Schools
Garden City Schools Honor Retiring Staff
The district held a special ceremony to honor 48 retiring teachers and staff members.
GARDEN CITY, NY — On June 15, the Garden City School District held a special ceremony to honor the staff and faculty who are retiring this year.
Later this month, 48 staff and faculty members will say their final goodbyes to the district as they enter the next chapter of their lives. The district honored them all at a special outdoor reception.
The retirees are:
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Administration Building
- Linda Kopsick: Account Clerk
- Josephine Danieli: Principal Typist Clerk
- Margaret Caputo: Account Clerk
- John Mansfield: Bookroom Clerk
Transportation/Bus Garage
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- Ricardo Rimola: Mechanic
- Joseph DeLuca: Bus Driver
- Barbara O’Connor: Bus Driver
- Curtis Wahrer: Bus Driver
- Sheila Priboy: Bus Attendant
- Christie Capanegro: Bus Attendant
- Nathaniel Coley: Bus Driver
- Elda Duras: Bus Attendant
- Robert Schultz: Bus Driver
- Kevin McCaffrey: Maintainer
High School
- Jose Romero: Cleaner
- Peter Santoro: Math
- James Malone: Guidance
- Robert DeFliese: Physical Education
- Debra Franzikno: Typist Clerk
Middle School
- Monique Ruane: Elementary Education
- Marilyn Davan: School Monitor
- Michael Russo: Music
- Elena Colahan: Teacher Aide
- Mark Bodson: Cleaner
- Patricia Roberts: Special Education
- Robbin Hatzichristos: Special Education
- Mark Czachor: Science
- JoAnn Porter: World Language
- Marylee Marigliano: Typist Clerk
- Marie Young: Teacher Aide
- Margaret Gullotta: Music
- Robyn Weiner: Guidance
Stewart School
- Catherine Honerkamp: Teacher Aide
- Donna Ciaffa: Teacher Aide
- Joann Youngkin: Typist Clerk
- Dolores Ferraro: Teacher Aide
Stratford School
- Margaret DiMartino: Elementary Education
- Virginia McCavera: Elementary Education
- Catherine Metrick: Elementary Education
- Susan Meurer: Teacher Aide
- Kathleen Moriarty: Nurse
- Karen Lucas: Teacher Aide
Hemlock School
- Michael Caparella: Physical Education
- Enrique Romero: Cleaner
- Lorraine Mayo: Elementary Education
- Patricia Foehr: Elementary Education
Homestead School
- Lori Palladino: Elementary Education
- Michael Caparella: Physical Education
Locust School
- Jane Emmett: Reading
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