Stillwater Area Public Schools Salutes 36 Retiring Staff Members

Stillwater MN

18 May, 2022

1:46 PM

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STILLWATER, MN —Stillwater Area Public Schools on Wednesday issued a statement saluting the 36 employees retiring from the district at the end of this school year. The group includes teachers, paraprofessionals, custodians, counselors, nutrition services staff, psychologists, technical and administrative support staff and school leaders at the elementary, middle school and high school levels, in addition to district-wide employees. According to the district, the group was honored Tuesday night at a dinner held at the Lake Elmo Inn Event Center. At the event, each retiree was presented with a bell from the district and a cutting board from the Partnership Plan, which was made by students at the St. Croix Valley Area Learning Center. "We are grateful to each of these amazing individuals for all they have done to support our students and families throughout their careers," the district said in the statement. "In all of these roles, they've helped to build a warm and welcoming school community and have impacted the lives of countless students." The list of retirees includes: Nancy Anderson, Teacher, Lily Lake Elementary, 29 years with the district Sandy Bealka, Paraprofessional, Lake Elmo Elementary, 8 yearsDale Bengston, Custodian, Brookview Elementary, 16 yearsRenee Clark, Nutrition Services, Stillwater Middle, 11 yearsJulia Coe, Counselor, Oak-Land Middle, 21 yearsValerie Corman, Instructional Coach, Rutherford Elementary, 31 yearsGary Detlefsen, Custodian, Stillwater Middle, 35 yearsBeverly Engesether, Teacher, Stillwater Area High School, 22 yearsSabrina Falzone, Nutrition Services, Rutherford, 17 yearsColleen Feldman, School Psychologist, Stillwater Area High School, 19 yearsPamela Hall, Nutrition Services, Districtwide, 15 yearsRalph Halvorson, Activities Supervisor, Middle Schools, 10 yearsLaurie Hansen, Teacher, Stillwater Area High School, 33 yearsBarbara Holman, Paraprofessional, ECFC, 15 yearsRobert Johnson, Custodian, Stillwater Middle, 34 yearsSheryl Johnson, Nutrition Services, Andersen Elementary, 27 yearsWendy Johnson, Paraprofessional, Andersen Elementary, 18 yearsRichard Keller, Teacher, Stillwater Area High School, 27 yearsCarolyn Kirby, Paraprofessional, Andersen Elementary, 18 yearsMonica Leo, Building Secretary, Andersen Elementary, 19 yearsAllison McGinnis, Paraprofessional, Stillwater Area High School, 30 yearsDiane Olson, Nutrition Services, Mahtomedi Schools, 15 yearsMitchell Olson, Paraprofessional, Oak-Land Middle, 6 yearsChris Otto, Principal, Stillwater Middle, 28 yearsKaren Paulson, Paraprofessional, Rutherford Elementary, 8 yearsRoxanne Pechacek, Bookkeeper, Stillwater Area High School, 13 yearsLisa Peterson, Teacher, Stillwater Middle, 10 yearsRhonda Place, Secretary, Lake Elmo Elementary, 18 yearsJanet Radke, Paraprofessional, ECFC, 26 yearsMichell Sherlock, Nutrition Services, Oak-Land Middle, 17 yearsAlane Stickan, Teacher, Rutherford, 34 yearsTerri Swenson, Teacher, ECFC, 32 yearsMary Jo Vene-Loida, Teacher, Stonebridge, 21 yearsSandra Weaver, Counselor, Stillwater Area High School, 32 yearsThomas Wendt, Teacher, St. Croix Valley Area Learning Center, 24 yearsIris Wotzka, Teacher, Lake Elmo Elementary, 27 years