Keep Austin Beautiful held its annual awards banquet today.
This is their organizational Silver Anniversary, and the Sheraton ballroom was packed.
At our table were Mayor Pro Tem , Mike Martinez, PODER director and Best Overall winner Susana Almanza, along with my wife, Rita, and principal, Amy Taylor.
Check out the other winners and find out more about the awards here.
This display highlights a lot of our environmental efforts at Small.
Small Middle School principal Amy Taylor and yours truly.
Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem Mike Martinez and unidentified guest.
Me and my students on the big screen.
The award's namesake introducing the awardee.
KXAN weatherman Jim Spencer emceed the ceremony.
I first met Dennis Hobbs on a field trip my classes took to Texas Disposal Systems in the early 90's. As we pulled up to the gate, he boarded our bus. The next hour was like and episode of The Magic School Bus. He proudly showed off the many efforts the landfill was taking to reduce the amount of waste going into the land fill and to reduce the environmental impact of such a large operation.
Glad I took those Speech classes.
It is humbling to receive an award from such a great organization. KAB has worked with my students for the last six years. Their impact on Austin's beauty and environmental ethic is impressive.
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