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Deerfield Principal Recognized for Milken Award

Gov. Deval Patrick recognized the Dr. Allan Cameron Jr. this week for his win.

Gov. Deval Patrick and Secretary of Education Matthew Malone today joined state and local education officials to recognize the Massachusetts Teacher of the Year and other recipients of the commonwealth's top honors for educators.  

During a ceremony held at the Museum of Science, officials presented awards to Anne Marie Bettencourt, a Springfield Central High School 9th grade English Language Arts teacher who has been selected as the 2014 Teacher of the Year, as well as finalists and semifinalists of the award. The 2013 Massachusetts History Teacher of the Year; the 2012 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching finalists; and the 2012 Milken Family Foundation National Educator were also recognized, including Dr. Allan Cameron Jr., principal of the Deerfield Elementary School. Cameron was a 2012 Milken Family Foundation Award winner.

Cameron, a Walpole resident, . He has been at Deerfield since 2008.

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