by Don Davis-Community Member of the Shared Decision Making Committee

This month, we honor several great people who have worked very hard for many years, teaching and leading our students at school, day in and day out. We lose six outstanding people from our AES program:

• Bill Motsko, our principal, with 36 years of service

• Jack Knapik, 5th Grade teacher, with 36 years of service

• Ann Zalepa, 4th Grade teacher with 36 years of service

• Joe Brougham, 5th Grade teacher, with 33 years of service, all at AES

• Janet Delap, 3rd Grade teacher, with 34 years of service

• Carol Hines, teacher's aide, with 23 years of service.

We'll miss you all very much, and we wish you the best of luck in your retirement. As the year winds down to the closing, stop by and wish these find folks good luck, as I know many of you have been fortunate enough to have had your children or perhaps yourself in their class at one time or another throughout the years.

Our school will be planting a special tree in honor of our principal, Mr. Bill Motsko.

Once again, good luck, and the best in your next stage of life to all of you. Thank you all for your many years of dedication and devotion to your jobs over these years. Your hard work has made a difference!

It's been a great school years and we'll be looking forward to next September before we know it. Have a good summer.

Signing off till the fall . . .