Please indulge the author of this post as he steps into the story for a moment.
Recently I had the surprise opportunity of shaking hands with my former fifth grade teacher. Many years have passed since I sat in his class, trying my best to master elementary math and English.
I’m taller than him now, but certainly not wiser. Eighteen years ago he recognized that I needed a certain level of structure to succeed academically, steering me onto a path I would follow through junior high, high school, and college. To this day, my parents remember the insight he provided during multiple parent-teacher conferences.
The typical 25-year education veteran will spend, in one form or another, approximately 35,000 hours with students. That’s not including summer hours, evening hours, weekend hours, or hours spent worrying about struggling students.
Here’s a list of contract employees celebrating 25 years in the District:
MaryAnne Adams – 4th Grade Teacher, Elk Run Elementary
Tom Allen – Social Studies Teacher, Wasatch Jr. High
Vicky Beacham – Business Teacher, Kennedy Jr. High
Camille Bolman – Administrative Secretary, Special Education
Katherine Bowthorpe – Bus Driver, Transportation
Sherrie Brown – 2nd Grade Teacher, Bacchus Elementary
Susan Brown – Instructional Assistant, Pioneer Elementary
James Brunson – Head Custodian, Rosecrest Elementary
Julie Bugger – Media Secretary, Cyprus High
Marlyce Bullard – Administrative Secretary, Safety & Compliance
Stacy Bushell – Principal Secretary, Cottonwood High
Julie Carlson – 2nd Grade Teacher, Sandburg Elementary
Jolene Chamblee – Kitchen Manager, Granger High
Jeffery Chaston – Bus Driver, Transportation
Melinda Chesnek – 1st Grade Teacher, Twin Peaks Elementary
Vicki Contratto – 4th Grade Teacher, Diamond Ridge Elementary
Lynn Cooper – Principal, Fox Hills Elementary
Tricia Creager – 6th Grade Teacher, West Valley Elementary
DeAnn Dimond – Business Teacher, Granger High
Christine Dyson – Social Studies Teacher, Evergreen Jr. High
Linda Farr – Media Secretary, Hunter High
Kenneth Francis – Network Manager, Information Systems
JoAnne Frandsen – 6th Grade Teacher, Oakwood Elementary
Susan Hall – Kitchen Manager, Cottonwood High
Tracy Hansen – English Teacher, Churchill Jr. High
Eileen Hardcastle – Assistant Production Manager, Food Services
Karen Harrison – Administrative Secretary, Granite Peaks
Gloria Holmstead – 6th Grade Teacher, Wilson Elementary
Terry Hughes – French Teacher, Granger High
Kathleen Johnson – Art Teacher, Olympus Jr. High
Margriet Johnson – Assistant Production Manager, Food Services
Phaedra Johnson – English Teacher, Hunter High
Rosemary Johnson – Assistant Kitchen Manager, Cyprus High
Tawnie Johnson – Art Teacher, Hunter High
Christine Judd – Principal, Wasatch Jr. High
Marilyn Kingsbury – 4th Grade Teacher, Copper Hills Elementary
Betty Kresser – Attendance Secretary, Cottonwood High
Adeena Lago – Dance Teacher, Granger High
Catherine Lambert – Mathematics Teacher, Evergreen Jr. High
Shelley Larson – 3rd Grade Teacher, Oakwood Elementary
Kristine Maasberg – Mathematics Teacher, Skyline High
Sandy Mamales – Support Services Manager, GSD Police
Kent Mayne – Teacher Specialist, Prevention & Student Placement
Laurie McCracken – Kindergarten Teacher, Wright Elementary
Karen McKinnon – 3rd Grade Teacher, Valley Crest Elementary
Paulette McMillan – Principal, Cottonwood Elementary
Vickie Mecham – Assistant Custodian, Olympus High
Audrey Nelson – Graphic Arts Teacher, Cottonwood High
Karel Nelson – Counselor, Hunter Jr. High
Robyn Nicholas – Speech Pathologist, Preschool Services
Heidi Nielsen – Counselor, Granite Connection High
Karen Nieto – YIC Teacher, Y.E.S.S. Program
Ladonna Ogden – 5th Grade Teacher, Magna Elementary
Suzanne Olson – 3rd Grade Teacher, Armstrong Academy
Gay Lynn Osness – Principal Secretary, Bennion Jr. High
Debra Parry – 3rd Grade Teacher, Beehive Elementary
Bonnie Pentico – Coordinator, Food Services
Nicole Pessetto – Instructional Assistant, Hartvigsen School
Sally Pietsch – YIC Teacher, Y.E.S.S. Program
Myra Polak – Kindergarten Teacher, West Kearns Elementary
Katherine Poleviyaoma – Cook, Taylorsville High
Dean Pope – Buyer/Manager, Purchasing
Anne Puzey – Music Teacher, Bennion Jr. High
Luana Rampton – 5th Grade Teacher, Pioneer Elementary
Thomas Raty – Welding Teacher, Granite Park Jr. High
Jaime Ria – 1st Grade Teacher, Elk Run Elementary
Mitch Robison – Director, Budget Development
Irene Schiers – Bookkeeper, Hunter High
Robert Scott – Career & Technical Education, Skyline High
Rebecca Simmons – 4th Grade Teacher, Hunter Elementary
Maxine Smith – Assistant Custodian, Hunter High
Nancy Smith – 4th Grade Teacher, Granger Elementary
Craig Stauffer – Principal, Hunter High
Holly Wamsley – Mathematics Teacher, Hunter High
Lori Warwood – 6th Grade Teacher, Bacchus Elementary
Elizabeth Watson – Resource Teacher, Olympus High
Dixie West – 3rd Grade Teacher, Jackling Elementary
Janice Wirthlin – Counseling Secretary, Evergreen Jr. High
Carolyn Wood – Resource Teacher, Bennion Elementary
Kathie Woodruff – Principal Secretary, Jefferson Jr. High