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Thank you for supporting my Mighty Murphy Champions! Our school serves the historic neighborhood of Dorchester (Boston). We are proud to be one of the most diverse school districts in the nation. Nearly one in every two students speaks a language other than English at home and our students come from 135 different countries. One in five BPS students has a disability and more than three out of four live near or below the poverty line. It is my mission and goal to provide the most rigorous, yet absolutely encouraging environment for all of our young scholars.

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Thank you for supporting my Mighty Murphy Champions! Our school serves the historic neighborhood of Dorchester (Boston). We are proud to be one of the most diverse school districts in the nation. Nearly one in every two students speaks a language other than English at home and our students come from 135 different countries. One in five BPS students has a disability and more than three out of four live near or below the poverty line. It is my mission and goal to provide the most rigorous, yet absolutely encouraging environment for all of our young scholars.

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