NLSD Honours 10 Retirees at Staff Recognition Night

The Northern Lights School Division Board of Trustees recognized retirements, important milestones and achievements of staff at its annual Staff Recognition Event held in Glendon on Friday, May 13.

“We are enormously proud of our staff and the tremendous work they do for our students every day,” said Board Chair Arlene Hrynyk. “This is our opportunity to say thank you and recognize their hard work and dedication.” Hrynyk and Superintendent Rick Cusson also thanked the staff in attendance for their selflessness and generosity in responding to the Fort McMurray evacuation over the last two weeks. Many NLSD staff spent countless hours volunteering, opened their homes to people from Fort McMurray, and assisted in whatever way they could to help evacuees.

“As students continue to register at our schools over the next couple of weeks, I know they will be greeted with kindness and compassion and that you will all provide them all with a safe place to learn for however long they are with us,” said Cusson. “Thank you all for modeling the behaviour and virtues that we seek to instill in all of the children entrusted to our care. I am so proud of all of you and proud to work for Northern Lights School Division.”

This year’s event recognized 10 staff members who are retiring at the end of this school year or retired at the end of the last school year. Deputy Superintendent Roy Ripkens, who is retiring this year, received a standing ovation from those in attendance.

The Board also recognized staff who have achieved milestones of five, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 50 and even 60 years of service with the division. This year the division recognized 24 staff that have worked at the division for 25 years or longer. Combined, they have 745 years of service with Northern Lights.

New to this year’s event was recognition of graduates from NLSD’s Leadership Academy. A total of 13 staff were recognized for completing Leadership Academy in 2015 and 2016. The Board also recognized Laura Akana, its nominee for the Alberta School Boards’ Association’s Edwin Parr Award.

 

 

Retirees

• Mariam Abougouche Vera M. Welsh Elementary School
• Don Cassidy Cold Lake High School
• Zanra Gargus-Lind Ecole Plamondon School
• Chris Holoboff Cold Lake High School
• Anna Laplante Cold Lake Middle School
• Melanie Malayney North Star Elementary School
• Patricia Negraiff Vera M. Welsh Elementary School
• Gladys Pshyk Glendon School
• Roy Ripkens Division Office
• Darlene Theroux Division Office

60-Year Service Award Recipients

• Johnnie and Mary Doonanco Transportation

50-Year Service Award Recipients

• Peter and Brian Makaruk Transportation
• Wilfrid Plamondon Transportation

35-Year Service Award Recipients

• Patricia-Boon Anderson J.A. Williams High School
• Karin White Youth Assessment Centre

30-Year Service Award Recipients

• Mysoon Tarrabain Aurora Middle School
• Douglas Webster Aurora Middle School
• Lynn Grant-Yakimec Ecole Plamondon School
• Sarah Cadieux J.A. Williams High School
• Anne Robinson J.A. Williams High School
• Beverley Holoboff North Star Elementary School
• Jacqueline Wakaruk North Star Elementary School
• Ron Fox Transportation

25-Year Service Award Recipients

• Margaret Kloppenburg Aurora Middle School
• Diane Schaeffer Bonnyville Centralized High School
• Katherine McKale Cold Lake Elementary School
• Shirley Rhyason Cold Lake High School
• Lori Hamel Cold Lake Middle School
• Lori Urlacher Cold Lake Middle School
• Melanie Elliott Division Office
• Blair Norton Division Office
• Aurele Malo J.A. Williams High School
• Badry Fyith Lac La Biche Outreach School
• Petronella Bouvier Vera M. Welsh Elementary School

20-Year Service Award Recipients

• Shelley Schapansky Art Smith Aviation Academy
• Samear Abougouche Aurora Middle School
• Heather Dempsey Aurora Middle School
• Patrick Meyer Aurora Middle School
• Yvonne Lessard Caslan School
• Terrence Kaminski Cold Lake High School
• Cindy Kentfield Cold Lake Elementary School
• Brian Thiel Cold Lake Elementary School
• Adrienne Peoples-Sprecker Division Office
• Jody Centazzo Duclos School
• Larissa Langevin Glendon School
• Michele Nicholson H.E. Bourgoin Middle School
• Deborah Thomas Nelson Heights School
• Jason Whaley Nelson Heights School
• Karen Grygus NLSD Outreach Program
• Leon Schaub Transportation
• Gordon Uganecz Transportation

15-Year Service Award Recipients

• Nahida Fayad Aurora Middle School
• Corey Baker Bonnyville Centralized High School
• Nicole Baker Bonnyville Centralized High School
• Rhonda Watts Bonnyville Centralized High School
• Lisa Gingras Cold Lake Elementary School
• Haley Reed Cold Lake Elementary/Nelson Heights School
• Jared Nichol Cold Lake High School
• Todd Samson Division Office
• 6005 – 50 Avenue, Bonnyville, AB T9N 2L4 www.nlsd.ab.ca 780-826-3145
• Jana McKinley Division Office
• Stacy Bauer Duclos School
• Susan Pretula Ecole Plamondon School
• Kimberley Seward Glendon School
• Gina Elock H.E. Bourgoin Middle School
• Heleme Fyith J.A. Williams High School
• Crystal Lavallee J.A. Williams High School
• Andrew Przbylski J.A. Williams High School
• Lori Munford North Star Elementary School
• 10-Year Service Award Recipients
• Kathryn Rickert Ardmore School
• Meghan Novak Art Smith Aviation Academy
• Christopher Newhook Aurora Middle School
• Analise Strom-Brocklesby Aurora Middle School
• Anneliese Bernard Cold Lake Elementary School
• Nicole Coben Cold Lake Elementary School
• Kelly Eagles Cold Lake High School
• Lindsay Iroume Cold Lake High School
• Bobbie-Jo Yochim Cold Lake High School
• Randy Heron Division Office
• Laurie-Ann Unrau Duclos School
• Aaron Davies Ecole Plamondon School
• Nikki Wakulchuk Iron River School
• Simone Cadieux J.A. Williams High School
• Jennifer Mah J.A. Williams High School
• Bernadette Schneider Kikino School
• Brian Clark Lac La Biche Outreach School
• Kim Roussel North Star Elementary School
• Shauna Tomkinson North Star Elementary School
• Shauna Hannin Out of School Care/Preschool
• Joanne Belliveau Transportation
• Leanne Coonan Transportation
• Dolores Clark Vera M. Welsh Elementary School

Five-Year Service Award Recipients

• Dusty Lindgren Ardmore School/North Star Elementary School
• Sacha Krafchek Art Smith Aviation Academy
• Holly Sutherland Art Smith Aviation Academy
• Dorothy Bourque Aurora Middle School
• Candace Henson Aurora Middle School
• Jolene Koebel Aurora Middle School
• Brandy Sehn Aurora Middle School
• Christine Anacker Bonnyville Centralized High School
• Jacey Burkholder Bonnyville Centralized High School
• Justin Sauve Bonnyville Centralized High School
• Steven Ripkens Bonnyville Outreach School
• John Szewczuk Caslan School
• Diana Pedersen Cold Lake Elementary School
• Laura Franco Cold Lake High School
• Jennifer Fulton Cold Lake High School
• Matthew Huntley Cold Lake High School
• Rodolfo Ramirez Cold Lake High School
• Amy Cherniak Cold Lake Middle School
• Fiona McNenly Cold Lake Middle School
• Jill Robinson Cold Lake Outreach School
• Stasha Seitz Cold Lake Outreach School
• Lou Macaulay Division Office
• Shelly Ouimet Division Office
• Heather Stromquist Division Office
• Lindsay Anton Duclos School
• Michelle Kenzie Duclos School
• Michelle Kopala Duclos School
• Ashley MacLean Duclos School
• Danielle Symon Duclos School
• Emma Holota Ecole Plamondon School
• Kimberley Gauthier Ecole Plamondon School
• Loretta Kwiatkowski Glendon School
• Tristan Ilko H.E. Bourgoin Middle School
• Donna Carlson Iron River School
• Chelsea Franchuk Kikino School
• Sheena White Kikino School
• Jeffrey Lafreniere Maintenance
• Amanda Bain Nelson Heights School
• Tammy Kozlow Nelson Heights School
• William Mathias Nelson Heights School
• Lori Labonte North Star Elementary School
• Kimberley MacLeod North Star Elementary School
• George McDonald North Star Elementary School
• Lisa Ahnassay Vera M. Welsh Elementary School
• Brenda Cote Vera M. Welsh Elementary School
• Bonnie McDonald Vera M. Welsh Elementary School
• Enaam Moghrabi Vera M. Welsh Elementary School
• Mary Pruden Vera M. Welsh Elementary School
• 6005 – 50 Avenue, Bonnyville, AB T9N 2L4 www.nlsd.ab.ca 780-826-3145
• Leadership Academy Graduates – 2015
• Aimee Berland J.A. Williams High School
• Rachelle Best Vera M. Welsh Elementary School
• Lisa Gingras Cold Lake Elementary School
• Bruce Greengrass Cold Lake Outreach School
• Lara Ripkens Cold Lake Outreach School
• Adrienne Peoples-Sprecker Division Office
• Leadership Academy Graduates – 2016
• Ashley Carroll Iron River School
• Jacqueline Densmore Nelson Heights School
• Jeannine Ellis Iron River School
• Daryn Galatiuk Glendon School
• Bailey Kwiatkowski Glendon School
• Steven Ripkens Bonnyville Outreach School
• Danielle Smith Glendon School

*Press Release from NLSD