Several Seattle School District Honor Graduates

Garfield High School honors graduate 84 years

Monday 19 June, Richard Coone an honorary diploma from Garfield High School, a school in Seattle. He went instead to the Garfield High graduates at the graduation ceremony at Qwest Field. Mr. Coone has been waiting more than sixty years to complete. In 1941, Mr. Coon was Garfield Senior High School and is willing to spend with his friends, but the Second World War began on the road. In his first year, Mr. CooneMember of the National Guard lied his age. He made sure to be with his older brother. By joining the Battery 146 Field Artillery Battalion, serving with several students from Garfield High School. But before his graduation, he was called at Fort Lewis, and not home until 1945. After his return he worked for the Seattle Times for over thirty years. Garfield High School and other schools in Seattle are honored to recognize Dick Coone for his serviceThe state and our country.

Seattle Alliance of Black School Educators Annual Recognition Dinner for
Seniors and graduates

The Seattle Alliance of Black School Educators, a subsidiary of the National Alliance of Black Educators, selected a dinner in honor of students and professors retire 21st June 2006. The Annual Dinner is also used to get students have, the Alliance of Seattle, see Black School Educators'Scholarships. The students are selected from secondary schools in every school in Seattle. The criteria used for selecting students for a discussion of the academic students included their participation in school activities, participation in community service, the financial needs of students, testing and applications. The grants will support the education of students. Dinner this year will also honor five members of the teaching staff of schools to retire in Seattle. TheseRetirees were honored for their outstanding service and dedication to their work in schools in Seattle.

Rajiv is part of the National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABS). The NABS is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the academic success of children in the country - particularly children of African descent. In 1970, the NABS was established to improve both the educational experiences and achievements of American youth in Africa through the development and use ofEducational and motivational methods that increase the level of inspiration, attendance and overall implementation. The NABS seeks to achieve its goals, which facilitates the education of all students, with particular emphasis on African American students to produce a coalition of African American educators, administrators and other professionals directly and indirectly involved in the process reach to education, providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and strategies to improve the prospects for AfricaIdentify American teachers and students, and to develop African American professionals to leadership positions in education and is engaged in influencing public policy on the education of African-Americans. These groups hope that recognize students in the schools from Seattle to influence the important contributions of African Americans in the United States.