Islanders gather in the hall for the last day of school celebration on Saturday, June 15, 2019. Michelle, Chloe’s mother, holds Edward’s baby sister Roxanne, Cliff’s newest resident. Jenny began to cry as she thanked the islanders for a great year. ÒYou rarely get recognition in a big school system for the hard work you put in and I feel very touched,” Baum said later. “I feel like the work IÕve done is appreciated. And I feel loved and supported by the community. Genuinely. And that is not something you get in a city like New York.Ó

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