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Blue Horizon Award Honoree

MARK ANDERSON
As we gather on this special evening to celebrate and support the Science & Arts Academy, we acknowledge and applaud the many devoted faculty, staff, parents, volunteers, and partners who do so much to make SAA the special place we cherish. Our supportive community encourages students to embrace their potential and enables them to cultivate their academic abilities, creative talents, and emotional growth.
Among the legion of supporters who have worked to advance SAA over the years, a handful of individuals stand out for their exceptional dedication and commitment to SAA’ s mission and core values. The Blue Horizon Award is presented tonight in recognition of such an individual. For nearly twenty years, Mark Anderson has helped shape, promote, and protect our mission to ensure that our current and future students are well prepared for their bright futures.
In 1997, following an exhaustive search for a school that could adequately meet their four year old son Joe’ s needs, Mark and his wife Mary selected Science & Arts Academy for
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