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Proviso 209 honors aviation educator Tamara Holmes; community presses board to adopt her AeroStar program
Summary
The Proviso Township High School District 209 Board of Education read and entered a resolution honoring Dr. Tamara L. Holmes and heard multiple public commenters asking the district to memorialize her with a room or program, and to implement the AeroStar Avion Institute pipeline within the district.
The Proviso Township High School District 209 Board of Education on Jan. 14 entered a formal resolution honoring Dr. Tamara L. Holmes and heard a sustained public request from alumni, family members and community organizations to dedicate a classroom or other commemorative space and to implement the AeroStar Avion Institute career pipeline she founded.
Speakers at the public-comment portion described Holmes as a pioneer in minority aviation education and asked the board to take concrete steps to preserve her legacy within the district. Trustee Rick Williams said, “We have come to celebrate her life here today, but we've come also to ask the board to assist us in a resolution.” Family members and classmates urged the board to consider naming a hallway, lab or classroom for Holmes and to adopt…
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