The Living Sky School Division held its annual service recognition awards May 20.
Winning the Anne-Marie Merle Service to Children Awards were Abbie Heck, educational assistant, Macklin School, and Sandy Enake-Kish, vice principal of Spiritwood High School.
The Anne-Marie Merle Service to Children Award is presented each year to a person or persons in the division who has gone "above and beyond" in their service to a child. Anne-Marie liked to recognize those she felt had done something well or special and this award is a way to perpetuate that tradition. Staff, parents and students are encouraged to nominate someone they feel has demonstrated an extra effort or kindness.
Five Year Service Awards
Battleford Central School: Hannah-Rose McTaggart, teacher; Barry Ursaki, teacher.
Bready Elementary School: Lindsay Munroe, teacher.
Cando Community School: Karla Shakotko, teacher; Kristen Wuttunee, justice liaison worker.
Central Office: Lori Burnett, accounts payable clerk; Jason Caswell, ICS manager; Bri Cronk, payroll assistant; Ken Mason, journeyman carpenter; Michael Safruik, network analyst; Brenda Vickers, superintendent of HR; Lindsay Zubiak, speech-language pathologist.
Connaught Elementary School: Alexis Christensen, teacher; Allyson L'Heureux, teacher assistant; Crystal Neufeldt, educational assistant; Monica Perehudoff, teacher; Erna Profiri, educational assistant; Shaun Rose, teacher.
Cut Knife Elementary School: Brenda Belanger, educational assistant; Angela Collins, bus driver; Dalyce Murphy, educational assistant.
Hafford Central School: Fran Link, teacher; Carla Ramsey, teacher; Tara Welsh, teacher.
Kerrobert Composite School: Brittany Welter, teacher.
Lawrence Elementary School: Stacey Sieben, teacher.
Leoville Central School: Kevin Durand, teacher; Brigitte Johnson, teacher.
Macklin School: Amy Berezitzky, educational assistant; Andrea Figurski, secretary; Carolyn Sieben, teacher.
Maymont Central School: Sean Lockwood, principal.
McKitrick Community School: Katherine Funke-Morin, teacher; Amanda Landry, educational assistant.
McLurg High School: Andrea Katzer, teacher; Syndee Pemitsky, secretary.
North Battleford Comprehensive High School: Lindsay Anderson, teacher; Janelle Klassen, teacher; Andrew Mudge, caretaker; Jesse Nicolas, teacher; Kyle Palmer, counselor; Marsha Toovey, educational assistant.
Norman Carter Elementary School: Gina Keller, teacher; Tracy Schwebius, bus driver; Robert Weber, bus driver.
Unity Composite High School: Shawn Whyte, teacher.
Unity Public School: Renea Mielke, educational assistant.
10 Year Service Awards
Battleford Central School: Sherri Dzeylion, teacher; Megan Fransoo, teacher; Michelle McNeil, educational assistant; Marine Peterson, educational assistant.
Central Office: Jennifer Harder, student services co-ordinator; Marilyn Yasieniuk, administrative assistant - facilities; Angela Yeaman, learning consultant - early years.
Connaught Elementary School: Cindy Coupal, educational assistant; Danielle Cox, educational assistant; Michelle Kowerchuk, educational assistant.
Cut Knife Elementary School: Karen Rutley, teacher.
Hafford Central School: Christine Gonda, library assistant; Janet Hawrysh, teacher; Charlene Wintonyk, secretary.
Hartley Clark Elementary School: Gail Franson, educational assistant; Michele Purdy, teacher.
Heritage Christian School: Jeremey Verity, principal; Monica Wappel, teacher.
Kerrobert Composite School: Troy Snider, teacher.
Luseland School: Michael LeMay, teacher.
Macklin School: Suzette Hillis, teacher; Russell Pichie, bus driver.
Maymont Central School: Colleen Fouhy, library techician; Jean-Ann Jackson, teacher; Ryan Nickell, teacher; Krista Nickell, teacher.
Medstead Central School: Tara Haryung, teacher; Lynn Moore, educational assistant.
North Battleford Comprehensive High School: Carla Bernier, vice principal; Barry Graff, head caretaker supervisor; Marilyn Klaassen – caretaker; Evan Reid, teacher; Renee Storgard, teacher.
Spiritwood High School: Wendy Brewer, secretary; Judy Enns, teacher; Bradley Nemish, teacher.
St. Vital Catholic School: Ken Chartier, caretaker.
Unity Public School: Michelle Hayes, educational assistant; Judy Knowles, educational assistant; Janelle Tyler, teacher.
15 Year Service Awards
Battleford Central School: Cheryl Dyck, teacher.
Battleford Central School/St. Vital Catholic School: Daniel Fox, school liaison worker.
Bready Elementary School: Heather Macnab, teacher.
Cando Community School: Leroy Nicotine, bus driver; Kim O'Driscoll, educational assistant; Tammy Riel, principal; Owen Sokoluk, teacher.
Central Office: Susan Fox, payroll officer; Angie Moser, administrative assistant-receptionist.
Connaught Elementary School: Colleen Haselmire, library technician; Jenifer Kahl, vice principal.
Cut Knife High School: Wanda Bertoia, educational assistant; Mike Loran, teacher.
Hafford Central School: Janet Baranieski, educational assistant.
Kerrobert Composite School: Rita Crawford, educational assistant; Paula Ross, principal.
Leoville Central School: Aimee Laventure, teacher.
Luseland School: Darla Fischer, teacher; Shaun Ross, principal.
Macklin School: Marie Dewald, bus driver; Darcie King, teacher; Paul Munro, teacher; Kelly Partington-Headrick, teacher.
Maymont Central School: Twyla Stott, teacher.
McKitrick Community School: Tammy Kachmarski, vice principal.
Medstead Central School: Amanda Klassen, educational assistant; Lisa Knot, teacher.
North Battleford Comprehensive High School: Sherry Hicke, teacher; Jackie Kroczynski, teacher; Ken Waddell, teacher.
Spiritwood High School: Paula Goller, teacher; Carole Martin, educational assistant.
Unity Composite High School: Ann Marie David, teacher.
Unity Public School: Sandra Morin, educational assistant.
20 Year Service Awards
Battleford Central School: Jim Barr, caretaker; Arlene Nikiforuk, educational assistant.
Bready Elementary School: Kim Harvey-Schafer, educational assistant.
Cando Community School: Denise Moore, caretaker.
Central Office: Sherron Bums, learning consultant - arts education; Michelle Farkas, educational psychologist; Harvey Haselmire, journeyman carpenter.
Cut Knife Elementary School: Tracy Anseth, teacher.
Cut Knife High School: Maureen MacDonald, teacher.
Heritage Christian School: Marilyn Updike, teacher.
Lawrence Elementary School: Tracy Clarke, school liaison worker.
Macklin School: Jane Lock, educational assistant.
Maymont Central School: Peter Halvorsen, teacher; Joanne Tebay, educational assistant.
McKitrick Community School: Dawn Lessard, teacher; Lynn Meckling, caretaker.
North Battleford Comprehensive High School: Jeff Gibson, teacher.
Unity Composite High School: Crystal Gilbert, teacher,
25 Year Service Awards
Bready Elementary School: Carol O'Hanlon, library technician.
Cut Knife High School: Ian Switzer, teacher.
Luseland School: Donna Fowler, secretary.
Macklin School: Donna Fischer, teacher; Jim Kowalski, teacher; Colleen Probst, secretary.
Medstead Central School: Kelly Schneider, principal.
North Battleford Comprehensive High School: Lindy Bell-Gatzke, teacher; Al Fafard, teacher; Laurie Nyholt, teacher; Mark Pfeifer, teacher; Susan Thiell, teacher.
St. Vital Catholic School: Don Buglas, principal.
Unity Public School: Kari Poppleton, teacher.
30 Year Service Awards
McKitrick Community School: Shelley McLaren, teacher.
North Battleford Comprehensive High School: June Cubbon, teacher; Fay Rorke, audio visual technician.
35 Year Service Awards
Macklin School: Everett Briley, bus driver.
Unity Public School: Cheryl Johnstone, bus driver; Darlene Veikle, secretary.
Retirements recognized were: Martin Berg, teacher, UCHS; Marie Buckley, educational assistant, Leoville Central School; Karen Crawley, teacher, Medstead Central School; Allan Fafard, teacher, NBCHS; Randy Fox, director of education, central office; Al Highton, assistant facilities manager, central office; Terry Kjargaard, principal, McKitrick Community School; Bev Knorr, bus driver, Kerrobert; Myrna Nelson, teacher, BCS; Darcy Rudychuk, teacher, NBCHS; Ethel Stone, traditional cultural worker, Cando Community School; Joyce Swidrovich, bus driver, Unity; Colin Westgard, transportation manager, central office; Jim Barr, caretaker, Battleford Central School; Lorraine Belak, secretary, NBCHS; Methodius Dusyk, data systems analyst, central office; Sylvester Kohut, caretaker, Hafford Central School; Sandra Radchenko, teacher, Cando Community School; Joanne Rivers-Wing, school liaison worker, McKitrick Community School; Donald Stynsky, caretaker, St. Vital Catholic School; Georgine Thomas, educational assistant, McLurg High School; David Tkachuk, teacher, St. Vital Catholic School; Lynn Wickett, teacher, Norman Carter Elementary School.
The evening also remembered two staff members who passed away this year, Marjorie Obermeyer and Elizabeth Rolheiser.
