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G.I. Public Schools retirees honored

Retirees from Grand Island Public Schools were honored on Wednesday, June 8, at a luncheon at Balz Banquet and Reception Hall.

These 38 dedicated individuals represent a total of 933 years of service to the Grand Island community.
The 2011 retirees include:

Sallie Alberts
Math Teacher
Walnut Middle School
20 years in the district

Darlene Albright
Head Cook
Walnut Middle School
11 years in the district

Gail Bond
Third-Grade Teacher
Howard Elementary School
26 years in the district

Gayle K. Bradley
At-Risk Student Worker
Grand Island Senior High School
25 years in the district

Dr. Dan Brosz
Principal
Westridge Middle School
19 years in the district

Kristine Carlson
Kindergarten Teacher
Engleman Elementary School
35 years in the district

Sara Collinson
Spanish Teacher
Grand Island Senior High School
34 years in the district

Betty Critel
Licensed Practical Nurse
Shoemaker Elementary School
12 years in the district

Kathryn Decker
Fifth-Grade Teacher
Dodge Elementary School
34 years in the district

Lori Depué
First-Grade Teacher
Lincoln Elementary School
15 years in the district

Linda Eklund
English Teacher
Barr Middle School
10 years in the district

Carol George
ESL/Extended Reading One Teacher
Starr Elementary School
36 years in the district

Charles “Chuck” Hamner
English Teacher
Grand Island Senior High School
43 years in the district

Devon Hamner
Kindergarten Teacher
West Lawn Elementary School
38 years in the district

Dawn Haymart
English Teacher
Walnut Middle School
36 years in the district

LeEllen Haynes
Speech Pathologist (Central Nebraska Support Service Program (CNSSP))
Howard Elementary School
34 years in the district

Linda Hessel
ESL Teacher
Barr and Westridge Middle Schools and Engleman Elementary School
34 years in the district

Cindy Husted
Student System Support Specialist
Kneale Administration Building
37 years in the district

Cliff Jewell
Assigned Independent Study Instructor
Grand Island Senior High School
13 years in the district

Sharon Ledgerwood
Registrar
Grand Island Senior High School
14 years in the district

Barbara Leth
Fourth-Grade Teacher
Engleman Elementary School
34 years in the district

Patricia Mattke
Licensed Practical Nurse
Walnut Middle School
30 years in the district

Judy Murphy
Receptionist
Kneale Administration Building
12 years in the district

Dave Oman
Social Studies/P.E. Teacher
Grand Island Senior High School
13 years in the district

Jan Opp
Data Processing Secretary (Central Nebraska Support Service Program (CNSSP))
Kneale Administration Building
10 years in the district

Lisa Perkins
Third-Grade Teacher
Seedling Mile Elementary School
8 years in the district

Gary Peterson
Nutrition Services Server
Dodge Elementary School
11 years in the district

Anne Riebschlager
First-Grade Teacher
Gates Elementary School
35 years in the district

Diane Ruzicka
Licensed Practical Nurse
Seedling Mile Elementary School
16 years in the district

Stephanie Schulte
Principal
Dodge Elementary School
10 years in the district

Patricia Schwieger
Secretary for the Principal
Grand Island Senior High School
22 years in the district

Cynthia Shellhaas
Second-Grade Teacher
Newell Elementary School
36 years in the district

Donna Snook
Nutrition Services Assistant
Grand Island Senior High School
6 years in the district

Terry Speed
Instrumental Music Teacher
Westridge Middle School and Engleman and Shoemaker Elementary Schools
33 years in the district

Joseph A. Stecher
Science Teacher
Grand Island Senior High School
35 years in the district

Rhonda Vanicek
Fifth-Grade Teacher
Dodge Elementary School
29 years in the district

Becky Whipple
Speech Pathologist (Central Nebraska Support Service Program (CNSSP))
Jefferson and Stolley Park Elementary Schools
32 years in the district

Douglas Whitman
Art Teacher
Grand Island Senior High School
35 years in the district

For more information, contact: Wayne Stelk, Director of Human Resources, Grand Island
Public Schools, (308) 385-5900, wstelk@gips.org

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  • G.I. Senior High School show choirs compete in events
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  • Nominations accepted for G.I. Senior High School Hall of Honor
  • G.I. Senior High School hosting Jazz Band Festival
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  • Howard Elementary School hosting author/illustrator Preston McDaniels
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  • G.I. Public Schools employees receive awards from G.I. Education Foundation
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  • G.I. Senior High School hosting fall sports pep rally
  • Congressman Adrian Smith will tour G.I. Senior High School, meet with students
  • Jefferson Elementary School sponsoring Kite and Write Night
  • G.I. Public Schools hosting seminars for High Ability Learners
  • West Lawn Elementary School hosting event to learn about continents
  • Air Force JROTC cadets installed at Grand Island Senior High School
  • Gates Elementary School sponsoring ice cream social for students and families
  • Students learn about photography as an art
  • Congressman Adrian Smith will speak to Wasmer Elementary School students
  • Seedling Mile Elementary School hosting Young Author's Day on Sept. 20
  • Information night offered for parents of secondary school students
  • Parent-teacher conferences scheduled
  • G.I. Senior High School students named as AP Scholars
  • G.I. Public Schools hosting open house for new Child Nutrition Center
  • Learning the ropes
  • Howard Elementary considers continuous calendar
  • Feed The Children agency donating backpacks, hygiene supplies, and snacks for homeless students
  • Howard and Newell Elementary School hosting author Julia Cook
  • Newell Elementary School hosting Muffins for Moms event
  • G.I. Public Schools and St. Leo's Catholic Church coordinating coat drive
  • G.I. Public Schools hosts Principal for a Day for fifth year
  • Engleman Elementary School hosting 'Bring Your Hero to Breakfast'
  • Applicants sought for G.I. Public Schools Board of Education position
  • Grand Island Public Schools participating in Jumpstart's Read for the Record
  • G.I. Senior High School sophomore receives highest possible score on ACT
  • G.I. Senior High School Orchestra will present concert on Oct. 12
  • First Lady and national Reading Is Fundamental official will visit Howard, Starr Elementary Schools
  • Shoemaker Elementary School hosting author Julia Cook
  • Author Jacqueline Davies will visit Engleman Elementary School
  • Engleman Elementary School hosting Halloween Night
  • Family Literacy Night scheduled at Walnut
  • Barr Middle School students selected for Sing Around Nebraska Children's Honor Choir
  • G.I. Senior High School student named as AP Scholar
  • Gates Elementary School sponsoring Math Night
  • Elementary Rope Jump-Along completed
  • Jefferson Elementary School offers Book Fair and Literacy Night
  • G.I. Education Foundation accepting nominations for Legendary Educator Award
  • 'Stuff the Bus' results announced; 'Knock the Socks Off Poverty' campaign helps students
  • Homecoming king, queen selected at G.I. Senior High School
  • GIPS students involved in activities to help hungry or homeless people
  • West Lawn Elementary School learning about Africa
  • Dodge Elementary School hosting author Julia Cook
  • Grand Island Veterans Day Parade scheduled
  • Westridge Middle School students promote recycling
  • G.I. Senior High School students selected for All-State Chorus
  • Sixth-grade vocal music concert scheduled at Walnut Middle School
  • Holiday concerts, performances scheduled throughout G.I. Public Schools
  • Four elementary schools hosting author Laurence Pringle
  • Dodge Elementary School students conduct food drive for Salvation Army Food Pantry
  • Christa Speed receives Distinguished Service Award from Nebraska Music Educators Association
  • Children's author emphasizes the art of writing to elementary students
  • Engineering incorporated into math classes at Barr Middle School
  • Grand Island Education Foundation awards classroom mini-grants
  • Grand Island Senior High School presents 'A Christmas Carol,' students collect money for adaptive tricycle for kindergartener
  • G.I. Senior High School Orchestra will present concert on Dec. 14;
  • G.I. Public Schools receives Nebraska Arts Council grants for 5 schools
  • Grand Island Senior High School's mid-term graduation scheduled
  • Seven students to graduate from the Ombudsman Program
  • Former Engleman Elementary School first-graders invited to open Y2K time capsules
  • Westridge Middle School students collect items for Crisis Center
  • G.I. Public Schools 7th-graders will participate in NASA teleconference to create space exploration vehicle
  • Newell Elementary School students collect items for Salvation Army
  • Library of Congress Traveling Exhibit
  • G.I. Public Schools Board of Education approves contract with new superintendent
  • Nominations being accepted for Grand Island Public Schools Legendary Educator Award
  • Open house scheduled to honor G.I. Public Schools Board of Education Member Lynn Cronk
  • Former Husker star Matt Davison will speak at Barr Middle School’s Purple Hands Assembly on Jan. 18
  • West Lawn Elementary School hosting event to learn about Asia
  • Barr Middle School student wins school's National Geographic Bee competition
  • G.I. Public Schools schedule changed because of Jan. 10 snow day
  • G.I. Public Schools Middle School Choral Clinic set for Feb. 21
  • Nominations accepted for G.I. Senior High School Hall of Honor
  • G.I. Public Schools Girls Basketball Bonanza for 5th-graders postponed to Feb. 22
  • Applicants sought for G.I. Public Schools Board of Education position
  • Walnut Middle School students compete in regional MATHCOUNTS
  • West Lawn Elementary School students studying Australia
  • Engleman Elementary School hosting Fun Fest on Feb. 19
  • Barr Middle School Show Choir schedules Feb. 24 concert
  • G.I. Public Schools schedules public town hall meeting for budget discussion
  • Community celebration planned to celebrate Islanders’ 3rd straight state wrestling title
  • Fifth-grade girls compete in Grand Island Public Schools Girls Basketball Bonanza
  • Senior High School's Orchestra's plan March 1 concert; selected to perform at State Capitol
  • Howard Elementary School teacher named as finalist for Christa McAuliffe teaching award
  • GISH hosting Central Nebraska State Championship Wrestling Celebration
  • Students in G.I. Public Schools celebrating Read Across America
  • Fifth-grade boys compete in Basketball Bonanza
  • G.I. Public Schools elementary students presenting musical
  • West Lawn Elementary School students studying Europe
  • Newell Elementary School students presenting talent show
  • Barr Middle School students presenting musical
  • Family literacy night at Walnut Middle School scheduled for March 24
  • Walnut Middle School sponsoring penny war to raise funds for Red Cross relief efforts in Japan
  • Holocaust survivors will share their stories with G.I. Senior High School 9th-graders
  • Walnut Middle School 6th-graders will present vocal music concert on April 12
  • Shoemaker Elementary School 2nd-graders presenting ‘reading restaurant’
  • G.I. Public Schools musicians featured in Spring String Fling
  • Registration Dates for 2011-2012 School Year
  • Nebraska Danger football players visiting Howard Elementary
  • G.I. Public Schools sponsoring Science Fair for students in Grades 3-7
  • Penny war at Walnut a success
  • Danger players at Howard School
  • One Day Without Shoes at GISH
  • G.I. Public Schools middle school students compete at Northeast Community College Jazz Festival
  • Governor will visit Knickrehm Elementary School to recognize ag poster contest winners
  • Seedling Mile Elementary School hosting Young Author Day on April 18
  • Grand Island Public Schools 5th-Grade Honor Choir concert set for April 26
  • G.I. Public Schools and Heartland United Way sponsoring 5K run/walk
  • Barr Middle School teachers selected for Fund for Teachers fellowship in Cameroon
  • Nominations being accepted for Teacher of the Year, Staff Member of the Year, and Administrator of the Year
  • Kindergarten and elementary registration set for May 17, 18, and 19 for G.I. Public Schools
  • Howard Elementary School hosting May Day Dance
  • Shoemaker Elementary School hosting pet show
  • Walnut Middle School students will participate in unity walk
  • Grand Island Senior High School’s Jazz Band presenting Big Band Night
  • Movie version of G.I. Public Schools elementary students’ musical to be shown at Grand Theater
  • Walnut Middle School schedules vocal music concerts
  • Grand Island Senior High School’s Orchestras will perform at May 3 concert
  • Grand Island Public Schools recognizes professionals who promote healthy meals
  • West Lawn Elementary School 5th-grade girls donating to Hair for Hearts
  • Dodge Elementary School students collect coins for Relay for Life
  • Barr Middle School schedules vocal music concerts
  • Dodge Elementary School students display photos at Nebraska Nature and Visitor Center
  • Barr Middle School seventh-graders presenting probability fair
  • Engleman Elementary School honoring retiring teachers
  • Graduation reception planned for G.I. Public Schools Project SEARCH students
  • Elementary registration set for June 23 for Howard Elementary School
  • G.I. Public Schools retirees honored
  • Registration set for Grand Island Public Schools elementary and middle schools
  • Registration scheduled for Grand Island Senior High School students
  • Douglas Jensen named interim principal of Grand Island Senior High School
  • Registration open for nursing assistant class at G.I. Senior High School
  • 'Stuff the Bus' offered to collect school supplies
  • Howard Elementary School and City Library sponsoring literacy program for parents
  • Make-up registration scheduled for Grand Island Senior High School students
  • GISH Musical
  • All G.I. Public Schools staff will meet Aug. 12 at high school auditorium
  • GI Students Donate to Local Animal Shelter
  • Dedication scheduled for the new Success Academy
  • Kindles in the classroom
  • Career Pathways Institute unveils logo, timeline, and initial curriculum
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