Quarantines and closures aren’t getting in the way of one Wylie Prep teenager’s future.
Seth Dowdle, a junior, was invited to attend the Washington Journalism and Media Conference in mid-July. The annual conference at George Mason University brings some of the top high school journalists together for a closer look at the industry.
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