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Ben Nguyen Wins Milken Award in Las Vegas

Graduation rates are rising at Sunrise Mountain High School, and Nevada Superintendent of Public Instruction Jhone Ebert, Governor Steve Sisolak and First Lady Kathy Sisolak are visiting to celebrate. But there's another reason for the assembly, which comes to light when Lowell Milken, chairman and co-founder of the Milken Family Foundation, surprises STEM star Ben Nguyen with a Milken Educator Award and $25,000. Follow along in the photos below.