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News Brief: New school year brings changes to Foothill

Jill Vallance
August 24, 2017

With a new school year comes new changes. Such changes for the 2017-2018 school year include a “No Backpack Day,” a Hall of Fame in Spirito Hall, an all new patio, a digital curriculum for all English classes and a revised community service system.

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