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RCHS Student Dalon Poole meets First Lady Michelle Obama

Dalon Poole with Michelle Obama
Dalon Poole of RCHS and Executive Director Scott Ward represented the Armory at the White House to accept an award from First Lady Michelle Obama.

Teen photographer Dalon Poole of Rose City High School and Executive Director Scott Ward represented the Armory at the White House on November 17 to accept a major award from First Lady Michelle Obama.

Since 2006, the Armory’s Art High programs have made free after school art classes and mentorship opportunities readily accessible to local teens at parks, schools, and community centers throughout the region. The Armory Art High has won the 2015 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award — an accolade the White House calls the highest honor for after school art programs in the Nation.
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