Special Recognition  

BCPS Alumni Reaching for the Stars

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Shuttle Astronaut Commander Robert Curbeam address students at Woodlawn High recently.

 Commander Robert Curbeam, an astronaut on the space shuttle Atlantis, speaks to students at Woodlawn High School recently.

At a luncheon recently to honor their accomplishments, Atlantis space shuttle astronauts Commander Robert Curbeam (second from left) and Dr. Thomas Jones (far right) discuss space flight with County Councilman Wayne Skinner and Kenwood High School Principal Diane Goldian (second from right).
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Commander Robert Curbeam dons a Woodlawn High School cap presented to him by students and faculty during his visit to the school, his 1980 alma mater.

 Atlantis shuttle astronaut Dr. Thomas Jones, a 1973 graduate of Kenwood High, and Kenwood Principal Diane Goldian pose with Schools Superintendent Dr. Joe A. Hairston (far left) and County Executive C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (far right). Commander Curbeam meets with Woodlawn faculty and students following his address to students there recently.
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Atlantis shuttle astronaut Commander Robert Curbeam, a 1980 graduate of Woodlawn High School, and Woodlawn Principal Lynette Woodley pose with Schools Superintendent Dr. Joe A. Hairston (far left) and County Executive C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger.

 Baltimore County Schools Superintendent Dr. Joe A. Hairston (center) poses with Atlantis space shuttle astronauts Dr. Thomas Jones (left) and Commander Robert Curbeam (right), both of whom are graduates of Baltimore County public schools.