Memorial, Houston

Prior to annexation by Houston, the Memorial area consisted of large country estates and farmland.Chang, Yushan. Newcomer's Handbook Neighborhood Guide: Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and Austin. First Books, 2006. {{ISBN|0912301708}}, 9780912301709. p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=131SQLhqScMC&pg=PA145 145]. In the mid-1940s, the town of Addicks relocated to the western edge of the area after the construction of Addicks Reservoir by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers inundated the original townsite.{{Cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hla04|title=Addicks, TX|last=Edwards|first=Margaret Hopkins|date=2010-06-09|website=tshaonline.org|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|language=en|access-date=2017-02-21}} This same flood control project, completed in the 1950s, created Barker Reservoir to the west of the area and channelized Buffalo Bayou from State Highway 6 to Beltway 8.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hcfcd.org/media/1297/terryhershey_factsheet_123013.pdf|title=Terry Hershey Park Surveying Contract|date=December 2013|website=Harris County Flood Control District}}

Houston gradually annexed Memorial between the 1950s and 1980s.{{Cite web|url=http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/Annexation/docs_pdfs/HoustonAnnexationHistory.pdf|title=Annexations in Houston|publisher=City of Houston Planning and Development Department}}

Rapid growth of the Houston metropolitan area in the 1960s led to the development of a number of subdivisions in the Memorial area, including Nottingham Forest,{{Cite web|url=http://www.nottinghamforesthouston.org/main.cfm?link=1|title=Welcome to Nottingham Forest|website=www.nottinghamforesthouston.org|publisher=Nottingham Forest Civic Association|access-date=2017-02-21}} Westchester,{{Cite news|url=http://www.westchesterhouston.org/Deed_Restrictions.html|title=Deed Restrictions|newspaper=Westchester Homeowners Association|access-date=2017-02-21}} and Fonn Villas.{{Cite web|url=http://fonnvillas.org|title=Fonn Villas|website=fonnvillas.org|publisher=Fonn Villas Civic Association|language=en|access-date=2017-02-21}} The Memorial Bend subdivision, first developed in 1955, is particularly notable for its large collection of mid-century modern houses.{{Cite journal|last=Brichford|first=Michael|year=2003|title=Where the '50s Were Fabulous: A Driving Tour of Memorial Bend|url=http://offcite.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2010/03/WhereThe50sAreFab_Bricher_Cite57.pdf|journal=Cite Magazine|volume=57|pages=10–11}} This development was accompanied by the reconstruction of U.S. Route 90 into Interstate 10.{{Cite book|title=Houston Freeways|last=Slotboom|first=Erik|publisher=Oscar F. Slotboom|year=2003|isbn=0-9741605-3-9|pages=205–206|chapter=Chapter 4: The Spokes}} Retail development paralleled residential growth; Memorial City Mall was established in 1962, followed by Town & Country Village in 1965.{{Cite web|url=http://www.memorialcity.com/about-us/metronational/|title=Memorial City|website=www.memorialcity.com|publisher=MetroNational|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-21}}{{Cite web|url=http://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2009/12/town-country-in-pictures/|title=Town & Country in Pictures|last=Gonzales|first=J.R.|date=December 15, 2009|website=Houston Chronicle}}

Residents of Memorial Bend opposed the construction of Texas State Highway Beltway 8 through their neighborhood during the project's planning stages in the early 1960s, but an alternative western route along Dairy Ashford Road was deemed too costly.{{Cite book|title=Houston Freeways|last=Slotboom|first=Eric|publisher=Oscar F. Slotboom|year=2003|isbn=0-9741605-3-9|pages=296–300|chapter=Chapter 5: The Loops}} Funding issues delayed the construction of Beltway 8 through Memorial until the late 1980s.

Memorial continued to gain population between 1980 and 1990.Rodriguez, Lori. "[https://archive.today/20120630090550/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1991_768298 Census tracks rapid growth of suburbia]." Houston Chronicle. Sunday March 10, 1991. Section A, Page 1.

From 1999 to 2003, Memorial City Mall underwent a $600 million renovation.{{Cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/memorial-news/article/Renovations-near-completion-on-Memorial-City-Mall-2105476.php|title=Renovations near completion on Memorial City Mall project|last=Dodson|first=Doug|date=June 12, 2003|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|access-date=2017-02-21}} The mall and neighboring Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center now anchor a large mixed-use district featuring multiple office towers, hotels, and apartments.{{Cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/memorial-news/article/Memorial-City-projects-in-the-works-1485140.php|title=Memorial City projects in the works|last=Mulvihill|first=Jim|date=September 10, 2006|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|access-date=2017-02-21}} Nearby Town and Country Mall, constructed in the 1980s, was razed in 2005 and replaced with CityCentre, a walkable mixed-use district.{{Cite news|url=http://casestudies.uli.org/citycentre-houston/|title=CityCentre {{!}} ULI Case Studies|date=2015-01-30|access-date=2017-02-21|publisher=Urban Land Institute|language=en-US}}

In August and September 2017, portions of Memorial adjacent to Buffalo Bayou and its tributaries experienced severe flooding from record rainfall associated with Hurricane Harvey. Critical water levels in Addicks Reservoir to the north and Barker Reservoir to the west of the district forced the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to amplify the release of floodwaters downstream into Buffalo Bayou well beyond normal levels, inundating low-lying neighborhoods near Terry Hershey Park and in the Memorial Villages.{{Cite news|url=https://www.houstoniamag.com/articles/2017/9/2/houston-hurricane-harvey-flood-memorial-addicks-barker-dam|title=Flood Waters Could Continue to Cover Memorial for Weeks|last=Shilcutt|first=Katharine|date=2017-09-02|work=Houstonia|access-date=2017-09-08}} Controlled reservoir releases and associated flooding were expected to last for up to two weeks after the passage of the storm.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/hurricane-harvey/hurricane-harvey-has-left-houston-flooding-continues-n797606|title=Hurricane Harvey dropped so much rain on Houston that some parts are still flooding|last=Schuppe|first=Jon|date=2017-08-31|work=NBC News|access-date=2017-09-08|language=en}}

Buffalo Bayou's record-high level throughout Memorial rendered multiple major thoroughfares impassable, including Texas State Highway 6 and portions of Interstate 10; the sunken stretch of the Sam Houston Tollway near CityCentre was submerged for a week, causing significant damage to the roadway.{{Cite news|url=http://www.houstonpress.com/news/watch-out-for-these-slow-downs-and-road-closures-in-houston-9764235|title=Traffic Jams Cause Delays As Houston Returns to Work After Harvey|last=Paulsen|first=Stephen|date=2017-09-05|work=Houston Press|access-date=2017-09-08}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/news/houston-weather/hurricaneharvey/article/Tollway-took-severe-hit-from-Harvey-buckling-12180420.php|title=Tollway took severe hit from Harvey, buckling pavement|last=Begley|first=Dug|date=2017-09-07|work=Houston Chronicle|access-date=2017-09-08}} Inundated homes in Memorial were subject to a mandatory evacuation, and the entire area was subject to an emergency curfew even after the expiration of the citywide curfew.{{Cite news|url=http://www.houstonpress.com/news/west-houston-near-addicks-barker-to-remain-under-curfew-9764172|title=Mayor Turner Partially Lifts Curfew in Houston|last=Flynn|first=Meagan|date=2017-09-05|work=Houston Press|access-date=2017-09-08}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/09/03/power-being-cut-flooded-west-houston-area-under-evacuation-order/629667001/|title=Power being cut in flooded west Houston area under evacuation order|last=Penzenstadler|first=Nick|date=2017-09-03|work=USA TODAY|access-date=2017-09-08|language=en}}

In the 1990s, Memorial, along with River Oaks and Tanglewood, was described as one of Houston's "richest, most Republican neighborhoods."Mayer, Cynthia. "In Houston, Where Bush Still Drops In." Philadelphia Inquirer. August 18, 1992. [https://archive.today/20130104125029/http://articles.philly.com/1992-08-18/news/25989933_1_otto-s-barbecue-ribs-restaurant/2 2] In the first 1991 Mayor of Houston election, Bob Lanier received more votes than any other candidate in Memorial.Rodriguez, Lori. "[http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1991_821334 Saying goodbye, with no regrets]." Houston Chronicle. Saturday November 9, 1991. A31.Bernstein, Alan and Jim Simmon. "[http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1991_820986 Black vote went solidly for Turner/Whitmire failed to produce split]." Houston Chronicle. Thursday November 7, 1991. A21.

Harris County Precinct Three, represented by Steve Radack, includes Memorial."[http://www.pct3.hctx.net/aboutprecinct/precinct3.aspx Precinct Maps : Precinct 3] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216144509/http://www.pct3.hctx.net/aboutprecinct/precinct3.aspx |date=2012-02-16 }}." Harris County. Accessed October 13, 2008.

Memorial is part of Texas Senate Districts 7, 15 and 17, with the largest part in District 7. In the Texas House of Representatives, Memorial is included in Districts 132, 133, 136 and 138.

Memorial is in Texas's 7th congressional district, represented by Democrat Lizzie Pannill Fletcher.{{cite web | url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/TX/7 | title=Texas's 7th Congressional District - TX-07 Representatives & District Map }}

Harris Health System (formerly Harris County Hospital District) designated Northwest Health Center for ZIP code 77024. The nearest public hospital is Ben Taub General Hospital in the Texas Medical Center.{{cite web|url=http://www.tmc.edu/hchd/LOCATE.HTM|title=Clinic/Emergency/Registration Center Directory By ZIP Code|publisher=Harris County Hospital District|date=2001-11-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011119141023/http://www.tmc.edu/hchd/LOCATE.HTM|accessdate=2021-04-08|archive-date=2001-11-19}} - See ZIP code 77024. [https://www.harrishealth.org/SiteCollectionDocuments/community-assessment/pregnancy-birth-data/2012/infant-mortality-rate-2012.pdf See this map for relevant ZIP code].

The United States Postal Service operates the Memorial Park Post Office at near Memorial City, serving ZIP code 77024. Of more recent construction is the Fleetwood Post Office, serving 77079."[https://web.archive.org/web/20110727080025/http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/about.asp About the District]." Memorial City District. Retrieved on January 25, 2009."[https://archive.today/20120715221803/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/62360?p=1&service_name=post_office&z=77080 Post Office Location - MEMORIAL PARK]." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on May 11, 2009.

In 2015, the City of Houston-defined Memorial Super Neighborhood had 47,604 residents. 67% were non-Hispanic white, 14% were Hispanic, 11% were non-Hispanic Asian, 5% were non-Hispanic black, and 3% were non-Hispanic other. In 2000 the super neighborhood had 44,957 residents. 78% were non-Hispanic white, 10% were non-Hispanic Asians, 9% were Hispanics, and 2% each were non-Hispanic blacks and others.{{cite web|url=https://www.houstontx.gov/planning/Demographics/docs_pdfs/SN/16_Memorial.pdf|title=Super Neighborhood Resource Assessment No. 16 Memorial|publisher=City of Houston|access-date=2019-08-15}}

Most of Memorial is zoned to Spring Branch Independent School District (SBISD).{{Cite web|url=http://www.houstonisd.org/Page/111709|title=District Maps|publisher=Houston Independent School District|language=en|access-date=2017-02-22}} The Houston Independent School District does not serve residents in Memorial. Students in the western end of the Memorial area attend Katy Independent School District schools. The area is generally known for the high quality of its public schools.

In 2015, residents of the Katy ISD segments of Thornwood, in the Memorial area, attempted to leave Katy ISD and join Spring Branch ISD, citing long commutes to Katy schools. The Spring Branch ISD board denied their request.{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/katy/news/article/Spring-Branch-ISD-disapproves-Thornwood-6411428.php|title=Spring Branch ISD denies subdivision petition to join district, leave Katy ISD|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|date=2015-07-29|access-date=2017-01-01}}

For pre-kindergarten all residents in Spring Branch ISD are assigned to the Wildcat Way School in Memorial."[http://www.springbranchisd.com/instruc/earlychild/pk.htm Early Childhood] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060605001730/http://www.springbranchisd.com/instruc/earlychild/pk.htm |date=2006-06-05 }}." Spring Branch Independent School District. Retrieved on January 13, 2009. Zoned elementary schools in the Memorial area in Houston include Meadow Wood, Nottingham, Rummel Creek, Thornwood, Wilchester. In addition, sections are, in separate attendance zones, served by Bunker Hill Elementary School and Frostwood Elementary School in the City of Bunker Hill Village, as well as Memorial Drive Elementary School in City of Piney Point Village."[http://www.springbranchisd.com/schools/maps/DistrictTrackMapElem.pdf Elementary School Boundaries] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411011104/http://www.springbranchisd.com/schools/maps/DistrictTrackMapElem.pdf |date=2008-04-11 }}." Spring Branch Independent School District. Retrieved on January 13, 2009. The district also operates Bendwood Elementary School, serving gifted/talented students in the SPIRAL program in grades 3 through 5 as well as utilizing the Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities for special needs students.{{Cite web|title = Bendwood Elementary > Home|url = https://bwe.springbranchisd.com/|website = bwe.springbranchisd.com|access-date = 2016-01-28}}

Major middle schools in Memorial include Memorial Middle School and Spring Forest Middle School. In addition, Spring Branch Middle School, in the City of Hedwig Village, serves sections of Memorial."[http://www.springbranchisd.com/schools/maps/DistrictMapTrackMapMS.pdf Middle School Boundaries] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071005200959/http://www.springbranchisd.com/schools/maps/DistrictMapTrackMapMS.pdf |date=2007-10-05 }}." Spring Branch Independent School District. Retrieved on January 13, 2009.

Memorial High School in Hedwig Village serves the eastern portion of the Memorial area, while Stratford High School in Memorial serves the western portion of the Memorial area."[http://www.springbranchisd.com/schools/maps/DistrictMapTrackMapHS.pdf High School Boundaries] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071005201035/http://www.springbranchisd.com/schools/maps/DistrictMapTrackMapHS.pdf |date=2007-10-05 }}." Spring Branch Independent School District. Retrieved on January 13, 2009. Westchester Academy for International Studies is a Spring Branch ISD district-wide charter magnet school serving grades 6-12.

Memorial Private High School, a private 6-12 school, is located in Memorial near Spring Forest Middle School.{{Cite web|url=http://www.memorialprivateschool.com|title=Memorial Private High School|website=Memorial Private High School|access-date=23 February 2017}}

Private schools in the surrounding area:

• Saint John XXIII High School (formerly Pope John XXIII High School) in western Harris County, within Greater Katy, is in proximity to Memorial.{{cite web|url=http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/katy/schools/article/Pope-John-XXIII-High-golfers-take-second-place-4954881.php|title=Pope John XXIII High golfers take second place|publisher=The Katy Rancher at the Houston Chronicle|date=2013-11-04|access-date=2017-03-25|quote=Pope John XXIII High School, [...] serves Houston's far west side, including areas of [...] Memorial [...]}}
• {{As of|2019}} The Village School in the Energy Corridor area has a bus service to Memorial.{{cite web|url=https://www.nordangliaeducation.com/our-schools/houston/village-school/our-school/our-students/student-life/bus-services|title=Bus Services|publisher=The Village School|access-date=2019-03-30}} - [https://img.nordangliaeducation.com/resources/us/_filecache/c1e/4ca/29363-village-bus-routes-2018-2019.pdf Village Bus Routes 2018-2019] and [https://img.nordangliaeducation.com/resources/us/_filecache/7d3/0b3/29360-memorial.pdf Memorial Bus Routes]
• {{As of|2017}} Awty International School in Spring Branch, which has the Houston area's French international school, maintains a bus service to Memorial.{{cite web|url=https://www.awty.org/uploaded/news_and_events/parent_eguide/parentguide1718/Bus_Schedule_2017-2018.pdf|title=Bus Schedule 2017-2018|publisher=Awty International School|access-date=2019-04-05}}

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Memorial is served by the Kendall Library of Houston Public Library (HPL), located on Eldridge Parkway, and the Spring Branch Memorial Branch of Harris County Public Library, in Hedwig Village.

Of all HPL branches the Kendall Library received the most severe damage during Hurricane Harvey in 2017; the damage, which affected the electronic system and elevator, but not most of the books as the majority were on the library's second floor, included mold and was so severe that HPL employees re-entered the branch several days after the flood. The total level of water ranged from {{convert|4.5|ft}} to {{convert|5|ft}}. The library afterward enacted a $4 million project post-Harvey renovation program with a tentative 2019 opening.{{cite news|author=Ward, Alyson|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Nearly-a-year-after-Harvey-s-floods-six-13085785.php|title=Nearly a year after Harvey's floods, six Houston libraries remain shuttered — some indefinitely|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|date=2018-07-19|access-date=2018-07-29}}

Houston Community College System (HCC) serves Spring Branch ISD and Katy ISD along with other school districts.[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Sec. 130.182. HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sec. 130.191.]

The western two-thirds of Memorial is bordered to the south by Terry Hershey Park, a linear park which straddles the Buffalo Bayou between Barker Reservoir and Beltway 8. The park is named for local conservationist Terry Hershey, who founded the Bayou Preservation Association to prevent the Memorial section of the bayou from being lined with concrete.{{Cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/local/history/houston-legends/article/Terry-Hershey-A-force-of-nature-for-nature-9179433.php|title=Terry Hershey: 'A force of nature for nature'|last=McGuire|first=Kim|date=August 23, 2016|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|access-date=2017-02-22}} Today, the park is a popular destination for running and bicycling.{{Cite web|url=https://www.houstoniamag.com/articles/2016/1/22/get-out-biking-the-anthills-in-terry-hershey-park|title=Get Out: Biking the Anthills in Terry Hershey Park|last=Shilcutt|first=Katharine|website=Houstonia|access-date=2017-02-22}}

Other public parks located within Memorial include Bendwood Park, adjacent to Town and Country Village, and Nottingham Park, near Tully Stadium.{{Cite web|url=http://houstonparksboard.org/projects/past/bendwood_park/|title=Bendwood Park|website=Houston Parks Board}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.visithoustontexas.com/listings/nottingham-park/20142/|title=Nottingham Park|website=Visit Houston}}

Another park near Memorial, Houston is Memorial Park. It's near I-10 West and the 610 South Loop. It is named one of the largest urban parks in Texas and in the United States. The park offers a 3-mile running track, tennis courts, a golf course and playgrounds. There are also various other trails to take you to lakes, ponds, and other peaceful settings.

• The Memorial Buzz, one of four magazines produced by The Buzz Magazines, is a monthly publication about people, products and services in the community. It is mailed free of charge to all residents the first week of each month.{{Cite news|url=http://thebuzzmagazines.com/about-us|title=About us|date=2011-08-26|work=The Buzz Magazines|access-date=2017-02-26|language=en}}
• The Houston Chronicle is Houston's primary newspaper.
• The Memorial Examiner is a community newspaper owned by Hearst and operated as a subsidiary of the Chronicle.

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The Energy Corridor is an energy industry-oriented business district which overlaps with western Memorial. Within Memorial, the district generally runs parallel to Interstate 10 between Highway 6 and Kirkwood Road, and extends south of Buffalo Bayou along Eldridge Parkway.{{Cite web|url=http://energycorridor.org/sites/ecd/media/Resource%20Library%20Docs/Energy_Corridor_MD_2016_Report_Final-web.pdf|title=The Energy Corridor District: Land Use and Demographics|date=2016|publisher=The Energy Corridor District|access-date=24 February 2017}}

The entire district, which extends westward into Greater Katy, contains over 300 companies which employ 94,000 people.{{Cite web|url=http://www.energycorridor.org/business|title=Business Development|website=Energy Corridor District|access-date=25 February 2017}} One of the Energy Corridor's largest employers, BP America, is headquartered in the Memorial area at Westlake Park.

{{As of|2004}} Memorial Bend had about 350 houses, with the majority being Mid-Century Modern and ranch houses; many were built in the late 1950s and early 1960s. That year five were recently built and therefore had different designs. The community is near Town & Country Village.{{cite web|author=Pugh, Clifford|url=https://www.chron.com/life/article/Will-Houston-find-its-true-past-in-the-50s-and-1973328.php|title=Will Houston find its true past in the '50s and '60s?|work=Houston Chronicle|date=2004-04-11|access-date=2019-11-09}}

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Nottingham Forest ({{coord|29|46|1.95|N|95|36|54.16|W|region:US-TX}} and {{coord|29|45|59.3346|N|95|35|52.512|W|region:US-TX}}) is a group of subdivisions bordered by Memorial Drive to the north and the Buffalo Bayou to the south and west. The neighborhood was one of the first areas of far west Memorial to be developed in the 1960s.{{Cite web

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Nottingham Forest was the childhood home of comedian Bill Hicks.{{Cite web

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• Jeff Bagwell, retired first baseman for the Houston Astros{{cite news |last=Leitereg |first=Neal |url=http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-jeff-bagwell-house-20150102-story.html |title=Astros great Jeff Bagwell sells Texas mansion for $11.98 million |work=Los Angeles Times |date=January 2, 2015 |access-date=September 25, 2016}}
• Michael Glyn Brown, former hand surgeonRogers, Brian. "[http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Jurors-hear-details-of-accused-former-doctor-s-2171366.php Jurors hear details of accused former doctor's wealth]." Houston Chronicle. Thursday September 15, 2011. Retrieved on November 20, 2011.
• Jose Camarena and Judy Camarena, founder of Taqueria Arandas and his daughter, now manager of the entire companyMoreno, Jenalia. "[http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/memorial-news/article/Taquerias-Arandas-founder-s-daughter-24-is-boss-1481764.php Taqueria Arandas founder's daughter, 24, is boss]." Houston Chronicle. December 3, 2006. Retrieved on March 31, 2014.
• Roger Clemens, retired MLB pitcher who played for the Houston Astros (Memorial Buzz Magazine){{page needed|date=March 2014}}{{citation needed|date=March 2014}}
• Darryl Hamilton, former MLB outfielder{{Cite web|title = Harris County Appraisal District|url = http://www.hcad.org/Records/SelectRecord.asp|website = www.hcad.org|access-date = 2016-02-13}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• Bill Hicks, standup comedian - Spent his childhood in Memorial{{citation needed|date=March 2014}}
• Andy Pettitte, retired MLB pitcher who played for the Houston Astros
• Mary Lou Retton, retired American gymnast
• J. J. Watt, NFL defensive end for the Houston Texans
• Andrew Luck, NFL QB for the Indianapolis Colts, attended Stratford High School

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