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      <image:caption>Pictured: Broadway Elementary Principal, Wendy Perrell, with some of the LCEF Board members at the Head of Class ceremony</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Pictured: Broadway Elementary School’s Principal- Mrs. Wendy Perrell</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Broadway Elementary Principal, Wendy Perrell, celebrates with her staff at the surprise announcement.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Pictured: Chris Dossenbach (Superintendent of Lee County Schools), Wendy Perrell (Principal of Broadway Elementary School), and Wendy Wicker Phillips (executive director of Lee County Education Foundation)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Stefanie Clark is the Executive Director of Accountability, Planning, &amp; Performance for Lee County Schools. She can be reached at sclarke@lee.k12.nc.us.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>West Lee Principal Aimee Petrarca, LCEF Executive Director Wendy Wicker Phillips, LCEF Chairperson Susan Keller celebrate West Lee’s Head of Class achievement.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Aimee Petrarce (center, front row) and staff celebrate the Head of Class recognition with LCEF board members.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>LCS elementary school principals and teachers receive 2021 LCEF donations</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The 2019 Head of Class award is presented to Deep River Elementary. Photos courtesy of Loren Brett with The Sonder Photography.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The 2018 Head of Class award is presented to Tramway Elementary. Photos courtesy of Loren Brett with The Sonder Photography.</image:caption>
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