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BOROUGH PRESIDENT MARTY MARKOWITZ HONORS FORMER BOYS AND GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL FRANK MICKENS

Photographs by Kathryn Kirk

In photo: Borough President Markowitz presents a proclamation to retired Principal Frank Mickens as Boys and Girls High School students look on.

On Saturday, September 18, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz commended recently retired Boys and Girls High School Principal Frank Mickens on his many years within the education field, at halftime of the Boys and Girls High School alumni day football game versus Thomas Jefferson High School.

Borough President Markowitz presented retired Principal Frank Mickens with a proclamation for his many years of commitment to the education of Brooklyn’s children, proclaiming Saturday, September 18th, 2004, “Principal Frank Mickens Retirement Celebration Day in Brooklyn, USA.”

Frank Mickens has been an educator for more than 30 years. In addition to serving as Principal of Boys and Girls High School, he was also a teacher, dean and championship coach. Frank Mickens has been often recognized for his leadership in education, sports and community service. At Boys and Girls High School he was credited with changing the course of the school, and creating a positive and progressive legacy.