Published Tuesday, April 22, 2008 6:04 PM
Updated Tuesday, April 22, 2008 6:05 PM

 

Classified Employees of the year named

Twenty-six Dorchester School District Two employees were recognized on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 during a special recognition ceremony and reception at Summerville High School honoring the 2007-2008 Classified Employees of the Year. This popular recognition program was created to showcase the outstanding caliber of all classified employees who provide support services in twenty district schools and facilities.  There are approximately 1,329 classified employees working this year in the district.

Representatives from each school and district work site were selected by their co-workers for this special honor.  Recipients for this award included a wide range of classified positions including secretaries, nurses, lunchroom workers, teaching assistants, and maintenance personnel.  Superintendent Joe Pye thanked the group “for going above and beyond the call of duty to provide essential services for our schools and our students each and every day.  Our employees help put the quality in our school system.”

Honorees were recognized individually during the ceremony and presented awards by Board of Trustees Chairman Bo Blanton and Superintendent Joe Pye.  

New to the program this year was a slide show highlighting each employee “on the job.”  The following employees were recognized as 2008 Classified Employees of the Year:

        Rosemary Lary        Adult Education Program

        Janella Hardy        Alston Middle School

        Pauline Meyer        Beech Hill Elementary School

        Lorenza Bell            District Support Services

        Catalina Huerta        DuBose Middle School

        Greg Dearing            Eagle Nest Elementary School

        Sue Hoppes            Flowertown Elementary School

        Laurie Otter            Fort Dorchester Elementary School

        Jo Lynn Harrison        Fort Dorchester High School

        Linda Howard         Givhans School

        Cheryl Flowers        Gregg Middle School

        Kathy Jones            Knightsville Elementary School

        BJ Dezorzi                     Maintenance

        Dean Allen            Newington Elementary School

        Jennifer Martin        Oakbrook Elementary School

        Mary Finney            Oakbrook Middle School

        Debra Campbell        Rollings Middle School of the Arts

        Joyce Becwar        River Oaks Middle School

        Frank Blunt            Spann Elementary School

        Patricia Schaefer        Special Services

        Linda Brown         Summerville Elementary School

        Cathy Baker            Summerville High School

        Wilma Burgreen        Technology

                    Jean Price            Transportation

        Jim Stein            William M. Reeves, Jr. Elementary School

        Darryl Tucker                    Windsor Hill Elementary School