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Throwback Thursday: Ms. Long

Liam Wells, Freelance Writer • March 7, 2024
Former DGS student Mary Long poses for a high school yearbook portrait.
Mary Long
Former DGS student Mary Long poses for a high school yearbook portrait.
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“What I miss about high school is not having that feeling of impending doom, I miss not having dread.”

— English teacher Mary Long
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