By Sean Ridgway, TME

Bakersfield’s Bell Tower Plaza welcomed educators and students from all over Kern County for the inaugural Kern County PURPOSE Awards on Thursday, October 8…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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Above left (l-r): Kern County Superintendent of Schools Dr. John G. Mendiburu presents award to Corey Hansen, Jessica Brown, Rachelle Roldan, Katie Gonzalez, and Martha Cortez of El Tejon Middle School

Above right: Kern County Superintendent of Schools Dr. John G. Mendiburu presents award to Alana Villalalpando

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This is part of the October 16, 20206 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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