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At Barack Obama school, president's honor is timely
Photo credit: Kathy Kmonicek | Students at the Barack Obama Elementary School in Hempstead react to the news that the president was given the Nobel Peace Prize. The school was named for Obama after his election. Front row, from left: Ashley Dufresne, Jada Johnson, Nyren Kennedy Watson, Jevin Wicks. Back row, from left: Tiana Fair, Riara Henry and Johana Polanco. (Oct. 9, 2009)
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For teachers and students at the Hempstead school named after Barack Obama, the surprise Nobel Peace Prize bestowed upon the president was right on time.
After all, like the Nobel committee that picked Obama, the school board acted quickly to honor the president by renaming the school Barack Obama Elementary School just after he was elected last November.
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