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November 19, 2009

Anonymous The Tifton Gazette Thu Nov 19, 2009, 10:28 PM EST

Len Lastinger Elementary School held a teachers’ ceremony Thursday morning as part of an observance of American Education Week. School Superintendent Patrick Atwater spoke to the teachers on “Great Public Schools: A Basic Right and Our Responsibility.” Participating in the ceremony (above) are (standing) Lydia Norburg and (seated, from left) Dianne Bacon; Shannon Polch; Angela Stewart; Shirley Strawter and Ann Herzog. During the week, the school also held special contests and activities and had guest speakers who talked to students about how education has made an impact on their lives.

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