Job well done
Staff honoured at banquet celebrating years of service
Last month, the Strait Regional School Board said thank you to 37 members of staff, 23 of whom were in attendance, during Celebrating Service 2017, the 17th annual retirement banquet to recognize the service and commitment of school board employees.
“Honourees, this evening we come together to thank you and to celebrate your distinguished professional careers and many contributions to the children and youth in the Strait Region,” said board chair Francine Boudreau. “Regardless of your position in our education community, you have given freely of your time and talents and all of us are better for it. Each and every day, you have been devoted members of our school communities, and made students and their successes your main priority and for this, I sincerely thank you.” The honourees of 2017 are: Claire Aucoin, teacher, Cape Breton Highlands Education Centre/Academy;
Dénise Aucoin, teacher, Pleasant Bay School;
Linda Beaton, teacher, Bayview Education Centre;
Charles (Chuck) Burke, building operator, Richmond Education Centre/Academy;
Monica (Nikki) Callaghan, teacher, Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School;
Margaret Ann Cameron, teacher, St. Andrew Junior
School;
Maureen Cosman-Burke, Teacher, Richmond Education Centre/Academy;
Terry Doyle, director of operations, department of operations, regional office;
Vince Eastwood, janitor, St. Andrews Consolidated School;
Arthur Gallant, bus driver, Richmond Education Centre/ Academy;
Robert Goyetche, teacher, Tamarac Education Centre;
Ann Gracie, teacher assistant, Richmond Education Centre/ Academy;
Bryan Hines, custodian, Tamarac Education Centre;
Lainie Landry, transportation planning and design officer, Mulgrave Operations Centre;
Emile LeBlanc, bus driver, Inverness Education Centre/ Academy;
Argyle MacDonald, Secretary, St. Andrew Junior School;
Heather MacDonald, teacher assistant, Antigonish Education Centre;
Judy MacDonald, library technician, Richmond Education Centre/Academy;
Neil MacDonald, teacher, Cape Breton Highlands Education Centre/Academy;
Rene MacDonald, cleaner, Richmond Education Centre/ Academy;
Sandra MacDonald, teacher, Tamarac Education Centre;
Cyril MacGillivray, teacher, Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School;
Janet MacIsaac, Teacher, Bayview Education Centre;
Rosaire MacKinnon, library technician, Whycocomagh Education Centre;
Charlotte MacNeil, teacher assistant, Cape Breton Highlands Education Centre/Academy;
Georgina MacNeil, teacher assistant, Bayview Education Centre;
Lynn Martin, literacy mentor, Regional Program Support;
Doreen McNamara, Teacher Assistant, Mulgrave Memorial Education Centre;
Josie Melong, teacher, East Antigonish Education Centre/ Academy
Tom Montrose, Cleaner, Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School;
William (Bill) Mouland, teacher assistant, Inverness Education Centre/Academy;
Allana Mullaney, teacher assistant, Antigonish Education Centre
Donnie Myette, Bus Driver, West Antigonish area;
Peggy Myette, janitor, East Antigonish Education Centre/ Academy;
Karen Power, manager of financial services, department of finance, regional office;
Charlotte Rankin, teacher, Bayview Education Centre and
Grace Weatherbie, teacher, St. Mary’s Education Centre/Academy.