wi ns t anl eyhasi t sv er yownbus ybeesandaswe c el ebr at edWor l dBeeDay( 2 0t hMay2 02 3 )t hewar mer weat herbr oughts omenat ur al s war mi ngwhi c hmeant s omes pec i al i s twor kandr el oc at i ngwasneeded.
Mos ts war msoc c uronwar ms unnyday s f r om Mayt ot heendofJ ul y , abi tl i k ey ear1 1 s t udent st our i ngc ol l egest odec i deont hei r nexteduc at i onal home.
Swar mi ngi sanat ur al pr oc es s . I ti st hec ol onyr epr oduc i ng f ol l owi ngt hedepar t ur eoft heol dqueenbeewi t hs omeof herbees . Theyl eav et hei rhi v eandfinds omewher et o hangi nac l us t erunt i l t hes c outbeesdec i desont hei rnew home.
St udent sal s ot ookpar ti nac ommuni t yl i t t er pi c kwi t hDi r ec t orofF i nanc e, Connor Edwar dsandSpor t , Wel l bei ngandEv ent s c oor di nat or , BenRut her f or d.
Thi st er m wewer ef or t unat et ohav eav i s i tf r om J o, f ounderandCEOofHi l l Val eAni mal s , andher‘ Ther apy Ani mal s ’ .St udent sc oul dc omeal ongt oas es s i onand c al m gener al andexam s t r es s esandanxi et i est hr ough ani mal i nt er ac t i on.
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J os pents i xy ear swor k i ngasanani mal t her api s tf oran or gani s at i ont hatdel i v er edAni mal As s i s t edTher apy s er v i c est ot heNHSands hei spas s i onat eabouthel pi ng peopl eandt heeffec t sani mal sc anhav eonus . I ti swi del yr epor t edt hathav i ng‘ emot i onal s uppor t ani mal s ’ ar oundi sl i nk edt odec r eas eddepr es s i onand r educ edbl oodpr es s ur e. St udi esal s os howt hat i nt er ac t i ngwi t hani mal sc ani nc r eas et hes t r es sr educ i ng hor moneoxy t oc i nandl owerc or t i s ol ( s t r es shor mone) l ev el s , whi c hhel psust oc al m downandf eel mor e r el axed.
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YOURNE WS TUDE NTUNI ON
TheSt udentUni onhel pss t udent si dent i f ywi t h t hei rpeer sandbui l das t r ongf oundat i onf or net wor k i ngi nt hef ut ur e. Theyr epr es ents t udent s bot hwi t hi nt hei ns t i t ut i onandext er nal l y , i nc l udi ng atev ent ss uc hast heSt udentVoi c ec onf er enc e whi c ht ookpl ac eon2 3 r dJ une.
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Hedi Degenhar dt Pr es i dent
Rober tKer ner Vi c ePr es i dent
HannahDi l l on Wel l bei ngOffic er
L ay anHas s an Ev ent sOffic er
Ol i v i aShi el ds ESI Offic er
Al eksSz pi c z ak Equal i t yandDi v er s i t yOffic er
Ar navBhal l a Equal i t yandDi v er s i t yOffic er
Sc ar l et tF ai r hur s t Soc i al Medi aOffic er
J es s i c aF i r t h Sus t ai nabi l i t yOffic er
Theev entwashel datTheWr i t i ngt onHot el wher e5 0 s t udent swor k edwi t hgov er nor st odev el opas har ed‘ v i s i on’ f ort hec ol l ege. E ac hy earnewSt udentUni onr epr es ent at i v esar e appoi nt ed.Theel ec t i onf or2 3 / 2 4hasbeenhel dandwe’ r e del i ght edt oannounc ey ournews t udenuni on( pi c t ur ed) .
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S TE M SUCCE SS BI OL OGY Wewer epr oudt ohav es t udent sr epr es entWi ns t anl eyat TheBr i t i s hBi ol ogyOl y mpi ad. Thec ompet i t i oni sopent o s t udent si npos t 1 6educ at i ons t udy i ngats c hool or c ol l ege. Thec ompet i t i onc ons i s t soft wo45 mi nut epaper s ont opi c sandi deaswhi c ht heyar enotf ami l i arwi t h, t o t es tt hei rpr obl ems ol v i ngs k i l l sandunder s t andi ngof c or epr i nc i pl es . Tops c or i ngs t udent si nt heBBOwi l l be i nv i t edt oc ompl et ef ur t herpr ac t i c al andt heor et i c al t r ai ni ngandas s es s ment si nor dert os el ec tat eam t o r epr es entt heUKatt heI nt er nat i onal Bi ol ogyOl y mpi ad. Sev er al Wi ns t anl eys t udent sent er edt hec ompet i t i on. L ei l a, aL owerSi xt hs t udent , whopr ev i ous l yat t ended Bur s c oughPr i or y , wasawar dedGol d, anas t oni s hi ng ac hi ev ement !I t ’ sr ar ef oraL owerSi xt ht oac hi ev es uc han ac c ol ade. Weal s ohad5s t udent sr ec ei v i ngSi l v erawar ds and1 2Br onz eawar ds . MATHS TheMat hsPr emi er s hi pc ompet i t i oni s ay earl ongev entoffer edaspar tof enr i c hment . Congr at ul at i onst oEmi l yUns wor t h, El l i eL ouv ai nWal t er s , L uc yGeor geand Andr ewJ effr i eswhohav ewont hi s y ear ' sMat hsPr emi er s hi p. I ti nv ol v ed s ol v i ngc ompl expr obl emswi t hpoi nt s awar dedf ort hi nk i ngout s i det hebox aswel l asmat hemat i c al r eas oni ngand ac c ur ac y . Thewi nni ngt eam r emar k abl y ac hi ev edaper f ec ts c or eoneac h c hal l enget oc ementt hei rs potatt he t opoft het abl e. I nt ot al 2 3t eams c ompl et edt hec hal l enge, andt hei r effor t swer ec ommendabl e t hr oughout .
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COMPUTI NG Twos t udent s , BenGr aham andXander Mur phy Gl ay s herwer es el ec t edt ot ak e par ti nt hepr es t i gi ousOxf or dUni v er s i t y Comput i ngChal l enge( OUCC) . Thi si san i nv i t at i ononl yev entf ors t udent swho hav eac hi ev edat op1 0%s c or enat i onal l y i nt heUKBebr asChal l enge.
CHE MI S TRY Des i gnedt oc hal l engeandi ns pi r e, t heUK Chemi s t r yOl y mpi adi sauni queoppor t uni t yf or s t udent st opus ht hems el v esf ur t herandex c el i nt hec hemi s t r yfiel d.
TheOUCCai mst ohel pt al ent ed c omput at i onal t hi nk er st odev el opt hei r s k i l l sbyas k i ngt hem t os ol v et as k swi t h pr ogr ammeds ol ut i ons . Ac ombi nat i onof bl oc k sbas edandt ext c odi ngc hal l enges ar es et .
I tal l owsbuddi ngc hemi s t st odev el opc r i t i c al pr obl ems ol v i ngs k i l l s , t hi nkmor ec r eat i v el yand getac hanc et ot es tt hei rk nowl edgei nnew, r eal wor l ds i t uat i ons . Theyc oul dev enfind t hems el v esr epr es ent i ngt heUKatt he pr es t i gi ousI nt er nat i onal Chemi s t r yOl y mpi ad. Thi sy ear , 1 2UpperSi xt hs t udent spar t i c i pat ed wi t h7ac hi ev i ngSi l v erawar dsand5Gol d!Our bes t ev err es ul t s , br i ngi ngal l ourent r ant s wi t hi nt het op2 4%i nt hec ount r y .
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Congr at ul at i onst obot h! PHYSI CS Thi st er ms awourphy s i c ss t udent sexpl or i ngpos s i bi l i t i eswi t haL owerSi xt ht r i pt oUni v er s i t yofCent r al L anc as hi r eandav i s i tf r om t heappr ent i c es hi pt eam atSel l afiel d. Uni v er s i t yofCent r al L anc as hi r e Thephy s i c sdepar t mentt ooks t udent sonaf ul l y f undeddayt r i pt ot heUni v er s i t yofCent r al L anc as hi r e’ sphy s i c sdepar t ment . Ther e, s t udent s wer et ak enonat ourt os ees omeoft he uni v er s i t y ’ sc ur r entr es ear c hpr oj ec t sandgeta v i ewofwhatl i f ei nauni v er s i t yphy s i c s depar t menti sl i k e. St udent st henwor k edi ns mal l gr oupst or ot at e t hr oughf ourpr ac t i c al swi t ht heuni v er s i t y ’ s equi pment , expl or i ngt opi c sofnuc l earphy s i c s , r adi at i on, t hedual wav epar t i c l esnat ur eof mat t er , andwav eanal y s i st oc al c ul at et hes peed ofs ound. F i nal l y , s t udent swer et r eat edt oa l ec t ur ef r om oneofUCL AN’ spr of es s or sabout t hei rc ur r entc ut t i ngedger es ear c hon next genc omput erc omponent s .
Sel l afiel dAppr ent i c es hi pTeam Vi s i t Wewer edel i ght edt ohos tanappr ent i c es hi pv i s i tf r om Sel l afiel d, ai medatbot hourupperandl owerphy s i c s andengi neer i ngs t udent s . Onoffer , wasani mpr es s i v e r angeofgr aduat eappr ent i c es hi ps c hemesand s ummerwor kpl ac ement swi t ht heor gani s at i on. Many s t udent swer epl eas ant l ys ur pr i s edbyt hes heerv ar i et y i nappr ent i c es hi psonoffer , notj us tt hemec hani c al , el ec t r i c al , nuc l earanddes i gnas pec t sofengi neer i ng, butopt i onsf orenv i r onment al , pr oj ec tandoper at i ons managementaswel l . Oneoft hehi ghl i ght soft hev i s i twasat al kf r om a f or merWi ns t anl eypupi l whoi sc ur r ent l ypar t i c i pat i ng i nt heOper at i onsDegr eeAppr ent i c es hi p. I twasan ex c el l enti ns i ghti nt owhatt hec our s eent ai l sandhow pl ac ement sal l owi nv ol v ementi npr oj ec t sf r om s t ar tt o fini s h.
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CARE E RSHUB
Ourbr andnewCar eer sHubi sl i v e! Wi t hmont hl y bul l et i nsandanewandi mpr ov edbook i ngs y s t em i t wi l l al l ows t udent st obookappoi nt ment sdi r ec t l y wi t hourc ar eer st eam. Ourc ar eer st eam i sher et ohel py ouwhen c ons i der i ngy ournexts t eps .
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OF F E RSAREI NF ORF UTUREME DI CS Ot herpl ac ement st hathav et ak enpl ac et hi st er m i nc l ude, s t udentSam J ac k s onwhoc ompl et eda week ’ sdat aanal y s tpl ac ementwi t hF i doTec handa gr oupof7s t udent swhoc ompl et edamedi apr oj ec t wi t hWi ganCounc i l , wher et heyhadt opl an, s hoot , andpr epar eapr omot i onal v i deof orWi gan Exper i enc eDay . I fy ou’ r ei nt er es t edi nawor kexper i enc epl ac ement pl eas ec ont ac t : wor k . exper i enc e@wi ns t anl ey . ac . uk
F ort hos euns ur eont hei rf ut ur ec ar eerpat hsor goal s , i t ’ shel pf ul t ot r ys omewor kexper i enc eand getahands onappr oac handi ns i ght . Thi sexper i enc ec ant ak eonmanyf or ms , i nc l udi ng i nper s onwor kpl ac ement s , v i r t ual wor kexper i enc e, c ar eer sandnet wor k i ngday s , gues tt al k sf r om i ndus t r ypr of es s i onal sorappr ent i c es hi pexper i enc e day s . Ones t udentwhohasbenefit edf r om ani nper s on wor kpl ac ementi sL owerSi xt hs t udent , Ry anT ay l or , whoc ompl et edaweek ’ swor kexper i enc eatHal l Br ownF ami l yL awSol i c i t or si nManc hes t eri nMay . Ev eF i t z pat r i c kwhos uppor t edRy anwhi l s thewasat Hal l Br owns ai d, “ Ry anhasbeenhar dwor k i ngand ent hus i as t i c , as s i s t i ngv ar i ousf eeear ner sonar ange ofdi ffer entf ami l yl awt as k s . Thi shasi nc l uded di v or c emat t er s , financ i al r emedypr oc eedi ngsand pr i v at ec hi l dr enl aw. Ry anhashada‘ c ando’ at t i t ude t hr oughouthi swor kexper i enc e, des pi t ehav i ngno pr ev i ousexper i enc ei nL awandt hi shasi mpr es s ed manymember soft hefir m. “ Ry anadded“ I r eal l yenj oy edmywor kexper i enc eas i thast aughtmewhati ti sl i k et owor kasas ol i c i t or i nf ami l yl aw. Thi si sdefini t el yaj obI c oul ds ee my s el fdoi ngi nt hef ut ur e” .
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F i f t eens t udent sf r om Wi ns t anl eyCol l ege Dur i ngt hei rt i meatc ol l ege, s t udent shav et ak enpar ti nour hav er ec ei v edoffer st os t udyMedi c i ne, MDVpr ogr ammewhi c hi nc l udeswor kpl ac ement s , per s onal Dent i s t r yandVet er i nar ySc i enc eat s t at ementwr i t i ngwor k s hops , UCATandBMATt es t s , and uni v er s i t yi nSept ember ; 9hav eoffer sf or t al k sf r om ext er nal s peak er sont opi c ss uc hasNHSs t r uc t ur e, Medi c i ne5f orVet er i nar yand2f orDent i s t r y .f undi ng, andor gani s at i on. Theyhav eal s ohadgr uel l i ng admi s s i onsi nt er v i ewsatt hei rc hos enuni v er s i t i es . ” Dav eWoodswhoc oor di nat est hec ol l ege’ s Medi c s , Dent i s t sandVet sPr ogr ammewas Col l egePr i nc i pal , L oui s eTi ppi ng, added‘ Ev er yy earwear e fir s tt oc ongr at ul at et hes uc c es s f ul amaz edbyt hededi c at i onofs t udent swi s hi ngt opur s ue s t udent s . ‘ Ahugewel l donet oal l t he medi c al degr ees . Pl ac esont hes ec our s esar el i mi t edandv er y s t udentr ec ei v i ngoffer st hi sy ear ; t hi sput s c ompet i t i v es of or1 5s t udent st obemadeoffer si sar eal t hec ol l egei nt het op1 0%f ors t at es c hool s uc c es s . Thanky out oourdedi c at eds t affaswel l as ent r yont omedi c al degr ees . Togett ot hi s c ol l eaguesatWr i ght i ngt onWi ganandL ei ghi nfir mar i es , poi nts t udent shav ewor k edext r emel yhar d, Wi ganandWes tL anc as hi r eCar eCommi s s i onGr oups , al ong andpr epar at i ons t ar t swhi l s ts t udent sar e wi t hL i v er pool , Newc as t l eandBr i s t ol Uni v er s i t i eswho s t i l l athi ghs c hool , s oc r edi tmus tal s ogot o s uppor tours t udent si nt hei rpr epar at i onev er yy ear . t hei rs c hool swhos uppor t edt hem f r om t he Congr at ul at i onst ot heofferhol der sandwel ookf or war dt o begi nni ng. s eei ngwher et hei rf ut ur es t udi est ak et hem. ’ ’
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MAI NCOL L E GEAWARDS
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E NGL I SHSCHOOL SATHL E TI CSCOMPE TI TI ON Wi ns t anl eyar epr oudt ohav eanumberofs t udent swhohav equal i fiedt oc ompet ei nTheEngl i s hSc hool s At hl et i c sc ompet i t i oni nBi r mi ngham. Thos ec ompet i ngt onameaf ewar e:
Ourannual Cel ebr at i onofEx c el l enc eev eni ngt ookpl ac et hi st er m. Wewer edel i ght edt os har et he i nc r edi bl eac hi ev ement sofours t udent s . Somehav eex c el l edac ademi c al l y ; s omehav edemons t r at ed out s t andi ngs por t i ngpr owes swhi l s tot her shav eov er c omes i gni fic antper s onal c hal l engesorc ont r i but ed uns t i nt i ngl yt ot hewi derl i f eoft heCol l ege.
PE RF ORMI NGART S Per f or mi ngAr t swer ef or t unat et ohav eav i s i tf r om l egendar yPhi l Meal eywhoc owr ot es omeepi s odesof t heBBC’ ss i t c om s er i es‘ TheRoy l eF ami l y ’ wi t hCr ai g Cas handCar ol i neAher ne. Phi l wasawar dedaBAF T A f orhi swor ki n2 008, whi c hhek i ndl ybr oughtwi t h hi m. St udent shadagoatpos i ngwi t ht heBAF T A, get t i ngagl i mps eofwhatt hei rf ut ur emayhol d.
ME DI AAWARDS F r om BAF T ASt oBOSCARS , t hi st er m hasr ec ogni s ed s t udent sf ort hei rhar dwor kanddedi c at i on. Whi l s ta BOSCARmaynotqui t ebeaBAF T A, i ts ur el yi sas t ar tf or t het r ophyc abi net soft hef ut ur e. Ev er yy ear , TheOs c ar s s t y l eawar dsc er emony– ‘ TheBos c ar s ’ ( Bev ' sOs c ar s ) , s eesmedi as t udent s nomi nat eeac hot herf orawar dss uc has‘ Cl as sGeni us ’ , who' smos tl i k el yt omak ei ti nt hec r eat i v ei ndus t r i es , or whoi smos tl i k el yt oenduponL ov eI s l and!I t ' sal l i nt he nameoff unandt hes t udent st ak egr eatpl eas ur e nomi nat i ngeac hot herandr ec ei v i ngt hei rawar ds . I t ' sa gr eatwayt oendt wof abul ousy ear s .
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•Wi l l J ac k s on–Hi ghJ ump •J os ephReesGar a–1 5 00m •Sc ar l et tMos st ur ner-Hammert hr owi ng •L ewi sF or s t er–J av el i nt hr owi ng Thi soppor t uni t yi sat es t amentt ohar dwor kanddedi c at i oni ns por t–Congr at ul at i ons . L oui s eTi ppi ng, Pr i nc i pal ofWi ns t anl eyCol l egeadded: ‘ I am v er ypl eas edandpr oudt oheart hats t udent s hav equal i fiedf ort hi si mpr es s i v ec ompet i t i on. Wewi s ht hem t hebes tofl uc kandwi l l bef ol l owi ngt he r es ul t sboar dc l os el y ! ’
SPORT SS T ATESI DE UpperSi xt hSt udent , L i v i aHar perhasbeenpl ay i ng per f or manc et enni ss i nc et heageof5andhasr ec ent l y s i gnedt oMenl oCol l egei nCal i f or ni a, onaf ul l r i det enni s s c hol ar s hi p. L i vwi l l bemov i ngt oCal i f or ni aon1 4t h Augus t , andwi l l s t ar tt hes c hol ar s hi pi nAut umn. L i vi son a5 y earc ont r ac tandhopest os eewher ehert enni st ak es heraf t erhert i meatWi ns t anl eyCol l ege. L i vi sv er y ex c i t edf orherl i f ei nCal i f or ni a. L i v ’ sPer s onal Tut ors ai d: “ WhenI fir s tmetL i vi n2 02 1 , her c ar eerambi t i onhasal way sbeent opr ogr es si nt enni s . Hav i ngt heoppor t uni t yt os uppor tL i vi nherj our neyhas beenapl eas ur eandasherPer s onal Tut or , I c oul dnotbe pr ouderofher . I l ookf or war dt ohear i ngofal l herf ut ur e s uc c es s es . Wel l done, L i v ! ” L ewi sF or s t er , anot herWi ns t anl eyUpperSi xt hs t udentwi l l bemov i ngt oNewYor ki nAugus tandwi l l s t ar tat Manhat t anCol l eges t udy i ngmec hani c al engi neer i ngwi t has c hol ar s hi pf orj av el i n. L ewi shasbeenc ompet i ngs i nc et heage8, t ak i ngaf t erhi sDadwhowasal s oac hampi onJ av el i nt hr ower . Hei spas s i onat eabouthi sf ut ur eandnewadv ent ur ei nNewYor k . L ewi si shopef ul f orac ar eeri naer os pac e engi neer i ngwhi l s tal s oc ont i nui ngwi t hhi sj av el i nandhasambi t i ont oonedayc ompet ei nt heOl y mpi c s !
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GOODBYEANDGOODL UCK Wet ak et hi soppor t uni t yt owi s hourUpperSi xt h s t udent sal l t hev er ybes twi t ht hei rf ut ur eendeav or s . Congr at ul at ey our s el fonhowf ary ouhav ec omeasy ou r eflec tandr emembery ourt i meher eatWi ns t anl ey . Wewi s hy ouev er ys uc c es swi t hy ourAl ev el r es ul t sand bey ond.
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