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Posted 11:13 pm  Thursday, October 11, 2012


Dogan Middle School wins award
Staff Reports

Dogan Middle School students earned the coveted pink fire helmet trophy after more than 90 percent of them participated in Turn Tyler Pink on Tuesday.

Turn Tyler Pink is an event put on by Tyler Firefighters CARE, to raise awareness about women's cancer and support those who are fighting cancer, according to a TISD news release.

“Turn Tyler Pink promotes unity amongst our students and staff in support of a greater cause,” Dogan Principal Masud Shamsid-deen said, according to the news release. “Cancer has had an impact on so many of our lives, and in this small way we say that we will fight this battle together.”

In all, more than 3,000 TISD students wore pink in support of people fighting cancer.

Dogan received the trophy at the Turn Tyler Pink event on the square in downtown Tyler.

The Stewart Middle School cheerleaders and Robert E. Lee High School fiddlers also performed during the event.



Dogan Middle School sixth grade math teacher Olivia Valle, left, smiles as she gets the "Pink Fire Helmet Award" from Dogan Instructor Specialist Michelle Gandy, right, after the school won the "Show Pink" competition at Turn Tyler Pink the at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza Tuesday afternoon. In the center is breast cancer survivor Tyler Mayor Barbara Bass.
((Herb Nygren Jr./Staff))
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