Canton Public Schools: Canton Public Schools Recognizes Those Who Made The 2020-21 School Year Successful

Press release from Canton Public Schools:

Leah Comins

June 21, 2021

CANTON — Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Fischer-Mueller would like to thank and recognize a number of individuals and groups throughout the schools and Canton community who helped to make the 2020-21 school year successful.

“This was a challenging year and there are so many people throughout the schools and the community who deserve to be recognized and thanked for their contributions to making the year as successful as it was,” Dr. Fischer-Mueller said. “Ultimately, everything we do is for the benefit of our students. They are our motivators and they deserve to have a school district that works for them and is dedicated to their education.”

First, the District thanked all Canton Public Schools Students, pre-K-22. A special thanks and note of recognition went to the graduates of the Class of 2021. Of this year’s graduating class, 86% are attending 4-year colleges, 7% are attending 2-year colleges, 2% are continuing their education in prep school and the District’s 18-22 program, 2% are going on to serve in the military and 3% are going into the workforce. In total, 95% of the graduating students are continuing their education after CHS. Additionally, in May, 77 seniors were honored at the annual Canton High School Scholastic Honors Night and 86 CHS Seniors were awarded $208,300 in scholarship money from 72 local organizations at this year’s CHS Scholarship Night.

For their years of service and commitment to helping students learn and grow, the District recognized the following retirees:

Patricia Willis, Teacher, 34 years

Donna Scott, Food Services, 33 years

Denise Arsenault, Teacher, 32 years

Deborah Gray, Food Services, 30 years

Susan McManus, Teacher, 28 years

Elba Zayas, Administrative Assistant, 27 years

Cathy Paciorkowski, Teacher, 27 years

Margaret Clifford, Teacher, 26 years

Doreen Shea, Administrative Assistant, 23 years

Claire Lund, Teacher, 23 years

Denise Duffett, Administrative Assistant, 22 years

Lisa Hansen, Teacher, 22 years

Catherine Slusarz, Educational Assistant, 20 years

This press release was produced by Canton Public Schools. The views expressed here are the author’s own.