On Thursday, May 23, AALA honored the 2019 Administrators of the Year, the recipients of the President’s awards, a special scholarship awardee, community volunteers, and the Friends of AALA scholarship winners at the annual Scholarship and Community Awards Banquet held at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel. Friends of AALA, our 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, was established nine years ago under the leadership of Dr. Judith Perez, AALA’s immediate past president. Its mission is to support the association in awarding scholarships to LAUSD graduates and giving recognition to individuals or organizations for their generous volunteer service. This year,