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Red tulips blooming at Eckstein
Last October, students at Eckstein Middle School planted hundreds of red tulip bulbs, in observance of Red Ribbon Week, to increase awareness of the need for youth substance abuse prevention. Now that is is spring, those red tulips are blooming!
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