Newport teen to read award-winning essay at state’s Memorial Day ceremony

Newport teen to read award-winning essay at state’s Memorial Day ceremony

Rogers High School Senior Grace Rochelle of Newport is shown on the campus of Notre Dame University where she plans to enroll in the fall. (Courtesy of Grace Rochelle)The 2024 presidential election had not happened when Grace Rochelle wrote an essay for her AP comparative government class at Rogers High School in Newport responding to the question of “Is America Today Our Forefathers’ Vision?” But her perspective on the growing divide between co…