P.E. Wallace Assistant Principal, Rusty Duke, was honored with an MPISD Above and Beyond award at the January meeting of the MPISD Board of Trustees on Monday, January 22. On Wednesday, December 13, P.E. Wallace staff member, Tracie Johnson, began choking while eating lunch. Duke quickly performed the Heimlich maneuver, preventing Johnson from sustaining serious harm. Duke was nominated for the special award by Johnson and P.E. Wallace Principal, Nathan Rider, in appreciation for his life-saving action.

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(L to R) Rusty Duke, MPISD Board of Trustees member Sandy Bible, Tracie Johnson