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By: Adriana Daniel, Fall Editor and Reporter
January 5, 2017
crossed fingers actually mean more then you'd think
crossed fingers actually mean more then you’d think

Crossing one’s finger is a way of making the Sign of the Cross. It began as a way to ask God for protection without attracting the attention of pagans.

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Adriana Daniel
Adriana Daniel, Fall Editor and Reporter
Adriana Daniel is 17 years old and is a senior at Colonia High School. Daniel is a swimmer for the Colonia swim team and also President for the Guitar Club. She has been apart of the Guitar Club for four years. Daniel spends her summers working as a lifeguard and as a camp counselor, she also works as a sales associate at American Eagle. Daniel would like to become a lawyer and later on President of the United States of America. Daniel would like to go to college at the University of Vermont and then go to Georgetown for Law school.
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