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By Rick LaPlante, New Haven Schools Public Information Officer

Tommie Lindsey, who brought national attention to James Logan High School by building one of the best speech and debate programs in the country, is one of five finalists for the 2008 All-Star Teacher Award sponsored by Comcast SportsNet Bay Area.

Public voting begins today to help select the winner, who will receive $10,000 for his or her school.

Click here to vote for Tommie Lindsey for the 2008 All-Star Teacher Award.

From wikipedia:
Shirley Verrett (born May 31, 1931) is an American mezzo-soprano and soprano who sings opera as well as American musical theater. Verrett has enjoyed great fame since the late 1960s and is much admired for her radiant voice, beauty, and great versatility.

Born into an African-American family of devout Seventh-day Adventists in New Orleans, Louisiana, Verrett showed early musical abilities, but initially a singing career was frowned upon by her family. Later Verrett went on to study in Los Angeles, California and at the Juilliard School in New York.

Listen to an interview with Shirley Verrett, free from National Public Radio.