Salem: Veronica Hirst says goodbye to her students as they file into their science class during a school day at Bates Elementary. Hirst is receiving a Teaching Excellence award from Salem State College. Photo by Deborah Parker/Salem News Monday April 6, 2009.
, Salem: Veronica Hirst says goodbye to her students as they file into their science class during a school day at Bates Elementary. Hirst is receiving a Teaching Excellence award from Salem State College. Photo by Deborah Parker/Salem News Monday April 6, 2009.

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