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![Tristan Allen, Truman Counselor]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1614987346/tacomak12waus/iagfdgdjzuzr2omuqwig/Allen_Awardhero.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1614987346/tacomak12waus/iagfdgdjzuzr2omuqwig/Allen_Awardhero.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1614987346/tacomak12waus/iagfdgdjzuzr2omuqwig/Allen_Awardhero.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1614987346/tacomak12waus/iagfdgdjzuzr2omuqwig/Allen_Awardhero.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1614987346/tacomak12waus/iagfdgdjzuzr2omuqwig/Allen_Awardhero.png","width":1440}])
Truman Counselor Tristan Allen named 2020 Middle-Level Advisor of the Year by AWSL
Allen’s commitment and care for students recently earned him recognition by the Association of Washington Student Leaders (AWSL) as the 2020 Washington State Middle Level Advisor of the Year.
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School Construction News
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Contact
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Tacoma Public Information Office
253-571-1015 info@tacoma.k12.wa.us
Dan Voelpel
Executive Director of Communications
253-571-1015 dvoelpe@tacoma.k12.wa.us
Amber Slate
Administrative Secretary
253-571-1015
aslate@tacoma.k12.wa.us