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Angela Poen

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Angela Poen is the Founder and Board President of Community Garden Kitchen of Collin County, the first free kitchen in the area serving freshly prepared meals to children, college students, seniors and anyone else in the community who is experiencing…

Dr. Myrtle Hightower

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Dr. Myrtle Hightower worked in McKinney and Plano Independent School District for over 30 years as a teacher, counselor, and diversity counselor.

Throughout her career she established the districts first diversity committee and Martin Luther King,…

Bettye Haun

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Bettye Haun was employed as the first secretary in Plano public schools in 1957 by Superintendent of Schools, E.A. Sigler. She worked as school board secretary and administrative assistant until her retirement in 1996. In recognition of her…

Martha Hunt

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Mrs. Martha Hunt (left) served the Plano Independent School District for 42 years. She began her career in education as a teacher at Mendenhall Elementary. She later served as the district’s Math Curriculum Coordinator and returned to Mendenhall…

Mary Alice Skaggs

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Mrs. Mary Alice Skaggs first began working for Plano High School in 1930 and after taking a short break in 1942 she returned to Plano High School to become a driving force within the school. She is recognized as the first teacher in Plano to earn a…

Angela Richardson-Wood

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Angela Richardson-Woods served on the McKinney City Council from Dec 2020 to May 2021 for District 1, this appointment marks Mrs. Richardson-Woods as the first Black woman to serve on the council. Previously Mrs. Richardson-Woods served as the…

Averie Bishop

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Ms. Averie Bishop. born & raised in McKinney, made history as the first Asian American woman to win the Miss Texas pageant in 2022. Her social platform as Miss Texas is the "Yall Means All" campaign to have every child in Texas fulfil the desire to…

Beth Mack Bentley

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Beth Mack Bentley has become an integral person in the preservation of the history of McKinney. When noticing the rapid rate of local history becoming forgotten Mrs. Bentley and other community members formed the group "Legacy Keepers of Old East…