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Aaron Ferguson, You're a CA Milken Educator!

It's a beautiful morning at Pacifica High School, where the gym is crowded with students, staff and dignitaries celebrating Pacifica's state assessment scores, the highest in the district. But there's an unexpected guest waiting in the wings, and a shock in store for one outstanding educator! When Lowell Milken, chairman and co-founder of the Milken Family Foundation, surprises science and business teacher Aaron Ferguson with a Milken Educator Award and $25,000, the crowd goes wild—and Ferguson's career is forever changed. Follow the excitement in the photos below.