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Find out morePhotography by Lori Sax April 15, 2019
Jeremy and Alysha Shelby
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Shari Phillips, Shannon Rohrer-Phillips
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Todd and Chris Martin
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Bill Johnston, Tony Falu, Betsy Johnston
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Ritu and Harry Anand
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Alicia Chalmers, Luke Hars, Jim Chalmers
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Tracey McCammack, Roberto Villanueva
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Caryl Sheffield, Jim Stewart
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Jay and Jackie Gehndyu, Robert Singleton
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Nicole Cunningham, Andres Curiel
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Nathalie Michalowski, Mya Widmyer
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Kara and Louis Turk
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Rachel Yonker, Keron Gordon
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Brent Greeno, Maureen and Bill Shuman
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Clara and Roberto Villanueva
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Bart Levenson, Tony Falu, Joan Levenson
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Bart Lowther, Umbreen Khalidi-Majeed
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Teresa Lee, Angel Hernandez, Simi Ranajee
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Emiliano Torres, Daniel Delcid, Breyon Peterson
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Students at the academy had a chance to shine, introducing the evening's co-chairs and reciting a poem. A live auction and paddle raise were also part of the event.
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