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#BetterTogether: Class Act with Chris Wragge celebrates the wins at Cresskill Middle and High School

Class Act: Cresskill students return to normal with dance fundraiser 05:35

NEW YORK -- Today's Class Act with Chris Wragge is celebrating the students at Cresskill Middle and High School in Cresskill, New Jersey.   

Just as the school was about to reopen after COVID, it was badly flooded by Tropical Storm Ida.

Now after two and a half years, students are back in a new and improved building.

Check out the highlights from our morning below.

 

Nothing beats being back in person

Class Act: Nothing beats being back in person 02:44

Whether dancing for a fundraiser or performing on stage, the faculty and students tell us they're thrilled to be together again.

By CBS New York Team
 

What a small world

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While Chris Wragge was working on this week's Class Act, he got a call from an old friend whose daughter is a senior at the school. Chris Wragge

While Chris Wragge was working on this story, he got a call from an old friend whose daughter is a senior at the school.

By Chris Wragge
 

Seniors grateful to be back for final year

Class Act: Cresskill seniors come a long way 03:41

Despite the difficulties they faced over the past few years, seniors say they're excited to be back with their classmates and teammates before wrapping up high school and heading on to college.

By CBS New York Team
 

Dancing their way back to normal

Class Act: Cresskill students return to normal with dance fundraiser 05:35

The kids were remote for two and a half years, but now they're thriving. The basketball team won a sectional title, and students are back together again learning, laughing -- and dancing. 

By Chris Wragge
 

Behind-the-scenes bright and early

Class Act with Chris Wragge: We're live this morning from Cresskill Middle and High School in New Jersey! https://cbsn.ws/3MfC7BP

Posted by CBS New York on Friday, May 19, 2023
By CBS New York Team
 

"Celebrate the wins"

Class Act: Cresskill Middle and High School learns to celebrate the wins 06:37

Principal John Massaro tells Wragge about what it was like to see the school under water just days before it was set to welcome students back, and what it meant to have the community come together to rebuild.

CLICK HERE for his full interview.

By Chris Wragge
 

Up early in Cresskill, N.J.

By CBS New York Team
 

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