For immediate release
January 28, 2002

Great Place Award winners announced

        At its Board Meeting on January 28, the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board presented its first ever Great Place Awards. The Great Place Awards are designed to recognize and reinforce outstanding contributions that make the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board a Great Place and represent the highest form of recognition within the Board. Nominations were accepted for individuals and groups from a cross-section of students, all employee groups, parents and community members.
        The selection committee had the difficult task of selecting the winners of the first ever Great Place Awards. Each winner has made significant contributions towards making the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board a Great Place to both learn and work. The winners are: Penny Gale a volunteer with Sophiasburgh Central Public School; Frank Gielen, the School Council Chair at Bayside Public School; Catherine Glover, Principal at Centennial Secondary School; Carole Mallon, an Educational Assistant at Centre Hastings Secondary School; Ruth Sager, a volunteer with Deseronto Public School; and the Grade 7 teaching team of Leonora Aucoin, Julie Barnes, Christian Derasp, Christine Varga, and Vickie Williams at Bayside Public School.
 

For information contact:
Christine Zaporzan, Development Officer, 966-1170 ext.2236
 

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