School District Teachers and Employees of the Year
(Ferndale Public Schools, orig. 3/18/2011, http://www.ferndaleschools.org/districtnews/documents/FridayNews_Mar18_2011.pdf)
On Thursday, March 17, the district teachers and employee of the year were surprised by Superintendent Gary Meier!
Elementary Teacher of the Year — Johnny Borg,physical education teacher at Roosevelt Primary School
Middle School Teacher of the Year — Rick Piornack, English teacher at FMS
High School Teacher of the Year — David Gardner, English teacher at University High School
District Employee of the Year — Jackie Stroker, Office Manager in the Superintendent’s Office.
Congratulations to these four deserving members of the Ferndale Schools staff! All nominees have been submitted to Oakland Schools for County-level teacher and employee of the year recognition in their respective categories.
In addition to the nominees above, the following employees have been recognized as their building’s teachers and employees of the year:
Grant Early Childhood Center:
Robin Dare, Teacher
John F. Kennedy School:
D’Anne McNeil, Teacher
Sheila Rembert, Employee
Roosevelt Primary School:
David Wills, Employee
Coolidge Intermediate School:
Kiada Watts, Teacher
Jean Bokram, Employee
Ferndale Middle School:
Wanda Riches, Employee
Ferndale High School:
Deanna Eberle, Teacher
Athena Jennings, Employee
University High School:
Arthur Leszczynski, Employee
Harding Administration Center:
Sue Jackowski, Employee
Jefferson Center:
Bev Friedenberg, Teacher
Eric Lloyd, Employee
Taft Education Center:
Christine Lovins, Teacher
Sonya Ross, Employee
Crossroads Campus:
Dr. Mary Irwin, Teacher
Nicole Booker, Employee
Ungerman Transportation Center:
Barb Hodge, Bus Driver of the Year
Donna Cunningham, Employee
Ferndale Career Center:
Heather Coleman-Voss, Employee
All teachers and employees of the year will be recognized at the Monday, March 21 Board of Education Meeting, at 7 pm at Harding.
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