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School secretary Glenda Cummings of PS/IS 155 in Brooklyn, one of 30 School Secretary of the Year honorees, smiles with her congratulatory gift in hand.

School secretary Camille Orta (seated, right) of MS 654 in Brooklyn is cheered by her colleagues after being honored with the Annette Carlucci Award.

School secretary and Goldie Colodny Award winner Erica Stewart (second from left) of PS 361 in Brooklyn is congratulated by UFT School Secretaries Chapter Leader Sheryl Pender (center) and Stewart’s fellow chapter executive board members.

School secretaries and their loved ones fill Shanker Hall at UFT headquarters.

Manhattan honorees stand tall with Chapter Leader Sheryl Pender (left) after accepting their awards.

Staten Island honoree Luljeta Ardoli (second from left), school secretary at the Richmond Pre-K Center, is surrounded by her husband and children at the festive event.

Bronx honorees share a laugh onstage with Chapter Leader Sheryl Pender.

Queens honorees display their congratulatory gift bags proudly as they flank Chapter Leader Sheryl Pender.

Staten Island honorees Sanije Nesimi (left) of the Ralph R. McKee Career and Technical Education HS and Luljeta Ardoli (third from left) of the Richmond Pre-K Center are congratulated by Pender (second from left) and Leah Hosten (right), the first vice chair of the chapter’s executive board.

School secretary Lucrecia Ochs (bottom left), an honoree from PS 201 in Queens, is surrounded by her family.