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DVIDS - News - USS America CPO Association awards scholarship to E J King senior

23 SASEBO, Japan – The Chief Petty Officers Association (CPOA) aboard USS America (LHA 6), the Navy’s only forward-deployed amphibious assault ship, presented a scholarship check to a student at E. J. King High School here, May 11. America’s Command Master Chief Randy Bell presented a check for $2,000 to Halle-Mari Santiago during an award ceremony at the high school. Santiago, who is the valedictorian for the class of 2021, was selected for the scholarship by a panel of America’s CPOs. “I am very pleased and proud of the fact that the USS America Chief Petty Officers Association was able to award a well-deserving student a scholarship towards their higher education,” said Bell. “It is my intent that the USS America CPOA Scholarship grow in popularity and size enabling us to award even larger amounts of money in years to come.”

A reflection of AAPI heritage

“The American Dream belongs to all of us,” said former California Attorney General Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention in 2012. Eight years later, Kamala Harris’s own American Dream would be realized as she is now the first female vice president of the United States of America. Although born and raised all her life in California, Vice President Harris has deep ties to Southeast Asia since her parents migrated from Jamaica and India. She, and many others before her with valuable contributions and outstanding achievements, have made celebrations such as the Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month possible. Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month is celebrated annually from May 1 to May 31.

Juliana Urtubey, an Elementary Special Educator, Is the 2021 National Teacher of the Year

Juliana Urtubey, an Elementary Special Educator, Is the 2021 National Teacher of the Year Subscribe Copy URL Juliana Urtubey, an elementary special education teacher in Las Vegas, has been named the 2021 National Teacher of the Year. Urtubey, a National Board-certified teacher who co-teaches in prekindergarten through 5th grade special education settings at Booker Elementary School, was announced as the national awardee today on CBS This Morning. Urtubey, who was born in Colombia, is a bilingual educator and teaches many English-language learners. She also serves as an instructional strategist at her school, developing supports to meet students’ differing academic, social-emotional, and behavioral needs.

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