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Alumni Spotlight: Joshua Pearson '82

Alumni Spotlight: Joshua Pearson '82
Alumni Spotlight: Joshua Pearson '82
October 4, 2021

Chestnut Hill Local columnist Len Lear shines a light on CHA alumnus Joshua Pearson, Class of 1982, for his work as film editor for "Summer of Soul." The film won the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize this year and is a musical documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival.  [Photo: Mavis Staples (left) and the legendary gospel singer Mahalia Jackson are seen in one of the many scintillating moments in “Summer of Soul.”]

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Upper School Service Council Recognized by Mayor
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Chess Team Clinches 4th at Nationals
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Two SCH Seniors Turn Artistic Passion into Purpose

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