GT Elementary Volunteer InTheNews: DeeDee Taylor

Rialto principal leads list of nominees

Erick Witherspoon, principal of Rialto's Lena M. Preston Elementary, is among 18 nominees for the San Bernardino County Education Medal of Honor.

Nominations were made in five categories, and one winner from each category will be announced April 30. Winners will be recognized at a banquet that night at Etiwanda Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga.

Other nominees include Evangeline Molina, a teacher at Reche Canyon Elementary School in Colton; DeeDee Taylor, a volunteer at Grand Terrace Elementary; the Assistance League of Redlands; and Yucaipa Valley Kiwanis Club.

--Adam C. Hartmann
ahartmann@PE.com