Oswego School District 308 honors 33 retirees

Oswego Community Unit School District 308 and the Board of Education held their annual employee recognition and retirement event on April 25. The district recognized 33 retirees as well as four individuals for 25 years of service for a combined total of 652 years of dedication and service to the students of the district.

“It is with great pride that we gather here tonight to recognize and celebrate these individuals who have given their time and given of themselves to our district and to our students,” said Dr. John Sparlin, superintendent of schools. “District 308 is a place that still has that hometown feel to it, a place where people know your first name and where people come together to celebrate each other.”

The 2019 Retirees:

Ruben Acosta (Maintenance Department)

Julie Allen (Oswego East High School)

Susan Anderson (Traughber Junior High School)

Karen Banschbach (District Administration Center)

Derrick Berlin (Transportation Department)

Beth Boss (Churchill Elementary School)

Geralyn Brazeau (Oswego East High School)

Loretta Burke (Traughber Junior High School)

George Buttry (Hunt Club Elementary School)

Diane Deuter (Fox Chase Elementary School)

Paula Gibson (District Administration Center)

Carol Girardot (Southbury Elementary School)

Carla Given (Transportation Department)

Molly Gorzney (East View Academy)

Andrea Greenfield (Fox Chase Elementary School)

Susan Harker (Oswego East High School)

Dale Lackey (Boulder Hill Elementary School)

Maria Lee (Plank Junior High School)

Terri Lucas-Anderson (East View Academy)

Ray Luttrell (Maintenance Department)

Deborah O’Brien (Fox Chase Elementary School)

Carol Patterson (Prairie Point Elementary School)

Jean Rempala (Churchill Elementary School)

Susan Ruddy (Long Beach Elementary School)

Lilia Salazar (Long Beach Elementary School)

Theresa Schultz (Southbury Elementary School)

Shelley Shrum (Murphy Junior High School)

Lisa Smith (District Administration Center)

Shawna Sullivan (Oswego High School)

Sally Sumrel (Transportation Department)

Susan Tiedt (District Administration Center)

Eugene Weiss (Maintenance Department)

Rosalind White (Oswego East High School)

25 Years:

Sandy Battaglia (Traughber Junior High School)

Terri Hiles (Transition Center)

Donna Thill (Plank Junior High School)

Lori Zielke (Lakewood Creek Elementary)