District Status: Schools closed through 5/1; FWCS Offices closed 3/23-4/10 FWCS says farewell to 73 retirees

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Record Number: 9896
Displayed from: May 13, 2013 , until: Jun 30, 2013

Fort Wayne Community Schools will say good-bye to 73 retirees with nearly 2,000 combined years of service at the annual retirement dinner Thursday, May 16.

The district wishes the best to the teachers, bus drivers, classroom assistants, administrators and others who dedicated many years to making the lives of children better. The years of service for this year’s group of retirees range from 12 to 49, and each year made a difference to students.

The following are the retirees FWCS honors this year:

Name Position Years of Service

Lynn Scotty Smuts

 Business teacher, Snider

 49

Carolyn Yates

 Language arts teacher, Lakeside  43

Margaret Schimmel

 Third-grade teacher, Waynedale  42

Shelley Wellington

 English teacher, Snider  40.5

John H. Weicker

 Director of Security  40

Judith Henderson

 District instructional coach  39.5

Patrick Blose

 Assistant principal, Towles Montessori  39

Janet Perez

English/reading teacher, Anthis Career Center

  39

Robert Ping

 Science teacher, Lane  39

William Schott

 Fifth-grade teacher, Weisser Park  39

Theresa Stumpf

 Interventionist, Weisser Park  39

Mary Yarnelle

 First-grade teacher, St. Joseph Central  37.5

Stephany Bourne

 Principal, Indian Village  37

Donn Nichols

 Fifth-grade teacher, Weisser Park  36.5

Kevin Fahlsing

Bus technician

  36.5

Bonnie Rogers

 Manager, Continuing Education  34.5

Janet Davis

 Student interventionist, Haley  34

Rhonda Lawrence

 Second-grade teacher, Shambaugh  33.5

Debra Fry

Physical education teacher, Croninger

  33

Pamela Baker

 Spanish teacher, Northrop  32.5

Larry Shelton

Physical education teacher, Forest Park

  32.5

Marsha Flora

 English/journalism teacher, Northrop  31.5

Judith Bransteter

 Math teacher, Anthis Career Center  29

Glenda Hayworth

 Counselor, Jefferson  29

Elaine Kemerer

 Senior programmer, Technology  27

Diane Cox

 Secretary, Continuing Education  26

Susan Verse

 Fourth-grade teacher, Maplewood  25.5

Julie Farrimond

 Secretary, Chief Operations Office  25.5

Roberta Bernard

 Secretary, Security  25

Judith Keys

 Bus driver  25

Julie Bird

 Sixth-grade social studies teacher, Lakeside  25

Lynn Hall

 Manager, Compensation & Benefits  25

Lee Murphy

Special Education-Instructional Coach, North Side

  25

Shirley Taylor

Extracurricular clerk, Transportation

  25

Patricia Russell

 Clerk, Media Services  25

Cynthia Ricker

 Third-grade teacher, Glenwood Park  24.5

Lynn Yoder

 Language Arts, Portage  24

Gloria Dance

 Social studies/math teacher, Jefferson  23.5

Marsha White

 School psychologist, Special Education  23.5

Cynthia Ellinwood

 Kindergarten teacher, Whitney Young Early Childhood  23
Deborah Nunn-Persley Third-grade teacher, Harrison Hill  23
Jean Strawser

Family & Consumer science/media, Miami

  23

Donna Sturgeon

 Special education, Forest Park  23

Jeanne Nes

 Media center teacher, Lindley  23

Joyce Sowders

 Instructional assistant, Holland  22.5

Christine Michael

Science teacher, Irwin

  22

Wanda Sommer

 Student interventionist, Maplewood  22

Mary Eliasson

 Secretary/Treasurer, South Wayne  22

Kathleen Minton

 Bus driver  22

Brenda Lee

Bus assistant

  21

Rosa Sherman

 Instructional assistant, Franke Park  21

Diane Perriguey

 Language arts/science, Portage  21

Luke Richardson

 Construction trades instructor, Anthis Career Center  21

Sue Ellen Cash

 Safety coordinator, Transportation  19

Marcella Degitz

Accounting supervisor

  18.5

Sandra Bruce

Guidance secretary, North Side

  18.5

Julie Klugman

 Media clerk, Harrison Hill  18.5

Donna Lobdell

 Secretary, Miami  18.5

Monica Etter

 Textbook rental coordinator  18

Linda Keifer

 Instructional assistant, Haley  17.5

Karen Murphy

Bus assistant

  17

Diane Williams Woods

 Receptionist, South Side  17

Chris Greene

 Special education assistant, Kekionga  17

Cynthia Asselin

 Fifth-grade teacher, Bloomingdale  16.5

Nancy Herber

 Secretary, Continuing Education  16.5

Dawn Rosendall

 Student interventionist, Lindley  16

Robert Warnsley

In-school suspension supervisor, Jefferson

  16

Elise Stier

 Second-grade teacher, Washington  15.5

Ronald Bade

 Bus driver  15

Nancy Krumm

 Family & consumer science, South Side  15

Donna Sickafus

 Secretary, Maintenance & Operations  15

Beverly Johnson

 Baker, Snider  13

Bonnie Fairfield

 Internal auditor  12

 


With nearly 30,000 students, Fort Wayne Community Schools is one of the largest school districts in Indiana. FWCS proudly allows families to choose any of its 50 schools through its successful school-choice program creating diversity in each school, including some with more than 75 languages spoken. FWCS offers seven magnet schools focusing on areas such as science and math, communication, fine arts or Montessori at the elementary and middle school level. In high school, students can choose from the prestigious International Baccalaureate program, Project Lead the Way or New Tech Academy as well as other rigorous academic and specialty training programs.