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News, views and advertising of the Grand Coulee Dam Area
Derek Atkins sits among his students in Lake Roosevelt's gym after receiving an honorary blanket from his tribe and an award as indigenous Educator of the Year from the Washington Education Association. - Scott Hunter photo
A teacher at Lake Roosevelt Jr/Sr High School thought he was just attending a pep assembly Friday when his name was called to receive a statewide award as educator of the year.
Derek Atkins, who graduated from Lake Roosevelt, teaches science there now and revived a club that was important to his own development and direction.
The pep assembly turned out to be a well-kept secret to surprise him.
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