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Press release of February 5, 2012
PTAs celebrate Founders Day
winners 2012
Alison Cuyler (left), Terri Jo
Kislowski, Aimee Miller, Laura Foster, Sonja Olson,
Jodi Cataldo, Traci Hall, Sharan Zarnofsky, Nancy
Harrigan, Jim Schultz, Maryellen Symer, and Tim
Brunson were all honored at the Founders Day dinner
on Feb. 2, 2012
BURNT HILLS: On February 2nd, 150 Burnt
Hills-Ballston Lake parents, staff, retirees and
volunteers from across the community gathered for
the annual Founder Day dinner at River Stone Manor
in Scotia.
The evening was a surprise-filled
celebration of the stories of some amazing parents
and/or staff from each school, people who had been
nominated and selected to
recognize their years of service and their notable
dedication "above and beyond" the usual to the needs
of local students and families.
Eleven men and
women received Founders' Day Awards, which includes
an honorary lifetime membership to the PTA:
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For Charlton Heights Elementary PTA |
Teacher Traci Hall & parent Sharan Zarnofsky |
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For Pashley Elementary PTA |
Parent Terri Jo Kislowski & teacher Aimee
Miller |
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For Stevens Elementary PTA |
Librarian Alison Cuyler & parent Sonja Olson |
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For the O'Rourke Middle School PTA |
Secretary Nancy Harrigan & parent Laura
Foster |
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For the BH-BL High School PTA |
Assistant principal Tim Brunson & principal
Maryellen Symer |
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For PTA Council |
Parent Jodi Cataldo |
Additionally, PTA Council president
Mary Carrier presented superintendent Jim Schultz
with a Distinguished Service Award. Mr. Schultz had
received a PTA Founders Day award in 1997, and is
now preparing to retire in June after 41 years with
BH-BL.
A celebration of district
culture and values
Here is a sampling of statements
from the speeches made either by the award winners
or about the award winners:
"Every day I wake up and I'm
thankful for the great place that I teach."
"She is someone who quietly
works in the background making sure that everything
gets done."
"I love the kids, I love the
community, and I love the people that I work with. I
kind of came here by accident, but it was the best
accident that ever happened to me."
"I don't want to ever ask
someone to do something that I'm not willing to do
myself. So I just go with the flow and try to make
the world a better place."
"He not only attends school
events, he becomes part of the events."
"You are the quintessential
giver and the embodiment of the Founder's Day
spirit."
"From the elementary school to
the high school, we have good kids and that makes my
job and everyone's job here so meaningful."
Go to
list of previous Founders' Day winners
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