FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A local school district will be saying goodbye to 75 employees soon.
According to a press release from Fort Wayne Community Schools, there will be a special retirement dinner Thursday night to honor the employees, all of which are retiring at the end of the school year.
The longest-tenured ones are science teacher Leslie Howard and bus driver Martha Powers, each stepping down after 43 years of service.
Find the full list below, courtesy of FWCS:
|
Name
|
Position
|
Years of Service
|
|
Leslie Howard
|
Shawnee, Science Teacher
|
43
|
|
Martha Powers
|
Bus Driver
|
43
|
|
Tommy Hogan
|
New Tech Academy at Wayne, Health/Career Teacher
|
42
|
|
Jane Lundy
|
St. Joseph Central, Third-grade Teacher
|
42
|
|
Lawanda Windom
|
Lane, Language Arts/Social Studies Teacher
|
41.5
|
|
Debra Kruse
|
Holland, Kindergarten Teacher
|
39
|
|
Steven Zehr
|
Glenwood Park, P.E. Teacher
|
38
|
|
Susan Miller
|
Glenwood Park, Secretary
|
37
|
|
Jennifer Johnson
|
Irwin, First-grade Teacher
|
37
|
|
Cheryl Strader
|
Northrop, Assistant Principal
|
36.5
|
|
Cynthia Freehill
|
Bus driver
|
33.5
|
|
James Rathge
|
Warehouse, Clerk
|
33
|
|
Sharon Connor
|
Harris, Kindergarten Teacher
|
33
|
|
Roberta Mustapha
|
Arlington, Student Interventionist
|
33
|
|
Donna Roof
|
Snider, English Teacher
|
32.5
|
|
Elaine Campbell
|
Northcrest, Special Education Assistant
|
32
|
|
Sally Benjamin-Butler
|
Towles New Tech, Social Studies Teacher
|
31
|
|
Karen Rhoades
|
Northwood, School Improvement Coordinator
|
31
|
|
Joyce McGiffin
|
Harrison Hill, School Assistant
|
31
|
|
Renee Page
|
Forest Park, School Improvement Coordinator
|
30.5
|
|
Jeanne Taylor
|
ELL, District Instructional Coach
|
30
|
|
Jane Sieber
|
Shawnee, Math Teacher
|
29.5
|
|
Jacqueline Howard
|
Scott Academy, Student Interventionist
|
29.5
|
|
Ronald Holmes
|
South Side, History Teacher
|
29
|
|
Antonia Printzos
|
Special Education, Middle School Resource Teacher
|
29
|
|
Pamela Rios
|
Harris, Special Education Teacher
|
29
|
|
Daniel Nolan
|
Northrop, Assistant Principal
|
29
|
|
Candace Cress
|
Nebraska, Media Clerk
|
28
|
|
Ruth Nofzinger
|
Harris, Third-grade Teacher
|
27.5
|
|
Jane Masters
|
Area Vocational Education, Secretary
|
27
|
|
Evangelina Robles
|
Lindley, School Assistant
|
27
|
|
Teresa Vanderpool
|
Portage, Secretary
|
27
|
|
Deborah Dinse
|
Franke Park, School Assistant
|
27
|
|
Bruce Flohr
|
Holland, Second-grade Teacher
|
26.5
|
|
Peggy McFadden
|
Holland, Kindergarten Teacher
|
26.5
|
|
Deborah Layson
|
Towles New Tech, School Assistant
|
26.5
|
|
Patricia Hardiek
|
North Side, Cafeteria Manager
|
26.5
|
|
Julia Beutel
|
Forest Park, First-grade Teacher
|
25.5
|
|
Sharon Raypole
|
Scott Academy, Fifth-grade Teacher
|
25
|
|
Linda Yoder
|
Croninger, First-grade Teacher
|
25
|
|
Sherry Britt
|
Whitney Young, Principal
|
25
|
|
Steven Douglas
|
Adams, Case Manager
|
24
|
|
Judith Kinder
|
Snider, Cafeteria Manager
|
24
|
|
Camby Ferdon
|
Snider, Foreign Language Teacher
|
23
|
|
Jana Root
|
Memorial Park, Music Teacher
|
22.5
|
|
Cynthia Fisher
|
Towles Montessori, 9-12 Teacher
|
21.5
|
|
Kim Hunter
|
Special Education, Elementary Resource Teacher
|
21.5
|
|
Patsy Snyder
|
St. Joseph Central, First-grade Teacher
|
21.5
|
|
Michelle Webster
|
St. Joseph Central, Secretary
|
20.5
|
|
Jill Imbody
|
Bus Driver
|
19.5
|
|
Kathryn Fromm
|
Bus Driver
|
19.5
|
|
Penny Darrah
|
Miami, Student Interventionist
|
19
|
|
Jennifer Vaughan
|
North Side, Building Coach
|
19
|
|
Kathy Frye
|
Abbett, P.E. Teacher
|
18
|
|
Melissa Snider
|
FWCS Career Academy, Hospitality Careers Teacher
|
18
|
|
Karen Somers
|
Haley, Second-grade Teacher
|
18
|
|
Mark Frisch
|
Transportation, Supervisor
|
17.5
|
|
Patricia Bailey
|
Kekionga, Counselor
|
17
|
|
Roxanne Yoquelet
|
Assistant Superintendent-Secondary, Secretary
|
17
|
|
Leigh Steinke
|
Miami, Cafeteria Manager
|
16.5
|
|
Charlotte Ellis-Johnson
|
Bus Driver
|
16
|
|
Judith Baker
|
Weisser Park, Student Interventionist
|
16
|
|
Lawrence Lael
|
Jefferson, P.E./Science Teacher
|
16
|
|
Sheryl Bohde
|
Washington Center, Special Education Assistant.
|
16
|
|
Claudia Peters
|
Bus Driver
|
16
|
|
Peggy Loveless
|
Bus Driver
|
15.5
|
|
Sharyl Paul
|
Northcrest, School Assistant
|
14
|
|
Michael Bishop
|
Maintenance & Operations, Mechanical Maintenance
|
13.5
|
|
Frankie Kovacs
|
Wayne, Business Teacher
|
13
|
|
Eunice (Jean) Bireley
|
FWCS Career Academy, Hospitality Careers Teacher
|
12
|
|
Peter Roberts
|
Bus Driver
|
12
|
|
Ann Holdredge
|
Northcrest, Art Teacher
|
11
|
