Beaverton teacher celebrates National Guard promotion with students

  • Beaverton High School teacher Kossi Komlassan poses with his family, his commanding officer and his students after the school hosted a ceremony when he was promoted to the rank of major in the Army National Guard.
    Beaverton High School teacher Kossi Komlassan poses with his family, his commanding officer and his students after the school hosted a ceremony when he was promoted to the rank of major in the Army National Guard.
  • Newly-promoted Major Kossi Komlassan meets with his bosses (left to right) Beaverton High School Assistant Principal Kristen Sanderson, Lt. Col. Peter Mason, Komlassan and Beaverton Principal Renee Inscho after last week’s ceremony.
    Newly-promoted Major Kossi Komlassan meets with his bosses (left to right) Beaverton High School Assistant Principal Kristen Sanderson, Lt. Col. Peter Mason, Komlassan and Beaverton Principal Renee Inscho after last week’s ceremony.
    BEAVERTONKossi Komlassan has been teaching 10th graders math at Beaverton High School for three years.During that time, he has also served as an officer in the Army National Guard after 10 years on active duty with deployments to Iraq and Korea.His dual careers intersected Thursday when the school hosted a ceremony to celebrate his promotion from the rank o...

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