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Retirees Recognized at the Annual Retirement Luncheon

Sixty-seven retirees with 1,639 total years of service in public education were recognized at the Caldwell County Schools Annual Retirement Luncheon on Tuesday at Cedar Rock Country Club.

“There’s just no way to say thank you enough or put a value on what those individuals have done for us, our community and for our children and the schools they have served,” said Superintendent Donald Phipps.

The following individuals were recognized by the Board of Education for their years of dedicated service to the Caldwell County Schools:

Laura Arizmendi	Baton	Data Manager
Leigh Anne Caldwell	Baton	1st Grade Teacher
Janie Rickman	Baton	5th Grade Teacher
Pamela M Smith	Baton	Occupational Therapy Asst
Kim Burns	Caldwell Early College	Seminar Teacher
Kimberly E. Forester	Caldwell Early College	School Counselor
Sharon C Green	Caldwell Early College	Biology Teacher
Anna Lee Potter	Caldwell Online	Middle Grades Math Teacher
Alice Suddreth	Collettsville	4th Grade Teacher
Marsha Banks	Davenport	Kindergarten Teacher
Virginia A Brown	Davenport	Third Grade Teacher
Karen Bush	Davenport	Kindergarten IA
Jeannie Franklin	Davenport	Instructional Asst
Kathy Johnston	Davenport	CNP Assistant
Trina W. Teague	Davenport	CNP Manager
Angela S. White	Davenport	Speech Pathologist
Ginny Clay	Dudley Shoals Elem	First Grade Teacher
Mary L. Costner	Dudley Shoals Elem	Custodian
Patty Lail	Dudley Shoals Elem	Instructional Assistant
Kelly Matthews	Dudley Shoals Elem & South Caldwell	Social Worker
Donna R Hart	Gamewell Elem	4th Grade Teacher
Melissa High	Gamewell Elem	CNP Assistant
Donna Key	Gamewell Elem	CNP Assistant
Teresa A. Larson	Gamewell Elem	3rd Grade Teacher
Penni R. Robinson	Gamewell Elem	2nd Grade Teacher
Angel Minton	Gamewell Middle	7th Grade Teacher
Kathy W. Ward	Gamewell Middle	CNP Manager
Vicki Jetton	Granite Falls Elem	2nd Grade Teacher
Deborah D. Dishman	Granite Falls Middle	Media Assistant
Tracy F Proffitt	Happy Valley	PE Teacher
Pamela Rice	Happy Valley	EC Instructional Assistant
Mike Stone	Happy Valley	Custodian
Angela A. Bentley	Hibriten High	CNP Assistant
Barbara Church	Hibriten High	Custodian
Christie C. Graybeal	Hibriten High	Custodian
Melinda Shew	Hibriten High	CNP Assistant
Gary Virts	Horizons	Instructional Asst
Gina Shook Long	Hudson Elementary	Custodian
Shelly G. Oliver	Hudson Elementary	Kindergarten Teacher
Tammy Knight	Hudson Middle	7th Grade Teacher
Chad Parker	Hudson Middle	STEM Teacher
Locke W. Smith Jr.	Hudson Middle	Business Teacher
Vic Wilcox	Hudson Middle	8th Grade SS Teacher
Danna H. Cable	Lower Creek Elem	2nd Grade Teacher
DeDee Hubbard	Lower Creek Elem	2nd Grade Teacher
Brenda Lackey	Lower Creek Elem	CNP Manager
Tim Honeycutt	Maintenance	Electrician
Mark Mautino	Maintenance	Painter
Karen Reid Hall	Sawmills Elem	5th Grade Teacher
Libby Parrish	Sawmills Elem	Instructional Asst
Sabrina South	Sawmills Elem	Instructional Asst
Phyllis B. Bentley	South Caldwell	English Teacher
Kenny Ellison	South Caldwell	Science Teacher
Angela Poteat	South Caldwell	Math Teacher
Sandy Price	South Caldwell	CN Manager
Rebecca Tolbert	South Caldwell	Health Sci Education
Marisa C. Wallace	South Caldwell	EC Teacher
Beth Woodard	South Caldwell	Drama Teacher
Tambra Haigler	Valmead	EC Resource Teacher
Catina Moore	Valmead	CNP Manager
Beth G Vonnegut	Valmead	Teacher
Neil Ramsey	West Caldwell High	SS Teacher
Leigh Bowman	Whitnel	Kindergarten Teacher
Rebecca Lawing	William Lenoir Mid	AIG Specialist
Forrest C. Bryson	Ed Center	Director of Accountability, Testing, and Technology
Bonnie Smith	Ed Center	Licensure Specialist
Lisa Vaughn	Ed Center	Literacy Specialist