Zain Abbas, a sixth-grade student at Westlake's Dover Intermediate School, was selected to join the Scholastic Kids Press program for the 2020-2021 academic year. Abbas applied for the program as a fifth-grader as a part of an enrichment opportunity offered by fifth grade language arts teacher Donna Dieterich. Abbas was one of 45 students chosen for the program this year. The Scholastic Kids Press program includes students, ages 10-14, from around the world who are assigned to write "news for kids, by kids."

This afternoon, Governor Mike DeWine made the decision to close Ohio's school buildings for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year.

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