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Academic High School Awards Celebration 2019

More than 300 UFT members and their families gathered for the union’s annual Academic High School Awards Celebration on April 12 to honor the commitment, dedication and success of New York City’s public high schools and their educators.
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Gathered for the presentations are (from left) DeShashanna Barker of Queens Preparatory Academy, Charles Di Benedetto of Richmond Hill HS in Queens, Stephanie Kudison of Bard HS Early College in Manhattan, Bernard Schwimmer of Carver HS for Science in Queens and Renee Freeman of George Washington Carver HS for the Sciences in Queens.
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Joining award winners are (top, from left) UFT President Michael Mulgrew, Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza and UFT Vice President for Academic High Schools Janella Hinds.

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Educators from the Urban Assembly Gateway School of Technology in Manhattan join UFT Vice President for Academic High Schools Janella Hinds (left) to accept a Team High School Award for their school.
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Posing for a shot from the stage are (from left) Excellence in Education Award winner Bonita Velez from Civic Leadership Academy in Queens, her mother, Yvonne Broughton, and Outstanding Union Activist Award winner Janice Lavaute, also from Civic Leadership Academy.

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UFT Vice President for Academic High Schools Janella Hinds (right) and union staff pose with UFT members from Concord HS in Staten Island and their Team High School Award.
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New Utrecht HS in Brooklyn receives a Team High School Award.
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Educators from the High School for Teaching and the Professions in the Bronx pose with UFT Vice President for Academic High Schools Janella Hinds (left) as they accept a Team High School Award.
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A Team High School Award for DeWitt Clinton HS in the Bronx brings the whole team to the stage.
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Members from Staten Island gather for a group photo.

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UFT Vice President for Academic High Schools Janella Hinds (left) and UFT Queens High Schools District Representative James Vasquez present educators from Long Island City HS with a Team High School Award.
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New Utrecht HS in Brooklyn receives a Team High School Award.
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UFT Vice President for Academic High Schools Janella Hinds (left) joins UFT Special Representative Anthony Klug (right) and UFT Brooklyn High Schools District Representative James Duncan (second from right) to present James Madison HS with a Team High School Award.
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Large crowd poses for the camera holding up award banner that recognizes the HS
Educators from Forest Hills HS in Queens gather to accept a Team High School Award.
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Crowd holding up banner
Gathered for the presentations are (from left) DeShashanna Barker of Queens Preparatory Academy, Charles Di Benedetto of Richmond Hill HS in Queens, Stephanie Kudison of Bard HS Early College in Manhattan, Bernard Schwimmer of Carver HS for Science in Queens and Renee Freeman of George Washington Carver HS for the Sciences in Queens.
Miller Photography
People pose at staircase

Joining award winners are (top, from left) UFT President Michael Mulgrew, Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza and UFT Vice President for Academic High Schools Janella Hinds.

Miller Photography
Crowd holding up banner
Educators from the Urban Assembly Gateway School of Technology in Manhattan join UFT Vice President for Academic High Schools Janella Hinds (left) to accept a Team High School Award for their school.
Miller Photography
Two women holding up programs

Posing for a shot from the stage are (from left) Excellence in Education Award winner Bonita Velez from Civic Leadership Academy in Queens, her mother, Yvonne Broughton, and Outstanding Union Activist Award winner Janice Lavaute, also from Civic Leadership Academy.

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Crowd holding up banner
UFT Vice President for Academic High Schools Janella Hinds (right) and union staff pose with UFT members from Concord HS in Staten Island and their Team High School Award.
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Crowd holding up banner
New Utrecht HS in Brooklyn receives a Team High School Award.
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Crowd holding up banner
Educators from the High School for Teaching and the Professions in the Bronx pose with UFT Vice President for Academic High Schools Janella Hinds (left) as they accept a Team High School Award.
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Crowd holding up banner
A Team High School Award for DeWitt Clinton HS in the Bronx brings the whole team to the stage.
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Crowd poses for camera with balloons in the backdrop

Members from Staten Island gather for a group photo.

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Crowd holding up banner
UFT Vice President for Academic High Schools Janella Hinds (left) and UFT Queens High Schools District Representative James Vasquez present educators from Long Island City HS with a Team High School Award.
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Crowd holding up banner
New Utrecht HS in Brooklyn receives a Team High School Award.
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Crowd holding up banner
UFT Vice President for Academic High Schools Janella Hinds (left) joins UFT Special Representative Anthony Klug (right) and UFT Brooklyn High Schools District Representative James Duncan (second from right) to present James Madison HS with a Team High School Award.
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Large crowd poses for the camera holding up award banner that recognizes the HS
Educators from Forest Hills HS in Queens gather to accept a Team High School Award.
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