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Dedication of Loudoun County’s first primary school blends celebration with history lesson – WTOP News

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School has been in session since fall, but Tuesday’s dedication of Henrietta Lacks Elementary School in Aldie, was a mix of pomp and recognition of a Black woman who unwittingly helped generations who benefited from the cancer cells that killed her in 1951. Henrietta Lacks Elementary is Loudoun County Public Schools’ first primary school.(WTOP/Neal Augenstein)…

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Longtime Loudoun Co. educator honored with President’s Volunteer Service Award – WTOP News

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Loudoun County schools’ director for Family and Community Engagement Renée Dawson was honored with the President’s Volunteer Service Award. Loudoun County schools’ Director for Family and Community Engagement Renée Dawson.(Courtesy Loudoun County Public Schools) Loudoun County schools’ Director for Family and Community Engagement Renée Dawson.(Courtesy Loudoun County Public Schools) As principal of Brambleton Middle School…

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