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Clarke Junior Earns Award For Outstanding Community Service

Katelyn Diaz earned the District Attorney's SHIELD Award for her contributions to the East Meadow community.

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W.T. Clarke High School junior Katelyn Diaz, pictured with Assistant Principal Nicole Hiken and guidance counselor Rachel Tufano, recently won the Nassau County District Attorney SHEILD Award for her positive contributions to society.
W.T. Clarke High School junior Katelyn Diaz, pictured with Assistant Principal Nicole Hiken and guidance counselor Rachel Tufano, recently won the Nassau County District Attorney SHEILD Award for her positive contributions to society. (East Meadow School District)

EAST MEADOW, NY — Katelyn Diaz, a junior at W.T. Clarke High School, was recently recognized for her contributions to the community with the Nassau County District Attorney SHIELD Award.

The award, created by former District Attorney Madeline Singas, is presented to a high school junior who, selected by their school, showed an outstanding strength of character, commitment to self-growth and the spirit and initiative.

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