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BATTLE GROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS RETIREES
These retiring Battle Ground school employees have been recognized for their service:
Terry Kenck, Chief Umtuch Middle School, 39 years, sixth-grade teacher; Gary Erickson, Laurin Middle School, 37 years, shop teacher; Marion Baty, Chief Umtuch Middle School, 34 years, fifth-grade teacher; Diane Lewis-Lund, Yacolt Primary School, 34 years, center-based classroom teacher; Steve Beecroft, Prairie High School, 33 years, science teacher; Mary Morgan, Chief Umtuch Middle School, 32 years, center-based classroom teacher; Laurie Thurman, Summit View High School, 32 years, family and consumer sciences teacher; Laurie Amash, Laurin Middle School, 31 years, assistant secretary; Patricia Pisarczyk, Pleasant Valley Middle School, 30 years, head secretary; Diane Brown, Battle Ground High School, 30 years, center-based classroom teacher; Theresa Ryan, Tukes Valley Primary School, 29 years, pre-school teacher; James Brothers, Amboy Middle School, 28 years, eighth-grade teacher; Donna Watrin, Pleasant Valley Primary School, 28 years, math intervention specialist; Karla Kalian, Battle Ground High School, 27 years, assistant principal; Paul White, Pleasant Valley Middle School, 27 years, health and fitness teacher; Deborah Langevin, Pleasant Valley campus, 27 years, custodian; Diane Mason, Tukes Valley Primary School, 26 years, support services instructional assistant, English as a second language; Terese Smykowski, Laurin Middle School, 24 years, basic education assistant; Emily Meek, River HomeLink, 24 years, drama/writing teacher; David Richardson, Prairie High School, 24 years, photography teacher; Evan Irwin, Pleasant Valley Middle School, 21 years, band teacher; Robert Winston, Glenwood Heights Primary School, 21 years, school psychologist; Larry Delamarter, River HomeLink, 21 years, history teacher; Nancy Bone, Chief Umtuch Middle School, 19 years, art specialist; Bobbi Passant, Battle Ground High School, 19 years, campus security; Charles Crowson, Operations, 19 years, HVAC technician; Cheryl Freese, Battle Ground High School, 18 years, special education/basic education assistant; Nadine Nakagawa, Battle Ground High School, 18 years, resource room teacher; Lori Walker, Chief Umtuch Middle School, 17 years, special education/basic education assistant; Susan Lee, Yacolt Primary School, 17 years, resource room teacher; Ronald Jensen, Battle Ground High School, 15 years, resource room teacher; Georgianne O’Donnell, Laurin Middle School, 14 years, sixth-grade teacher; Brenda Richardson, Prairie High School, 14 years, science teacher; Dora Swart, Battle Ground High School, 12 years, assistant principal; Jann Byrd, Prairie High School, 12 years, assistant principal; Bill Penrose, Summit View High School, 12 years, principal; Julie Backous, CASEE A, 12 years, administrative assistant to the superintendent and board of directors; Barbara Maehara, River HomeLink, 11 years, science teacher; Ginger Reyes, Laurin Middle School, 9 years, special education assistant; Irma Edgerly, Daybreak Primary School, 8 years, teacher, librarian; Patti Trotter, Prairie High School, 7 years, special education assistant; Jana Hart, Laurin Middle School, 5 years, choir teacher; Mark Hottowe, CASEE A, 3 years, superintendent.
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