The Advisory Committee on Education (ACE) Educator Awards were presented at the Greenbelt City Council meeting on March 14. A standing-room only crowd of awardees, family members, friends, students and school associates was on hand to applaud the winners. A number of school principals and senior administrators were also present. Janet Mirsky, ACE treasurer, introduced other dignitaries, including School Board Member Lupi Grady and Greenbelt’s representative on the Prince George’s County Council, Todd Turner. State Senator Paul Pinsky and State Delegates Anne Healey, Tawanna Gaines and Alonzo Washington could not be present; Joe Schlosnagle presented the Maryland State citations on their behalf. See story in paper for a description of awardee contributions.
ACE Educators Feted by Council, Dignitaries
Front row, l. to r.: 2016 ACE Educators Shirley Guerrier, Greenbelt Middle School; Belle Ange Mbaya, Dora Kennedy French Immersion School; Lindsay Romaine, Springhill Lake Elementary School; Tetsuo Ogawa, Eleanor Roosevelt High School; Leslie Tapscott-Mull, Magnolia Elementary School; Angela Payne, Greenbelt Elementary School; Karen Thompson, Turning Point Academy. Back row, l. to r.: Joe Schlosnagle, representing Maryland elected officials; School Board Representative Lupi Grady; City Councilmembers Edward Putens and Leta Mach; Mayor Emmett Jordan; City Councilmembers Judith Davis, Silke Pope, Konrad Herling; County Councilmember Todd Turner; and City Councilmember Rodney Roberts. Photo by Beverly Palau