PRINCIPAL OF SOLDAN HIGH SCHOOL TO BE RECOGNIZED BY MISSOURI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

St. Louis -- Dr. Thomas B. Cason, principal of Soldan International Studies High School in St. Louis will be recognized as an outstanding principal on the floor of the Missouri House of Representatives tomorrow, March 6, at 9:40 a.m., in Jefferson City.

Dr. Cason has served as the principal of Soldan High School for seven years, and has worked for the Saint Louis Public Schools for over twenty two years. Prior to becoming principal of Soldan, Dr. Cason was the Assistant Principal at Sumner High School.

Dr. Cason is a recipient of the 2004 Ambassadors in Education Principal Leadership Award, and was one of ten principals in the United States recognized by the MetLife Foundation and Nation Civic League. He has been recognized as an outstanding principal by the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis and the National Council of Negro Women, and was featured in the third edition of Who's Who in Black St. Louis.

Dr. Cason will be accompanied to the capital by several Soldan High School teachers and current students.