{"id":3222,"date":"2021-09-27T13:08:02","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T18:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/schooltestwp3\/?page_id=3222"},"modified":"2025-05-07T09:25:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T14:25:10","slug":"about-our-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/PearceHS\/about-our-school\/","title":{"rendered":"About Our School"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3222\" class=\"elementor elementor-3222\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df1d851 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df1d851\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96656d2\" data-id=\"96656d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c0c0df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c0c0df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As an inclusive family of diverse voices, our mission is to inspire and prepare all Mustangs for excellence in life by ensuring innovative, relevant<br \/>learning experiences that maximize each person\u2019s 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