It was a Wonerful Night with Larry

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It was a Wonderful Night with Larry
The 11th Annual Excellence in Education Awards Dinner held on October 19th to present the 2005 George M. Leader Excellence in Education awards and Business Partnership awards afforded us truly an evening to remember.

The event, sponsored by the Council for Public Education, the Leader Family Corporation, Capital BlueCross, Highmark Blue Shield, and the Pennsylvania State Education Association was held in the spacious Aztec Ballroom of the Hershey Motor Lodge to an audience of perhaps 300 people. Included were several DCTS administrators, teachers, parents and friends. We listened to fascinating accounts regarding the new recipients of the Leader Awards and, in turn, heard their many and varied speeches of acceptance: some serious, some with humor, and all with gratitude.

What set Larry Evans apart in this ceremony as the receiver of the Leader Award for Excellence in Secondary Education was, as Vicki Glenn the 2004 recipient who introduced Larry noted, that his nomination came not from school board members, or administrators, or other teachers, but from a student – James Roccasecca, currently enrolled at DCTS – and his parents who appreciated Larry's efforts with students and parents and took it upon themselves to honor him in this way. And we were graced to sit at the table with James and his mother, Karen, at the awards banquet.

I felt Larry's acceptance speech was most appropriate in that, among other words simply put, Larry noted that at the center of all of this that we do for students and as teachers and parents is and must always be love.

Again Larry, I wish on behalf of all of us who have gained from, shared and worked with you to express our sincere congratulations on the receiving of this most notable award and to say thank you for all that you continue to do for our children and for us.

-- John Borland --

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