The final month: Talking about Germantown High on NewsWorks Tonight
In the final weeks before the closure of the 99-year-old Germantown High School, NewsWorks is talking to current and former students at the school and collecting and sharing anecdotes about the school.
NewsWorks Tonight Host Dave Heller spoke with NewsWorks Germantown/West Oak Lane Page Editor Brian Hickey about the “Final Month” project, what it’s yielded so far, worries about community impact and stories that will post before the Class of ’13 graduates on June 19.
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