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SL County NAACP Selects 2 HSD Administrators to Receive Awards
The St. Louis County branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), selected Laura Mabry, an assistant principal at Hazelwood Central High School, and Darrell Strong, an assistant superintendent for learning, to receive the Benjamin Lawson Hooks Excellence in Education Award. This award is presented only to six people in Missouri each year.
The awards will be presented at the St. Louis County NAACP Freedom Fund Fellowship Dinner on June 5. The Benjamin Lawson Hooks Excellence in Education Award is given to exceptional educators who continue to touch the lives of children in the metropolitan area.
Mabry joined the Hazelwood District in 1987. She worked at both Hazelwood Central and Hazelwood West high schools as a science teacher and an extracurricular activity sponsor. In 1992, she was promoted to assistant principal, a position she has served at Hazelwood Central and Hazelwood East high schools. She has served on a variety of committees and held different roles within the schools.
Strong joined the district in 2004, when he assumed the principal’s post at Hazelwood Northwest Middle School. In 2008, he became the principal at Hazelwood Central High School. In 2011, he joined the administration as an assistant superintendent. Prior to his work in HSD, Strong served four years as the vice principal of Lincoln College Preparatory Academy in Kansas City, MO. He also has experience as a middle school team leader and teacher.
Mabry earned a bachelor’s degree in pre-medicine and biology from Norfolk State University in Virginia; a master’s degree in biology from Atlanta University; a master’s degree in educational administration from the University of Missouri-St. Louis; and a doctorate in educational leadership from Nova Southeastern University in Florida.
Strong received a Bachelor of Science degree from Lincoln University, a Master of Education degree in curriculum and instruction and an Education Specialist degree in urban leadership administration and policy studies from University of Missouri-Kansas City. He received his doctoral degree in Educational Leadership from Maryville University.
