TUCKAHOE, NY April 20th-Senator Jeff Klein (D-Westchester/Bronx), joined by Tuckahoe High School Principal, Dr. Lenihanpresented Ashley Guthrie, a senior at Tuckahoe High School, with the 1^st Place Award for her age category in his 2007 Black History Month Contest, which recognizes special achievement in a creative interpretation of this year’s theme: Influential African Americans Who Have Inspired and Changed Our Country.

Ashley Guthriewas honored for her poignant poem on B.B. King and the civil rights struggle.

A certificate of recognition was also awarded to Hinton Campbell, a senior, for an essay on his identity as a young African-American. The contest was open to all residents of the 34^th Senate District and the winners were selected from a multitude of entries.