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The Short Stop Episode 3: Thais Matton

Maddi Matson, Podcast Editor • March 1, 2019

This week we’re having a quick chat with one of WJ’s newest students. Thais Matton, a senior who moved here very recently from France. We’re lucky to have the opportunity to listen to her describe, in just a few minutes, what she wants people at WJ to know about her before she graduates.

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