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The 2021 Terrel H. Bell awardees for outstanding leadership have been awarded. The eight National Blue Ribbon School principals were recognized on November 4th during the National Blue Ribbon Schools awards ceremony in National Harbor, MD. Read about each awardee below:
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona announced the 2021 recipients of the Terrel H. Bell Award for Outstanding School Leadership.
Eight principals from the 2021 cohort of National Blue Ribbon Schools will be honored during the National Blue Ribbon Schools awards ceremony on Thursday, November 4, 2021. Read about each awardee below.
2021 Terrel H. Bell Awardees

Angela Marie
Silvaggio
Mesquite Elementary School
Mesquite, NM

Christy Flores
Maude B. Davis Elementary School
Costa Mesa, CA

Elisa Brown
PS 249 –
The Caton School
Brooklyn, NY

John Robert Gibbons
Weston Middle School
Weston, MA

Mardele
Simmons Early
Lake Forest Elementary Charter School
New Orleans, LA

Mary J. Anderson
Jacob C. Fruchthendler Elementary School
Tucson, AZ

Sonia Anna Flores
Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy
Gilroy, CA
