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Bothell Senior High 2008-2009 Profile
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I am very proud to serve as Principal of Bothell High School.
Bothell is a school rich in tradition and history that is very connected to the community. Bothell High School graduated its first class in 1912 and since that time has focused on preparing students for life after high school. Significant facility changes begun at the end of the 20th century and continuing in the 21st century are providing opportunities for students that are unique and special to Bothell High School. In 2008-09, we occupied the third and final phase of a total remodel and rebuild of the campus. It is a superb facility for its design and impact on student learning and academic success.
When students come to Bothell High School, they enter an atmosphere of excellent academic programs, positive school climate, and dedicated, caring staff. We have spent significant time over the last several years working on connecting with students and engaging them in academic pursuits. Our student population of 1680 places us among the largest of the 10 4A high schools in the state. Each year several students are recognized as National Merit Commended, Semi-Finalist, or Finalist. Our academic program challenges students to reach their potential; it stretches them to look beyond what they may think they are capable of achieving, it fosters intellectual curiosity, and it generates successful learning.
Bothell High School is recognized in the region and in the state for its outstanding academic, athletic, theater, music, fine arts, and career programs. Approximately 80 percent of our students pursue post-secondary education.
We maintain a close relationship with our two feeder junior high schools, Canyon Park Junior High School and Skyview Junior High School. We value coordination of the curriculum between the ninth grade and the high school so that our future students make a seamless transition to Bothell High School when they join us as sophomores.
Over the past seven years our students have increased their success rate on state assessments. During this time, our scores improved 8% in Math, 20% in Reading, and 19% in Writing. Our 2009 WASL results reported that 68% of our students met standard in Math, 93% in Reading, and 95% in Writing. This is directly connected to our desire to assist all students in graduating with their class. In 2007, 88% of our senior class graduated on time.
Our school community is enhanced by a close connection to our parents and their active support of Bothell High School in a variety of ways. Parent volunteers are in the classroom and on campus daily assisting in the learning process. We continue to encourage and invite our parents and community members to participate in school activities. Our School Improvement Plan focuses on four goal areas designed to support student learning in the areas of State Testing, Instruction, Building Initiatives, and Student Engagement.
The goal of this profile is to serve as an information document about Bothell High School. Its purpose is to inform our community about the successful academic and co-curricular activities that take place within our walls. We hope this profile captures the positive environment and academic learning picture of Bothell High School and its proud Cougar programs and traditions.
Bob Stewart Principal |
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Over the past five years we have focused on four school improvement goals: Assisting students to meet standard on the WASL exams, Identifying and Implementing essential skills and curriculum components into required coursework, Increasing positive assets at school and in the community at large, Engaging all students in meaningful coursework, and Helping students make positive and significant connections with a BHS staff member. In 2006-07 we were very successful in making strides in these four areas. Our WASL scores improved, particularly in math and our Special Needs population. A higher degree of collaboration occurred within departments. Some of the highlights included working on consistency in the delivery of English 10 curriculum, common assessment tools used in Physics to measure student achievement, and increased collaboration between our Math and Special Education departments to improve student learning. Bothell High School continued to find new ways of increasing positive assets at school. RAP (Reducing All Prejudice) was a student driven committee to promote tolerance of all and respect for diversity. "Breakfast with the Principals" helped foster positive student/administrator relationships and the "Cougar of the Month" celebration allowed staff members an opportunity to nominate and recognize students who were role models for other students, or who were making improvement in the classroom or in the climate and culture of Bothell High School. These goals will continue to be a focus in 2007-2008.
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Bothell High School also provided classes and programs for students who were experiencing academic challenges. There was a credit recovery program for sophomores, a Reading Lab for sophomores, and On-Line learning opportunities for credit deficient students. In addition, courses geared for students with academic challenges were offered in Mathematics and Physics. Bothell High School is committed to maintaining and improving course offerings for its student population and we will continue to look at ways to support all students.
There continues to be close cooperation with the junior high schools that are in our feeder pattern to provide advanced curriculum opportunities for ninth graders. Over one hundred and fifty ninth graders took courses; the majority of them began their world language experience in French, German, Japanese, or Spanish. The others took advanced math and science courses.
Regardless of one's academic ability, Bothell High School has programs to meet the needs of all students. In 2007-08, students could take Advanced Placement courses, and Honors and Advanced classes in all disciplines. Our World Language Department worked with a local community college and the University of Washington to coordinate College-in-the-High School courses for college credit. Many students took the AP Exams and earned potential college credit though their high scores. During the 2007-08 school year 187 AP tests were taken, with a 75% pass rate. This is an increase in number of tests taken, (138 in 2007) and pass rate. (65%) Students wishing to begin their college career early participated in the state's Running Start Program. Students also took courses at Bothell High School through Career and Technical Education and earned college credit. Technical training classes that were offered to all Northshore students, but were housed at Bothell High School, were Automotive Technology, Construction Academy, Culinary Arts, and Teaching Academy.
Bothell High School students won several awards through co-curricular competitions. Among the highlights were:
Choral
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Superior rating at Northlake Festival
New York Heritage Festival: 1st Bel Canto Choir; 2nd Madrigal Choir
8 BHS students in All-State Choir
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Instrumental
Music
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Superior ratings at numerous festivals
10 students in All State Band and Orchestra
11 students in State Solo Contest
Heritage Music Festival- Anaheim: 2nd Place, Wind Ensemble (Gold rating): 1st Place Jazz Ensemble ( Gold rating)
Bellevue Jazz Festival- 1st Place, Sweepstakes award
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Skills USA (Auto Technology)
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5 qualifiers to state
Silver medal in Opening and Closing Ceremony.
2 students to NationsSkills/Leadership.
2 participants in Legislative student summit
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DECA
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National Financial Literacy Test- 2 students place in top 2%, 1 in top 10%
BECU Marketing Promotion competition, 3 students won, awarded cash and one year internship.
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FBLA
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Business Plan Team took 1st at State Conference
Team went to National FBLA Conference
$6,000 raised for March of Dimes, 1st place in state
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Theater
Arts
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12 students to Thespian Tech Festival
50 students to Thespian Monologue/Duo Scene Festival.
Excellent Rating at March Festival at CWU for Production of Much Ado About Nothing
1 student to National Thespian Festival/participant in National Thespian Production of Hairspray
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Science
Olympiad
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Washington State Champions for the second year in a row
Placed 17th in National Competition
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Several members of the faculty at Bothell High School have also been honored. Four teachers have earned their National Board Certificates; another teacher is a past Northshore Teacher of the Year recipient, and still another teacher is a past Golden Apple recipient.
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The final Phase III of the remodeling of Bothell High has made it a state-of-the-art facility. The remodel was completed in time to open at the beginning of the 2008-09 school year. Completed in Phase I was the gymnasium that included two basketball courts, a comprehensive weight training facility, dance studio, and trainer's room. Phase II saw the completion of a mathematics and science wing, a collaborative Performing Arts Center with the Northshore Performing Arts Foundation, and choral and instrumental music rooms with outstanding acoustics. The acoustics in the Performing Arts Center are as good as any performing hall in the Pacific Northwest.
Classrooms, library, administrative and counseling offices, and cafeteria have been constructed in Phase III. Spaces for ASB, Business and Marketing, Culinary Arts, Special Services, and Visual Arts are a special focus of the classroom rebuilding phase. In mid-October 2008 all parking lots were completed. Please stop by and see our beautiful new campus.
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Recognizing the importance of athletics in students' lives, Bothell High School is proud of the long tradition of success and the emphasis on sportsmanship and team effort. Some of the highlights of the 2007-08 school year were:
Fall
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Volleyball
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1st place KingCo Tournament, qualifying for state
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Girls' Diving
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2 students to state, placing 9th and 10th
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Girls' Swim
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1 student to state, placed 8th
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Football
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KingCo Champs, placed 2nd at state 4A tournament
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Winter
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Boys Swim/Dive
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2 students to state; 1 State Champion
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Boy's Basketball
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2nd in division, qualified for state
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Gymnastics
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2nd place in KingCo, 2nd in regionals; 3 students to state competition
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Spring
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Baseball
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KingCo champions
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Girl's Golf
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Kingcup champion;
1 student to 4A state, placed 4th
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Soccer
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2nd in KingCo Tournament, qualifying for state
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Track
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Boys Kingco Champions
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We are also proud of the recognition many of our coaches received this year. Accolades included
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Rob Felton
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KingCo Golf Coach of the Yea
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Tom Bainter
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KingCo
Football Coach of the Year. Selected as coach of West All Star Team
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Paul Moody
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Selected to coach All State Team, inducted into State Baseball Coaches Assn. Hall of Fame
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Mike Pizzo
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KingCo Girl's Tennis Coach of the Year
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Tony Williams and
Bob Eichelsdoefer
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KingCo Track Coaches of the Year
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Bothell High School provided a full complement of services through our Counseling Department. School counselors and the Occupational Informational Specialist worked closely with students to assist them with their academic planning, helped them resolve peer issues and develop skills and strategies for self-advocacy, and assisted students with the collection of data for their student portfolios. Throughout the year, counselors facilitated large group classroom guidance sessions with every student in the school. Topics included stress management, study skills for school success, and preparing for senior year requirements and activities. Counselors also met with parents to provide guidance and help as well as to suggest available resources in the community. The Counseling Department sponsored several evening programs. Some of the topics included college planning, financial aid, helping struggling students, and understanding ACT/SAT test scores. Bothell High School counselors continued to foster positive relationships with students under their guidance (counselors work with the same students during their three years of high school). A drug/alcohol counselor from the Center for Human Services was on campus one day a week to work with students struggling with substance issues.
A goal of the Bothell High School Counseling Department is to implement a program that closely follows the ASCA National Model.
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Bothell High School enjoys a positive relationship with its parents and the greater Bothell community. The Bothell PTSA is very active in working closely with BHS administration, its staff, and students. Whether through funding the supplies for emergency backpacks in every classroom, awarding scholarships to deserving seniors, providing special lunches for hard-working staff, or volunteering in the Counseling Center, classrooms, or library, the PTSA is an integral and vocal part of the climate and culture at Bothell High School.
We appreciate the business community support that is given to our school. The business community has also provided monetary support for various activities and athletics and have assisted in many other ways.
Bothell's co-principals are members of the Northshore Kiwanis Club and Greater Bothell Chamber of Commerce. There is also a strong link with the Bothell Police Department who has supported the placement of a school resource officer on the school campus. This has fostered and promoted a healthy relationship between students and law enforcement. Bothell High School's School Resource Officer Program has been a very successful program and has served as a positive working model for nearby schools.
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The atmosphere at Bothell High School continues to be one of acceptance and encouragement. Bothell is more than a high school; it is a place where students and staff reside as part of a community. There are many activities and clubs that allow students to put their passions and interests into action. Whether participating in a sport or one of the arts, the Cougars success will not be limited and the potential for accomplishment is visible throughout the campus.
The ASB theme for 2007-2008 was "Flexible, Adaptable, Teachable" (F.A.T.). Since we were amidst the construction of a brand new building this theme acted as our guiding light for involving the student body in activities. It was necessary that we were flexible in working with staff to create a positive mindset for students. We were adaptable in that we recognized there were different methods and actions to accomplish our goals. The ASB learned to be teachable through being sensitive to feedback from our students, staff and administration. Overall, our challenges were many, but our ambitions helped us to persevere.
This past year we focused on a variety of community and global outreach projects. In the fall we continued the tradition of supporting our special needs students by surprising them with Halloween items. In December we participated in our annual service project of providing local needy families with holiday food and gifts. Our main mission was to raise awareness and funds for the issue of human trafficking and modern-day slavery after reading the book Not For Sale by David Batstone. We realized this was a large undertaking, but nonetheless, we felt that it was important to inform our student body and staff about this major global issue. The ASB created a fundraiser called Free to Play. Local businesses were encouraged to donate funds to the International Justice Mission (an organization dedicated to freeing the oppressed globally) in conjunction with our boys and girls regular season basketball games. Students and team members wore specially designed t-shirts representing the cause. One of our ASB students was inspired and decided to host a fundraiser dinner as part of her senior project. An all school assembly was held featuring the Tronie Foundation and the Polaris Project. These two organizations work to help locally trafficked victims. Our final event was hosting the KingCo league community service "interhigh." This function continued to educate over 200 students from local schools about the importance of this issue.
The ASB partnered with the leadership classes to sponsor the yearly father-daughter dance, blood drives and the "Mr. Bothell" pageant as part of the Make-A-Wish Foundation event. Throughout the year we put on breakfasts honoring new students, exceptional students and had a co- principals/student forum. We planned a variety of assemblies throughout the year to recognize outstanding students. ASB also worked to bring back the tradition of the homecoming parade. In order to spread school spirit we created a program called Pack the House. Specific events were chosen for students to attend allowing them the opportunity to get a free t-shirt.
Needless to say, ASB had a busy year and was successful in meeting the needs of our students while benefiting our local and international community. We continue to strive for integrity and responsibility while understanding our role as student leaders. ASB gives us the opportunity to positively influence our fellow students and staff while providing leadership skills to guide us the rest of our lives.
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2009 WASL Scores
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April 2009
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Students
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Reading
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Writing
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Math
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Science
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10th Grade
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549
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92.5
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95.3
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67.5
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51.3
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October 2008
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10th
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11th
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12th
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Total
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American Indian or Native Alaskan
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3
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9
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8
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20
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Asian
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63
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62
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48
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173
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Black or African American
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6
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14
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12
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32
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Hispanic or Latino
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41
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48
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32
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121
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Caucasian or White
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434
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451
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430
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1315
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Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
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2
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2
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1
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5
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Multiracial
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11
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13
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4
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28
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Not Provided
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5
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6
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2
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13
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TOTAL
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565
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605
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537
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1707
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