Pictured are the "Yes, I Can!" award winners that were recognized during a ceremony at the Livingston Parish Public Schools’ main office on Tuesday, March 27. Also pictured are their teachers. Front, from left, Gabriel “Blaze” Garland, James Weedman, Solomon Toney, Colin Schultz, and Allison Richardson (Schultz’s speech therapist). Back, from left, Christina McKay (taught Garland, Weedman and Toney and was named Louisiana’s “Clarissa Hug Teacher of the Year) and Karen Lourciau (who came on behalf of Isaiah Johnson, another "Yes, I Can!" winner that couldn’t attend). Also not pictured is "Yes, I Can!" winner Zachary Yang.
Christina McKay, a special education teacher at Albany Middle, left, discusses why she nominated her student Solomon Toney for the "Yes, I Can!" award.
Livingston Parish Public Schools Assistant Superintendent Joe Murphy points at Albany Middle student James Weedman in the crowd during his speech that concluded Tuesday’s "Yes, I Can!" awards presentation.
The "Yes, I Can!" award winners who were recognized Tuesday received a ribbon and a frame certificate for their individual achievements.
