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Wednesday, 21 March 2007 |
By Buck Traxler, I-O Editor
Conrad Public School District 10 held their annual employee recognition program on Wednesday afternoon in the Meadowlark gym.
The ever-popular program turned 11 years old with this recent event. It was started to recognize the educators and classified staff who are deserving of a special honor.
School board chairman Mark Gage gave a welcome to all the teachers and employees.
For 2007-08 fifth grade-educator Carol Brownell from Utterback Middle School was selected as one who has given her very best effort for the students and parents of the community.
Brownell was presented her Teacher of the Year award by board member Jan Carter and 2005 honoree Deb Perry.
She joins a select list of honored instructors that includes, from 1996, Bill Jimmerson, Chuck Powers, Cheryl Schlepp, who went to become the Montana Teacher of the Year, Linda Garnett, Carol Gunderson, Tara Thielman, Monica Tomayer, Jim Carroll, Deb Perry, and Beth Ann Bolmeier.
.jpg "Teacher and Employee of the Year honors") TEACHER OF THE YEAR -- From the left, School District 10 trustee Jan Carter and 2005 Employee of the Year, UMS Guidance Counselor Deb Perry, far right, present this year’s award to Carol Brownell, center, a fifth grade teacher at UMS. I-O Photo by Buck Traxler
They were presented with their award by school board trustee Jill Johnson and Sandy Shirley.
Ever the practical jokers, Principal Craig Barringer and Superintendent of Schools Lynn Utterback had Dan Brown, UMS shop teacher, make a nice looking “Employee” plaque, but scored it down the middle.
Barringer explained that due to funding cuts and lack of money, only one plaque could be given and since they had a shared position, they could share this one. He then broke the plaque over his knee into two very neat pieces to present the two ladies with a half-plaque.
The joke got the desired effect. Both women were then presented with really nice plaques.
Past winners of the award have been Betty McBratney, Leona Linn, Barbara Bruner, Donna Schlepp, Afton Lamoreaux, Jeff Sullivan, Molly Jimmerson, Linda Carlson, Tammy Jones, and Sandy Shirley.
Both Lamoreaux and Shirley went on to become Montana’s Business Official of the Year.
Brownell will have her name forwarded to the state Teacher of the Year Program. “We wish her best of luck in that process of recognition,” commented Superintendent of Schools Lynn Utterback after the program.
In addition, years of service pins went to the following educators and employees:
Tyson Anderson and Todd Boehmler both received five-year pins.
Monica Tomayer and Tracy Stokes received 10-year pins and Beth Ann Bolmeier a pin for 15 years at CHS.
Janice Farkell, Julie Orcutt and Tara Thielman all received 20-year pins and Cheryl Schlepp got a pin for 25 years of service.
Cheryl Lehnerz earned her five-year pin and Debbi Gage received a 10-year pin.
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