State lawmakers congratulate 2011 HSLAA recipients
Sen. Paul Bussman (R-District 4, Cullman, Lawrence, Winston) presents a Senate Proclamation to Cullman High School student Rachel Vance
On March 9, 2011, students from around the state met at the Capitol Auditorium in Montgomery to receive their honors in the Alabama High School Literary Arts Awards & Scholarship Competition (HSLAA). Prior to the event, several state lawmakers took a break from their sessions in the State House to congratulate their young constituents.
Below are photographs from the awards ceremony. (photos by Robin Cooper)
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Sen. J.T. “Jabo” Waggoner congratulates Lita Waggoner
Senate Majority Leader J.T. “Jabo” Waggoner (R-District 16, Jefferson, Shelby) congratulates Alabama School of Fine Arts student Lita Waggoner at the 2011 Alabama High School Literary Arts Awards and Scholarship Competition. Waggoner received a Poetry Certificate of Recognition.
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Sen. J.T. “Jabo” Waggoner congratulates Emily Cutler
Senate Majority Leader J.T. “Jabo” Waggoner (R-District 16, Jefferson, Shelby) congratulates Indian Springs School student Emily Cutler at the 2011 Alabama High School Literary Arts Awards and Scholarship Competition. Cutler won 1st Place in both Poetry and Fiction, and she received a Poetry Certificate of Recognition.
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Sen. J.T. “Jabo” Waggoner congratulates ASFA students
Senate Majority Leader J.T. “Jabo” Waggoner (R-District 16, Jefferson, Shelby) congratulates students from the Alabama School of Fine Arts and their teacher Stuart Flynn at the 2011 Alabama High School Literary Arts Awards and Scholarship Competition.
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Rep. Allen Farley congratulates Michael A. Banks and his father Michael Banks
Rep. Allen Farley (R-District 15, Jefferson) congratulates Pleasant Grove High School student Michael A. Banks and his father Michael Banks at the 2011 Alabama High School Literary Arts Awards and Scholarship Competition. Banks won 2nd Place in Creative Nonfiction.
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Sen. Paul Bussman presents a Senate Proclamation to Rachel Vance and her teacher Susan Boyd
Sen. Paul Bussman (R-District 4, Cullman, Lawrence, Winston) presents a Senate Proclamation to Cullman High School student Rachel Vance and her teacher Susan Boyd. The proclamation honors Vance, who received a Poetry Certificate of Recognition at the 2011 Alabama High School Literary Arts Awards and Scholarship Competition.
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Rep. Mary Sue McClurkin congratulates Emily Cutler
Rep. Mary Sue McClurkin (R-District 43, Jefferon, Shelby) congratulates Indian Springs School student Emily Cutler at the 2011 Alabama High School Literary Arts Awards and Scholarship Competition. Cutler won 1st Place in both Poetry and Fiction, and she received a Poetry Certificate of Recognition.
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Rep. Paul DeMarco congratulates students from Briarwood Christian School
Rep. Paul DeMarco (R-District 46, Jefferson) congratulates students from Briarwood Christian School and their teacher Jon Carter at the 2011 Alabama High School Literary Arts Awards and Scholarship Competition.
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Jeanie Thompson congratulates the Senior Portfolio Scholarship recipients
Alabama Writers’ Forum Executive Director Jeanie Thompson congratulates the Senior Portfolio Scholarship recipients at the 2011 Alabama High School Literary Arts Awards and Scholarship Competition. (left-right) Taylor Zimmerman, Booker T. Washington Magnet High School, Wayne Greenhaw Senior Portfolio Scholarship; Mary Katherine Calderini, Briarwood Christian School, Lindsey Stricklin Senior Portfolio Scholarship; Amber Rainha, Booker T. Washington Magnet High School, Ruth & Jay Ott Senior Portfolio Scholarship; Tyler Pratt, Alabama School of Fine Arts, Sena Jeter Naslund Senior Portfolio Scholarship; Liz Brody, Alabama School of Fine Arts, Mozelle Purvis Shirley Senior Portfolio Scholarship; Jeanie Thompson.
