Harry Accepts Award

Hood River Valley High School drama teacher Rachel Harry received the Excellence in Theatre Education Award at the Tony Awards in New York City on Sunday evening.  The award is presented by the Tony Awards and Carnegie Mellon University, recognizing a K-12 theatre educator in the U.S. who has demonstrated monumental impact on the lives of students and who embodies the highest standards of the profession.  In her acceptance speech, Harry said by acknowledging her work all theater teachers are honored.  Harry thanked her students at HRV, where she has taught for 30 years, her family, the school, and her community, noting without their support she would not have been receiving the award.

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