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🌱 How one Baldwin student finally cracked a 25-year chemistry challenge

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  • How one Baldwin student finally cracked a 25-year chemistry challenge

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Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Tuesday: Sunny and cooler, with a high of 63 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Sunny; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 67, low: 58.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 75 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Black Student Aces Teacher's Chemistry Test After 25 Years (theroot.com) — A Baldwin chemistry teacher finally paid out his long-standing $100 challenge after student Jojo Yawson earned a perfect score on the tough New York State Chemistry Regents exam. The achievement, years in the making, highlights local academic excellence and a supportive Baldwin educator who now hopes Jojo finds mentors as he pursues a future in civil engineering.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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