Retirees help celebrate Port Pride

District asks retirees to join staff on opening day

POSTED: SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Pictured (left to right) are some of the retirees who attended the Sept. 1 opening day staff breakfast at Port Jervis High School: (front row) Lynda Onofry, Lyn Shaffer, Susan Vicchariello, Mary Alice Starzan, Nancy Reilly, Sue Smith; (back row) Sue Clayton, Norma Schadt, Raymond Kolvenbach, Ethel Gill, Betty Hartmann, and Lois Vicchiariello. Missing from picture are Barbara Sutton and Richard Morgan.

Port Jervis administrators attribute the district’s steady improvements to the hard work and dedication of all district employees – past and present. To show their appreciation, they invited all retired employees to join current teachers and staff Sept. 1 at the annual opening day breakfast.

“We have had many successes in the past few years. These accomplishments couldn’t have been achieved without a solid foundation that was created through the hard work of those who came before us,” said Assistant Superintendent for Instruction John Bell.

“Our retirees are a special part of the district’s family and we are honored to have many of them in attendance today. We plan on making this an annual tradition and hope to have 100 retirees attend the opening day breakfast in September 2010,” noted Bell.