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WV Has a New Milken Educator: Nitro's Janna Hamrick

Good morning, Rock Branch Elementary School! West Virginia Governor Jim Justice and State Superintendent Michele L. Blatt are visiting for an assembly about West Virginia's state reading initiative: Ready, Read, Write! Then, with local reporters and TV cameras looking on, a special guest from California takes the stage and everyone realizes something huge is about to happen! When Milken Educator Awards Vice President Stephanie Bishop presents fifth grade teacher Janna Hamrick with the Award and $25,000, the educator's life is forever changed. Click through the photos below to see how Hamrick became the 2,943rd Milken Educator Award recipient of the milestone season leading to our 3,000th surprise.