Family, friends and faculty honored 19 members of the district as they head into retirement at a ceremony in the MS/HS courtyard on May 18. Building principals and administration thanked teachers and staff for their years of dedicated work creating a special environment for all in the district.
Retiring staff:
Meryl Alstadter, Bayville Primary School teacher (25 years in-district)
Elizabeth Boudreau, Ann MacArthur Primary School teacher (30 years in-district)
Robert Buonaspina, Locust Valley High School teacher (32 years in-district)
Linda DeFeo, Locust Valley High School teacher (27 years in-district)
James Doran, Bus driver (36 years in-district)
Joan Florio, Bayville Primary teaching assistant (27 years in-district)
Gina Gruter, Locust Valley Middle School Monitor (20 years in-district)
Alison Guerriero, Ann MacArthur Primary School cook/leader (17 years in-district)
Susan Hammerschmidt, district clerk (15 years in-district)
Winnifred P. Herzog, Locust Valley High school custodian (25 years in-district)
Lawrence Lynch, Locust Valley High School teacher (29 years in-district)
Judith A. Maruca, Locust Valley High School teacher (27 years in-district)
Anthony J. Perrone, Locust Valley High School teacher (29 years in-district)
Santa Rovere, Bayville Primary School teacher (22 years in-district)
Sheryl Silberman, Bayville Primary School teaching assistant (Seven years in-district)
Alan Stella, Locust Valley High School teacher (24 years in-district)
Robert Taylor, Locust Valley High School custodian (22 years in-district)
Dawn M. Vissicchio, Bayville Intermediate School teacher (31 years in-district)
Donna Wengrofsky, district assistant bus manager (27 years in-district)