"After my freshman year of college, my father committed suicide," Chalmette High teacher Rhett Pritchard said. "A month later, my older brother died of a drug overdose. Those two events obviously had a huge influence on my life in general, as well as my creative direction. It's essentially shaped the person I am today."
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