Al Islah Intermediate public school in Saida organized on Saturday a ceremony in honor of its headmistress, Amal Rustom, who completed a long career in the fields of education and administration. The event was held under the auspices of chair of the Parliamentary Educational and Cultural Committee, MP Bahiya Hariri. On the occasion, the newly assigned school head, Mohamad Booz, said his job and responsibilities after Rustom “shall not be easy”. Rustom was a successful head teacher and “the sought-for model in public schools and teaching in Lebanon”, Booz maintained. He urged the ministry of education to properly and justly reward competent educators and to discipline unapt teachers. For her part, Hariri recalled her career years in Islah School. She commended Rustom’s ambitious inspirations and endeavors, who she said, has given all her love and devotion to the mission of education, and has coached generations in Saida on good articulation, kindness, co-existence and sense of belonging. At the close of the ceremony, honorary shields were handed over to Rustom, who also received honorable mention from the Educational District. (Al Mustaqbal, May 14, 2017)