Annika Khurana, News Editor@akhuranacourant Since last year, seniors Kristina Gashi and Ella Gibb have been a part of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s fight to
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Art saves lives: high school student raises money for St. Jude Hospital
Maeson Wagner, Arts and Technology Editor@mwagnercourant “Finding Cures. Saving Children.” St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital opened in 1962 with the mentality that “no child should
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Casey Manzella Features Editor While most students spent their summers relaxing, senior Jack O’Rourke spent five weeks as an intern at Cornell Medical College, sequencing
Fire Station hosts St. Baldrick’s head shaving event for childhood cancers
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On Saturday, Mar. 12, the New Canaan Fire Company No. 1 hosted the town’s second annual St. Baldrick’s Foundation fundraiser at the fire station. The charity is run by volunteers aimed at raising money for and awareness of childhood cancers. In recent years, students have shaved their heads during March as a nod St. Baldrick’s.