Gallery: Milken Educator Award Presentation

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Whitney Stead, center, is presented with a check for $25,000 as she is recognized with the 2012 Milken Educator Award during an assembly at Village of Barboursville Elementary on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, in Barboursville.

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Whitney Stead, center, reacts to learning she has received the 2012 Milken Educator Award during an assembly on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, at the Village of Barboursville Elementary.

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Whitney Stead, center, reacts to learning she has received the 2012 Milken Educator Award during an assembly on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, at the Village of Barboursville Elementary.

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Village of Barboursville Elementary students congratulate Whitney Stead during an assembly for the presentation of the Milken Educator Award on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, in Barboursville.

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Whitney Stead, back center, is presented 2012 Milken Educator Award and $25,000 during an assembly at Village of Barboursville Elementary on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, in Barboursville.

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Whitney Stead, left, is presented with a check for $25,000 and recognized with the 2012 Milken Educator Award by State Superintendent of School James Phares and Jane Foley during an assembly at Village of Barboursville Elementary on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, in Barboursville.

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Whitney Stead, center, reacts to learning she has received the 2012 Milken Educator Award during an assembly on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, at the Village of Barboursville Elementary.

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State Superintendent of School James Phares speaks during an assembly to present the Milken Educator Award to Whitney Stead on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, at the Village of Barboursville Elementary.

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Village of Barboursville Elementary holds an assembly for the presentation of the Milken Educator Award on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, in Barboursville.

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Village of Barboursville Elementary holds an assembly for the presentation of the Milken Educator Award on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, in Barboursville.

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Whitney Stead, left, speaks after receiving the 2012 Milken Educator Award during an assembly on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, at the Village of Barboursville Elementary..

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Governor Tomblin congratulates Whitney Stead during a phone call after she received the 2012 Milken Educator Award during an assembly on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, at the Village of Barboursville Elementary.

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Village of Barboursville Elementary holds an assembly for the presentation of the Milken Educator Award on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, in Barboursville.

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Jane Foley speaks during an assembly to present the Milken Educator Award to Whitney Stead on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, at the Village of Barboursville Elementary.

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Village of Barboursville Elementary holds an assembly for the presentation of the Milken Educator Award on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, in Barboursville.

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Whitney Stead, second from left, is presented with a check for $25,000 as she is recognized with the 2012 Milken Educator Award during an assembly at Village of Barboursville Elementary on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, in Barboursville.

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Whitney Stead, left, is congratulated by Assistant Superintendent of Schools Gerry Sawrey after learning she had received the Milken Educator Award during an assembly on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, at the Village of Barboursville Elementary.