Class Act with Chris Wragge at Cresskill Middle and High School
Just as the school was about to reopen after COVID, it was badly flooded by Tropical Storm Ida.
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Just as the school was about to reopen after COVID, it was badly flooded by Tropical Storm Ida.
Between Tropical Storm Ida and the COVID pandemic, the students have been through a lot these past few years.
Students have come a long way since the pandemic forced the school to close, and then it was badly flooded by Tropical Storm Ida.
The school was set to reopen from the pandemic when Tropical Storm Ida caused major flooding.
The school was flooded out during Tropical Storm Ida, but fast forward two years later and $21 million of work, it's now immaculate.
Join Chris Wragge as he goes live from the school this Friday morning.
Chris Wragge visited the school Friday morning as they kicked off a 13-hour dance-a-thon to raise money for more than 50 clubs.
The 13-hour dance-a-thon raises money for the Bronx school's more than 50 clubs.
Director of Clubs and Activities, Rick Quintana, has been providing great service to his students for the last 19 years.
Chris Wragge was at the Frank J. Cicarell Academy for one of the largest Relay for Life events in the country.
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Morsella and his students organize the Relay For Life, an overnight benefit to raise money for the America Cancer Society.
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Wragge kicked off our new series last week with a visit to his alma mater in Mahwah, New Jersey.
We're kicking off a new series where Chris Wragge visits schools around the area, starting with his alma mater.
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High schools in our area are doing class act work, and we're dropping by to highlight it all. Here's how to have Chris stop by!
We're kicking off a special new series with our very own Chris Wragge, starting with a visit to Mahwah High School.
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