With 1,000 years of combined service in the field of education, 48 Sioux City Community School District employees were honored and celebrated at a retirement dinner held Wednesday, May 10 at Morningside STEM Elementary School.
Sioux City Community School District Retirees Include:
- Philip Hamman, Teacher at East High School, 37 Years
- Jeffery Kunkel, Maintenance Mechanic at Operations & Maintenance, 36 Years
- Cindy Joffer, Teacher at VIBE Academy, 35 Years
- Kathy Erickson, Registrar at North High School, 34 Years
- Jeffery Barrett, Painter at Operations & Maintenance, 33 Years
- Lisa Becker, Teacher at East High School, 32 Years
- Victoria Behrens, Instructional Assistant at East High School, 32 Years
- Robert Duncan, Teacher at Leeds Elementary School, 32 Years
- Jody Vondrak, Teacher at Morningside STEM Elementary School, 32 Years
- Susan Hoversten, Home School Teacher at Clark Early Childhood Center, 31 Years
- Roxann Murphy, Building Service Technician at Clark Early Childhood Center, 31 Years
- Karen Evans, Teacher at Morningside STEM Elementary School, 30 Years
- Patrick Schiltz, Teacher at Boys & Girls Home, 30 Years
- Charles Shanafelt, Teacher at Leeds Elementary School, 29 Years
- Mary Dermit, Teacher at the Sioux City Career Academy, 28 Years
- Nancy Treft, Nurse at East High School, 28 Years
- Leesa Parker, Instructional Assistant at Riverside Elementary School, 28 Years
- Nancy Bower, TAG Coach at Morningside STEM Elementary School, 27 Years
- Sandra Heimgartner, Teacher at Bryant Elementary School, 27 Years
- Randy Merrigan, Head Mechanic at Operations & Maintenance, 27 Years
- Kevin Morton, Carpenter at Operations & Maintenance, 26 Years
- Steve Cunningham, Counselor at Morningside STEM Elementary School, 25 Years
- Lori Evers, Office Manager at Morningside STEM Elementary School, 25 Years
- Kathryn Sitzmann, Teacher at Liberty Elementary School, 25 Years
- Flora Teska, Teacher at West Middle School, 25 Years
- Karlys Gries, Teacher at Perry Creek Elementary School, 23 Years
- James Wikstrom, Building Service Technician at Sunnyside Elementary School, 22 Years
- Sandi Jaques, Building Service Technician at West Middle School, 21 Years
- Patty Pageler, Finance Controller at the Educational Service Center, 21 Years
- Amy Moeller, Teacher at East Middle School, 20 Years
- Diane Feste, Teacher at Nodland Elementary School, 19 Years
- Robert Mesmer, Bus Driver at Operations & Maintenance, 19 Years
- Mindy Hein, Teacher at North High School, 18 Years
- Cynthia Langseth, Food Service at Hunt A+ Arts Elementary School, 17.5 Years
- Tracy Keefer, Teacher at East High School, 17 Years
- Cynthia Pieper, Teacher at Morningside STEM Elementary School, 17 Years
- Lisa Franco, Instructional Assistant at East High School, 16 Years
- Cynthia Tudehope, Teacher at Loess Hills Computer Programming Elementary School, 16 Years
- Freida Lair, Bus Driver at Operations & Maintenance, 14 Years
- Lisa Larson, Food Service at North High School, 13 Years
- Debra Schutt, Library Assistant at Leeds Elementary School, 13 Years
- Gina Hasler, Food Service at Clark Early Childhood Center, 12 Years
- Terry Jones, Building Service Technician at Perry Creek Elementary School, 12 Years
- Jeanne Heilman, Building Service Technician at Unity Elementary School, 10 Years
- Cathy Dailey, Instructional Assistant at West High School, 9 Years
- Janet Murphy, Instructional Assistant at Leeds Elementary School, 9 Years
- Larry Brockshus, Teacher at the Sioux City Career Academy, 8 Years