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BEVERLY — The robotics program at Beverly High School recently received a $25,500 grant for new equipment – all thanks to one student.
Miranda Harrington, 17, is a senior in the school’s robotics program and the president of the Beverly High Robotics Team. She has been looking for grants to fund the robotics program and the team since her sophomore year, and stumbled upon a grant for new STEM equipment and training from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center.
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