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French teacher wins scholarship for toward graduate studies

By Ty Tagami
Jan 3, 2013

A statewide educators association has selected a French teacher at DeKalb County’s Lakeside High School to receive a $1,000 scholarship.

The Professional Association of Georgia Educators Foundation selected Giovanna Lizzio for the honor. The Atlanta resident is pursuing a master’s degree in French Applied Linguistic and Pedagogy at Georgia State University.

PAGE gives out more than $15,000 in scholarships a year. The scholarship for Lizzio was endowed by the DeKalb Association of Educators.

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Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.

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