Savannah R-3 Honors Retirees and Excellence in Education
On Friday, May 21st, after marking the end of a crazy school year with a successful and candy-filled parade, Savannah R3 School District staff gathered at the High School for one last celebration.
Troy Dunn, Minnie Cline Principal, kicked off the ceremonies with a spirited chant about summertime and the break everyone worked so hard to earn. Groups of teachers, nurses, paraprofessionals, counselors, custodians, secretaries, and building principals were asked to stand for a moment of recognition. Dunn recapped the unprecedented events of the school year and applauded staff members for their efforts in the face of uncertainty, adversity, and talks of the pandemic.
Dr. Eric Kurre recognized the following staff members for their years of service to the district:
Completing five years of service with the district were Keeley Godfrey, Cindy Budine, Sharon Summers, Jessica Bolger, Rachel Lavo, Ashley Anderson, Kayla Hinton, Debbra Martin, Kevin McNorton, Holly Bodenhausen, Amanda Saxton, Taylor Kennedy, Megan Baumann, Caleb Wiley, Amy Becerra, Mindy Eiman, Colleen Gilbert, Christopher Lohman, and Ashely Stout.
Completing 10 years of service with the district were Luther Todd, Jennifer Grechus, Ali Herbek, Danielle Owens, Shari Greiner, Katelin Johnson, Caelene Lance, and Jenny Hovey.
Completing 15 years of service with the district were Linda Schmidt, Anthony Barbrie, Melissa Ross, and Kristi Raines.
Completing 20 years of service with the district were Kathi Snyder, Cynthia Hanna, Toni Wyrick, and Terrie Routh.
Completing 25 years of service with the district were Wyle Williams and Rona Wycoff.
The following retirees from the 2019-2020 and the 2020-2021 school year were honored.
| Mary Porter Minnie Cline Elementary 31 years |
| Linda Gillispie SMS 31 years |
| Deb Wenzel SHS 41 years |
| Kristi Maize Helena Elementary 30 years |
| Susan Glidewell SMS 27 years |
| Carrie Greene John Glenn Elementary 20 years |
| Helen Bruce Minnie Cline Elementary 9 years |
| Reggie Koop SHS 5 years |
| Fran Hegeman SMS 15 years |
| Terry McFadden SMS 21 years |
| Traci Westfall SHS 22 years |
| Roxanne Rooney Helena Elementary 7 years |
| Melissa Miller Minnie Cline Elementary 3 years |
| Kim Lyon John Glenn Elementary 29 years |
| Deann Schnitker Helena Elementary 27 years |
| Bonnie Weber District Office 38 years |
| Lisa Till Helena Elementary 28 years |
| Susan Carlisle SMS 23 years |
| Wyle Williams SMS 25 years |
| Kevin McNorton SHS 5 years |
| Lori Zimmerman SHS 25 years |
Excellence in Service Award Nominees
Anfisa Field, Linda Schmidt, Laurie Johnson, Jeanna Haggard, Jammie Salsbury, Deb Martin, and Corazon Kennard.
Excellence in Service Award Winner: Laurie Johnson
Excellence in Education Award Nominees
Danielle Dierenfeldt, Kelly Jenkins, Victoria Mueller, Mimi Whipple, Megan Combs, Aime Whipple, Mandy Chambers, Sheri Roster, Karen Taylor, Natalie Bush, Amanda Willmes, Jenna Whittington, Kayla Hinton, Shelly Logsdon, Amanda Boyer, Kate Noland, Melissa Miller, and Kelly Jones.
Excellence in Education Award Winners: Kate Noland (runner up) & Shelly Logsdon
Barb Gobel Innovative Teacher Award Winner: Shelly Sybert
Congrats to all of this years' winners and thank you to the SR3 staff for another fantastic year.