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Photo by Mechelle Hankerson. Churchland High School in Portsmouth started a marquee war with other schools after a year of not seeing each other in person. Limited By The Pandemic, Portsmouth Schools Take Rivalries To Their Marquees
Details Published: 05 May 2021
The marquees at Portsmouth schools have gotten a little more bold lately, trading competitive messages back and forth.
Friendly, in-person school rivalries are one of the things that were lost to the pandemic.
Churchland High School’s principal Shawn Millaci wanted to find a way to recapture that and the connection it creates in each school building and across the city.