Principal Brian Cox, right, is given a large check for an unrestricted $25,000 award as the only 2019 Milken Educators Award recipient in Wyoming Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 at Johnson Junior High School. The Milken Award recognizes achievements by early- and mid-career educators while encouraging their future accomplishments with the financial award. Nadav Soroker/Wyoming Tribune Eagle

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