Staff Retirement Recognition
Wednesday, June 11, 2015 Retirement Recognition Program
Reception - 4:15 p.m. Program - 5:15 p.m.
Welcome...... Christine Barnett
Entertainment
Opening Remarks...... Ingrid Day
Introductions...... Christine Barnett
Presentation of Retirees and Gifts Board of Education...... Ingrid Day Superintendent...... Rob Glass Assistant Superintendent...... Christine Barnett BHEA...... Grat Dalton BHOPPA...... Deb Shoultz
Closing Remarks...... Rob Glass
2015 Staff Retirement Recognition BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS Table of Contents
Bob Ambrose...... 3 Biographies Unavailable Carey L. Bohner...... 4 Robin Beyer Helen Brostek...... 5 Nancy Conn Noreen Donovan...... 6 Daniel Deiterick Cheryl Fox...... 7 Harriet Elliott Darla Hard...... 8 Judy Elsworth Vivian Johnston...... 9 Kathleen Fisher Claudia Jones Cheairs...... 10 Robert Freda Bruce Kezlarian...... 11 Robert Hurdle Linda Kidd...... 12 Alicja Jahnke Kathleen Kopitz...... 13 Russell Kuttkuhn Donna Learmont...... 14 Gail LePage Mary Leonard...... 15 Barbara Lloyd Julie Magulak...... 16 Frank Martin Daniel Mathena...... 17 Helen Scarpelli Patricia McParlane...... 18 Mary Jo Schneider Bob Mossman...... 19 Charlotte Tharp Valerie Murray...... 20 Sharyl Wedge Barbara J. Niemi...... 21 Richard Wood Diane Nolff...... 22 Barbara Radabaugh...... 23 Kimberly Ray...... 24 Marcia Reedy...... 25 Mary Reichel...... 26 Mark Smak...... 27 Randy Williams...... 28 Robert Young...... 29 Cheryl Zielinski...... 30
BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS 2015 Staff Retirement Recognition Bob Ambrose
Bloomfield Hills High School 30 years in the District
Other roles at BHS included...
Andover Bands, West Hills Bands. In my free time, I enjoy... golf, reading about golf, watching the Golf Channel, crossword puzzles (preferably with golf related themes). In retirement I plan to... Clinic and Adjudicate bands, play golf, perhaps do some consulting, travel to visit the kids. My fondest memories of BHS include... 30 years of working with amazing young people, our 2010 concert in Carnegie Hall, marching in London past the Houses of Parliament on January 1, 2000 as the bells of Westminster Abbey, Big Ben and the Westminster Hall all pealed simultaneously, playing in Hill Auditorium in 1987, 1994 and 2001, our performance in Grand Rapids at the MMC last year. My family members include...
wife Laura, daughter Katy, son Bob, and son Eric.
3 2015 Staff Retirement Recognition BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS Carey L. Bohner
West Hills Middle School 23 years in the District
Other roles at BHS included... West Hills cafe’, Andover cafe’, Lasher cafe’, Lasher custodial, Andover custodial, West Hills custodial.
In my free time, I enjoy... resale shops and yard sales. In retirement I plan to... go shopping and enjoy Grandbaby sitting. My fondest memories of BHS include... The people... My family members include... husband Andy, daughter Ashley and son Eddie.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS 2015 Staff Retirement Recognition 4 Helen Brostek
East Hills Middle School Alomst 10 years in the District
Other roles at BHS included... the Recreation Department. In my free time, I enjoy... collecting antiques, sewing, writing, reading, crocheting, and gardening. In retirement I plan to... Do all the things I listed above. :) My fondest memories of BHS include... the relationships I have with students and their families. Many of which will continue after retirement. My family members include... husband Carl, daughter Brenda, daughter Sara, and daughter Nicole.
5 2015 Staff Retirement Recognition BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS Helen Brostek Noreen Donovan
Wing Lake • Nurse 36 years in the District
Other roles at BHS included... Wing Lake for 36 years, TB testing for entire district for several. In my free time, I enjoy... crossword puzzles, walking, gardening, and family outings. In retirement I plan to... relax, sleep in later than 4:30 am, and travel! My fondest memories of BHS include... Wing Lake has been my second home and I have formed many wonderful relationships with staff. My family members include... husband Terrence, sons Patrick and Timothy, daughter Bridget, grandchildren Megan and Lauren.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS 2015 Staff Retirement Recognition 6 Cheryl Fox
Lone Pine Elementary • Second Grade 37 years in the District
Other roles at BHS included... taught third grade at Conant. In my free time, I enjoy... being with family, traveling, and reading. In retirement I plan to... enjoy being a Grandma for the first time and doing a lot of traveling. My fondest memories of BHS include... the dedicated staff and enjoyment coming to work with them each day. My family members include... husband Kevin, son John, daughter Laurie, son-in-law Christopher.
7 2015 Staff Retirement Recognition BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS Cheryl Fox Darla Hard
International Academy 23 years in the District
Other roles at BHS included... food service all areas, running the kitchen at IA. In my free time, I enjoy... being with family. In retirement I plan to... travel, destress. My fondest memories of BHS include... coworkers and students at IA. My family members include... Robert Hard, Nicole and Nolan Rossi, Michael and Lindsay Hard, and Josephine Hard.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS 2015 Staff Retirement Recognition 8 Vivian Johnston
Bloomfield Hills High School 15 years in the district
Other roles at BHS included... teaching at Andover and Alternative High School. In my free time, I enjoy... the outdoors, knitting, and reading. In retirement I plan to... travel, exercise, read, and enjoy friends and family. My fondest memories of BHS include... laughing with my students and colleagues. My family members include... daughter Leigh.
9 2015 Staff Retirement Recognition BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS Vivian Johnston Claudia Jones Cheairs
Booth Center/Human Resources Dept. & Superintendent’s Office 17 years in the district
Other roles at BHS included... Secretary at Wing Lake Developmental Center, Coordinator at Mature Minglers, Administrative Assistant at Central Administration Office. In my free time, I enjoy... shopping, going out with friends, concerts/plays, reading mystery novels, singing, and family gatherings. In retirement I plan to... travel, continue to work with Hospice of Michigan, read, enjoy my beautiful family and praise God daily for the wonderful life He has given me! My fondest memories of BHS include... the annual Human Resources/Payroll department Holiday dinners, the birthday celebrations on Andover Road and the wonderful friendships I have developed. My family members include... daughter Gi’Anna, daughter Camille, granddaughter Kae’Yanna, granddaughter Kai’Yah, and granddaughter Madison.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS 2015 Staff Retirement Recognition 10 Bruce Kezlarian
Model High School • Social Studies 42 years in the District
Other roles at BHS included... Lone Pine Elementary School (PE teacher), West Hills Middle School (PE teacher), Head 9th grade football coach (West Hills Junior High), SCAMP Recreation Director, Developed Motor Skills Program at Booth Elementary, Co-developed Adventure English Program. In my free time, I enjoy... spending time with family, outdoor pursuits (trail running/mountain biking/climbing), gardening/ landscaping, and building boulder walls. In retirement I plan to... travel and spend more time with family and my granddaughter. My fondest memories of BHS include... meeting my wonderful wife of 40 years in the summer of 1973 at West Hills working at SCAMP. My family members include... spouse Diane Kezlarian, daughter Courtney Kezlarian Abela, and daughter Kirsten Kezlarian.
11 2015 Staff Retirement Recognition BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS Bruce Kezlarian Linda Kidd
Conant 40 years in the District
Other roles at BHS included... Substitute (all buildings), 1st through 4th grades at Conant. In my free time, I enjoy...
reading, exercising, and traveling. In retirement I plan to... travel Route 66 and Hawaii with my family. Waterfalls and volcanoes are calling my name. I will continue to volunteer at my church, historical society, and teacher organizations. I will improve my high performance driving skills at Michigan tracks and also improve my driving skills on the golf course. My fondest memories of BHS include... the wonderful staff members I served with and the children who made every day a new experience. My family members include... husband Michael, son Michael, daughter-in-law Aleta, daughter Pamela, son-in-law Owen and granddaughters Helen and Shelby.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS 2015 Staff Retirement Recognition 12 Kathleen Kopitz
Bloomfield Hills High School 15 years in the District
In my free time, I enjoy... traveling, skiing, boating, reading, and relaxing at my cottage in Charlevoix. In retirement I plan to... travel, volunteer,connect, and explore the world outside of SCHOOL! My fondest memories of BHS include... Graduating in 1971, returning to teach English with intellectually stimulating colleagues, creating a community read program, developing an IB- DP English curriculum AND TEACHING IT, running a parent reading group, meeting with students who have returned from college...and most of all working with students and staff on a daily basis who made me grow personally and intellectually. My family members include... husband Steven, son Bradley, and daughter Jessica.
13 2015 Staff Retirement Recognition BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS Kathleen Kopitz Donna Learmont
Bloomfield Hills High School 29 years in the District
In my free time, I enjoy... yoga In retirement I plan to... work somewhere else. My fondest memories of BHS include... working for Dave Symington and Bob Docking. My family members include... children, Andrew, Ava, and Thomas.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS 2015 Staff Retirement Recognition 14 Mary Leonard
9th grade campus • English 15.5 years in the District
Other roles at BHS included... East Hills- GERT, ESL, 7th and 8th grade teacher, FPS coach East Hills and Lahser, Lahser High School- English teacher, department head 2012-2013. In my free time, I enjoy... my family! In retirement I plan to... do all the things I never had time for! My fondest memories of BHS include... the gatherings we had in the Lahser English Department Office as well as the many colleagues and families which have also been, and remain to be, a large part of my life. My family members include... husband Ross, daughter Lauren, daughter Anna, and doggy Daisie.
15 2015 Staff Retirement Recognition BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS Julie Magulak
Fox Hills 27 years in the District
Other roles at BHS included... School Social Worker at Wing Lake, East Hills, Pine Lake, Lone Pine, Alternative High School, Conant, and Fox Hills. In my free time, I enjoy... cooking, reading, going on the treadmill, and being with family. In retirement I plan to... enjoy more quality time with my family. My fondest memories of BHS include... working with the Special Education Professionals and the General Education Administrators, Teachers and Staff to help children have a successful school experience! The smiling faces of the children and their goodness. My family members include... husband George Magulak, daughter Kristy Magulak, and daughter Meredith Magulak.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS 2015 Staff Retirement Recognition 16 Daniel Mathena
Bloomfield Hills High School • Science 32 years in the district
Other roles at BHS included... Science teacher at Andover High School and, for one year, 7th grade science at BHMS. In my free time, I enjoy... outdoor activities and working on home projects. In retirement I plan to... enjoy my well earned retirement! My fondest memories of BHS include... all of the friendships and relationships I formed with my fellow staff members throughout the years. My family members include... wife Cheryl, daughter Tara, and son Brenton.
17 2015 Staff Retirement Recognition BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS Daniel Mathena Patricia McParlane
28 years in the District
Other roles at BHS included... the following secretarial positions: Purchasing - 10 months, Personnel - 24 years, Food Service - 3 years, and HS Financial Office - 5 months. In my free time, I enjoy... traveling, reading, dining out, working out, and spending time with my family and friends. In retirement I plan to... travel, spend some of the winter in Florida, start some home renovations, volunteer, work on my golf game.... a lot! My fondest memories of BHS include... working with some truly wonderful people and making friends that I will always have. My family members include... husband Terry, daughter Shea, and daughter Devin.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS 2015 Staff Retirement Recognition 18 Bob Mossman
Wing Lake Developmental Center 29 years in the District
Other roles at BHS included... the closest to another job was doing my student teaching at Fox Hills School in the spring of 1972. In my free time, I enjoy... volunteering, travel and a little gardening. In retirement I plan to... do volunteer school psychology evaluations at private schools and try to grow some pumpkins. My fondest memories of BHS include... working at Wing Lake and serving the private schools has been a dream job. At Wing Lake I have enjoyed everything from working with wonderful people, helping fantastic students and assisting very caring parents. Helping with dismissal is great fun and writing a newsletter for 22 years has been a hoot. But it has always been about the people. They are good people. My family members include... wife Marilyn Mossman and daughter Carrie Mossman.
19 2015 Staff Retirement Recognition BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS Bob Mossman Valerie Murray
Conant / Media Paraeducator 8 years in the District
Other roles at BHS included... Pine Lake - Media Paraeducator until it closed. (2007-2009), West Hills - Resource Room Para 4 years (2009-2013), West Hills - 5th grade coach for 6 years.(2009-2015), My education career also includes 11 years in the Birmingham district, 1 in the Autistic Impaired program at Harlan, and 10 years at Quarton as a Technology Operational Asst. Prior to that I worked in Advertising as a Media Buyer for 9 years after getting my BA from MSU. In my free time, I enjoy... boating, gardening(vegetables and flowers), traveling, and spending time with my family! In retirement I plan to... do more traveling to explore new places in addition to making more trips to see my twin sons who live in Pennsylvania and California. My fondest memories of BHS include... the Pine Lake 50th Anniversary Celebration! We gathered together a lot of memorabilia and old photographs, along with a wonderful group of staff, students, and their families. My family members include...
spouse Bob Murray, son Chris Murray, and twin sons Scott Murray and Kevin Murray.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS 2015 Staff Retirement Recognition 20 Barbara J. Niemi
West Hills Middle School 25 years in the district
Other roles at BHS included... Started working at Andover café, moved to West Hills in 1999. In my free time, I enjoy...
gardening, gym, and motorcycle trips. In retirement I plan to...
not to get up at 4:00 A.M. anymore! My fondest memories of BHS include...
working with some truly wonderful ladies! My family members include... husband Tad, son Travis. daughter Brett and son Thayer.
21 2015 Staff Retirement Recognition BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS Diane Nolff
Conant Elementary 19 years in the District
Other roles at BHS included... Hickory Grove Elementary - vocal music teacher and Conant Elementary - vocal music teacher. In my free time, I enjoy... reading, singing in the Detroit Armenian Centennial Choir, playing my violin, walking the dog (many times a day!), and enjoying my family and friends. In retirement I plan to... do whatever I want, whenever I want to do it! My fondest memories of BHS include... my family of friends at Hickory Grove Elementary. My family members include... husband David, son Jonathan, daughter Katie and puppy Petunia.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS 2015 Staff Retirement Recognition 22 Barbara Radabaugh
BHHS MC, Media Center 20 years in the district
Other roles at BHS included... Media Center para educator, Lahser and Andover; substitute. In my free time, I enjoy...
traveling, photography, scrap booking, reading, family, and Bay View. In retirement I plan to... travel, spend more time at the cottage, become a grandmother, and getting projects done around the house. My fondest memories of BHS include... the team work, camaraderie and friendships I have developed particularly over the last 3 years as a member of the Lahser and BHHS media center staffs. My family members include... husband James Radabaugh, son Joshua, daughter-in-law Renee, son Jordan and daughter-in-law Margie.
23 2015 Staff Retirement Recognition BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS Kimberly Ray
Fox Hills/Early Intervention/Special Eduacation 26 years in the District
Other roles at BHS included... Special Education Teacher: Wing Lake and Fox Hills/Satellite Wing Lake Program. Early Intervention Center Based for the County, ARP Special Education Teacher, Lone Pine Elementary. In my free time, I enjoy... traveling with my husband, going to the beach, attending concerts, reading, and sleeping in! In retirement I plan to... travel with my husband, spend time at the beach, read, eat lots of oysters, perhaps do some private tutoring/consultation and teach a university class. My fondest memories of BHS include... the relationships with very talented and dedicated colleagues and my interactions with my very, very special students who made me laugh everyday. My family members include... husband William R. Ray III and son William R. Ray IV.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS 2015 Staff Retirement Recognition 24 Marcia Reedy
Eastover 21 years in the district
Other roles at BHS included... Preschool teacher-Fox Hills, Kindergarten para-Hickory Grove, Kindergarten and First Grade teacher-Hickory Grove, and First Grade Teacher-Eastover. In my free time, I enjoy...
I will find out in September! In retirement I plan to...
do everything and nothing! My fondest memories of BHS include... Hickory Grove Elementary School. I attended Hickory Grove, my children attended Hickory Grove, and I was lucky to work there with an outstanding staff, principal, and parent community. My family members include... husband Cliff, daughter Megan and son-in-law Jeff, daughter Michelle and son-in-law-to-be Taylor.
25 2015 Staff Retirement Recognition BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS Mary Reichel
Wing Lake Developmental Center 19 years in the District
Other roles at BHS included... I am currently a physical therapist and that is the only position I have ever held. In my free time, I enjoy... doing just about anything! In retirement I plan to... do whatever I want :) My fondest memories of BHS include... all the wonderful, compassionate and hard working people that I have met. My family members include... husband Jim, daughter Becky, and daughter Sarah.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS 2015 Staff Retirement Recognition 26 Mark Smak
BHHS 9th Grade Campus 37.7 years in the District
In my free time, I enjoy...
watching hockey. In retirement I plan to...
live one day at a time. My fondest memories of BHS include...
having a surprise baby shower in the staff lounge during lunch in 1983. My family members include...
wife Gina, sons Mark and Thomas, and daughter Theresa.
27 2015 Staff Retirement Recognition BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS Mark Smak Randy Williams
Bloomfield Hills Middle School/Custodian 17.5 years in the District
Other roles at BHS included... started out at Lahser High School as a custodian. In my free time, I enjoy...
hunting and fishing. In retirement I plan to...
travel and spend more time with my 5 grandkids. My fondest memories of BHS include... watching the kids come in as middle schoolers and come back as Seniors asking me to sign their yearbooks. Getting to know their parents through the many school activities. Taking care of “my” teachers who knew me and loved me anyway! The pleasure of working with people like retirees, Ed Sheppard and Dar Knight. My family members include...
wife Mary, daugther Wendy Tabor, and son Jeremy Williams.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS 2015 Staff Retirement Recognition 28 Robert Young
Main campus/parking lot security 10 years in the District
In my free time, I enjoy...
taking trips on my Harley. In retirement I plan to...
travel with my wife. My fondest memories of BHS include...
the friends that I have made there over the years. My family members include...
spouse Kathy and daughter Tracy.
29 2015 Staff Retirement Recognition BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS Robert Young Cheryl Zielinski
Superintendent’s Office 41 years in the District
Other roles at BHS included... Accounts Payable, Purchasing Secretary, Secretary to Assistant Superintendent for Business, Special Education Secretary, Secretary to Executive Assistant to Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent for HR, and Executive Assistant to the Superintendent & Board. In my free time, I enjoy...
reading, cooking, music, and travel. In retirement I plan to...
travel, volunteer, spend time with people I enjoy and doing things I enjoy. My fondest memories of BHS include... talented people who are so committed to children, colleagues who remain friends today, and wonderful opportunities. My family members include...
brother Don, sister Pat, niece and nephews Kathy, Mike, Patrick and Charles and their families.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS 2015 Staff Retirement Recognition 30 2015 Retirement Recognition Celebration Committee
Retirement Recognition Coordinator...... Claudia Cheairs
Invitation Design...... Cindy Carroll
Program Book Compiling...... Lauren MacLeod
Decorations...... Central Administration
Caterer...... ARAMARK
Video Services Coordinator...... Vickie Hurst
Thank you, so much, for your hard work and tireless efforts!
Christine Barnett, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources and Labor Relations
31 2015 Staff Retirement Recognition BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOLS Autographs Autographs Autographs Bloomfield Hills Schools 7273 Wing Lake Road Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301 (248) 341-5400 www.Bloomfield.org