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Julianna Lieggi, Staff Reporter

Julianna is a senior at Pelham Memorial High School. She is a martial artist of nearly a decade and a musician. She has interest in writing, science, and psychology.

(This was Julianna's profile when she graduated from high school in 2023.)

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PMHS students Horner and Wang to compete in NYS Girls Swimming and Diving Championships

PMHS students Horner and Wang to compete in NYS Girls Swimming and Diving Championships

By Julianna Lieggi, Staff Reporter
November 18, 2022

Pelham Memorial High School sophomore Maddie Horner and senior Cindy Wang will compete Saturday in the New York State Girls Swimming and Diving Championships run by the New York State Public High School...

PMHS grad Veronica Stern to star in North American tour of Broadway's 'Anastasia'

PMHS grad Veronica Stern to star in North American tour of Broadway’s ‘Anastasia’

By Julianna Lieggi, Staff Reporter
August 17, 2022

Veronica Stern set out from Pelham five years ago to be a star in the musical theater. She's already achieving that goal. Stern, a Pelham Memorial High School class of 2017 graduate, is set to portray...

PMHS grad Harrison Tsavaris to represent U.S. at World Rowing Championships after win at nationals

PMHS grad Harrison Tsavaris to represent U.S. at World Rowing Championships after win at nationals

By Julianna Lieggi, Staff Reporter
July 19, 2022

Pelham claims another athletic champion with 2017 PMHS graduate Harrison Tsavaris’ recent gold medal at the 2022 US National Rowing Championships in West Windsor, New Jersey, July 6-9. Tsavaris is...

PMHS Breast Cancer Awareness Club sees fundraising success with $4,300 raised

PMHS Breast Cancer Awareness Club sees fundraising success with $4,300 raised

By Julianna Lieggi, Staff Reporter
January 14, 2022

Pelham Memorial High School’s Breast Cancer Awareness Club recently participated in the American Cancer Society’s Real Kids Wear Pink Campaign for the second consecutive year, successfully raising...

Double Rainbow

Double Rainbow closes: Clay Bushong plans to reopen new business in space in early February

By Julianna Lieggi, Staff Reporter
November 16, 2021

Local ice cream shop Double Rainbow at 205 Wolfs Lane closed on Oct. 31 to be reconfigured into a new business. The move came a year after Pelham businessman Clay Bushong acquired the location. “There...

Energized moments from the Westchester Women's March against Texas abortion law

Energized moments from the Westchester Women’s March against Texas abortion law

By Julianna Lieggi, Staff Reporter
October 13, 2021

Hundreds of feminists, young and old alike, met in Martin Luther King Plaza in White Plains on Oct. 2, rallying for one goal: "Protect Roe v. Wade." The Westchester Women's March was held in the wake of...

Pelham teens protest outside Village of Pelham Manor hall

Real teen LGBTQ+ experience in Pelham: ‘I felt like I had to hide my identity’

By Julianna Lieggi, Staff Reporter
September 5, 2021

Weeks ago, Pelham and people around the globe celebrated Pride Month, a national yearly celebration of the equality and visibility for LGBTQ+ individuals in modern times and throughout history. Pelham...

Class of Covid-21: Seniors ready to move on, but held back by pandemic's long stay

Class of Covid-21: Seniors ready to move on, but held back by pandemic’s long stay

By Julianna Lieggi, Staff Reporter
June 8, 2021

The final semester of senior year of high school is a period typically filled with celebrations and skip days. However, the Covid-19 pandemic made a good portion of that impossible for yet another class...

Former Navy Lt. Judy Parsons tells her story of codebreaking during WWII

Former Navy Lt. Judy Parsons tells her story of codebreaking during WWII

By Julianna Lieggi, Staff Reporter
November 23, 2020

Former Navy Lt. Judy Parsons was one of many women to take on the challenge of decoding coded messages during World War II. She kept her role in the effort a secret until the 1990s and on Nov. 16 the...

After long, strange journey, Memorial Field now appears headed for real rebirth

After long, strange journey, Memorial Field now appears headed for real rebirth

By Cristina Stefanizzi and Julianna Lieggi
November 6, 2020

Through four mayors, unaccounted millions in funds for supposed renovations and shifts in project goals, historic Memorial Field in Mount Vernon sat untouched and unrepaired. Westchester County tried for...

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