Two educators were also recognized as part of the Rep. W. Curtis Thomas’ 18th annual State Representative Awards. Angela McCrea (R) is a teacher at Paul Lawrence Dunbar Elementary School, and Carin Bennicoff (L) is a teacher at James R. Ludlow Elementary School.

Rep. Thomas presents some of the high school-aged recipients with their State Representative Awards, which included a laptop computer, at this year’s ceremony. Pictured clockwise from left: Sean Jenkins (William Penn), mother of Sharese Robinson (Dobbins), Laura Bannon (Little Flower), mother of Celestine Tucker (Dobbins), Aigner Ross-Deshields (Edison), Sagirah Brown (High School of Business and Technology), Jennifer Pichardo (Bodine), and Shereen Saleh (Al Aqsa).

Rep. Thomas presents Isa Haj with a digital camera and printer as part of the lawmaker’s annual State Representative Awards ceremony. Isa just completed the eighth grade at Al Aqsa Academy in the 181st Legislative District.