Norma Aguilar

Norma Aguilar thanks her family and teachers while accepting her award Friday at the Las Primeras Awards Gala and Scholarship Fundraiser at the Old Eucalyptus Schoolhouse in El Centro. (CHELCEY ADAMI PHOTO)

The applause from roughly 350 people filled the Old Eucalyptus School House on

Friday night as three Valley Latinas were honored at the 16th annual Las Primeras Gala And Scholarship Fundraiser 2011.

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