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    Members of The Youths of Pelican Rapids โ€” Avah Pixley, Muhim Mahdi, Willa Munick, Phoebe Peter, Lluvia Deluna Julsrud, Jace Anderson, Ryan Vo, and Ibrahim Saric โ€” won third place and $1,000 in funding at America's Future Summit for their plan to boost school attendance through monthly student-staff lunches. Pelican teens pitch idea to boost attendance at school, win $1000
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