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May/June 2023 Moline District #40 Why Moline Winners

Congratulations to the May/June 2023 Moline District #40 Why Moline winners!

 

Kathryn Grage, Speech Pathologist, Hamilton

Trisha Leibovitz, Counselor, Bicentennial

Christine Nelson, Certified Hourly Instructor, Lincoln-Irving

Amanda Pauley, Instructional Coach, Jane Addams

Kim Resler, Social Studies Teacher, Wilson Middle School

 

Special thanks to our community partner, Jersey Mike’s Subs for donating lunch certificates for the winners!

 

Questions? Contact:

Kim Anderson, MEA Public Relations Chairperson

kanderso@molineschools.org

OR

Susan Hafner, MEA President

slhafner@molineschools.org

Published in: Good News, Why Moline Awards | on June 9th, 2023 | No Comments »

2022-2023 MEA Scholarship Winners

Congratulations to the 2022-2023 MEA Scholarship winners:

Jack Curnyn, son of Angie Curnyn (Wilson)

and

Annie Dykstra, daughter of Darren and Maggie Dykstra (Logan).

Jack plans to attend University of Illinois to study business.

Annie plans to attend University of Wisconsin Platteville  to study elementary education.

Photo 1 – All winners!

Photo 2 – Jack and mom

Photo 3 – Annie and family

Published in: Good News, MEA Scholarship | on May 12th, 2023 | No Comments »

March/April 2023 Moline District #40 Why Moline Winners

Congratulations to the March/April 2023 Moline District #40 Why Moline winners!

 

Kim Lasek, Pre-K – 5 Instructional Coach, Logan Elementary

Archana Mohan, Paraprofessional, Jefferson Early Childhood Center

Archana Mohan, Paraprofessional, Jefferson Early Childhood Center

Marcie Reakes, Academic Recovery Teacher, Butterworth Elementary

 

Special thanks to our community partner, Jersey Mike’s Subs for donating lunch certificates for the winners!

 

Questions? Contact:

Kim Anderson, MEA Public Relations Chairperson

kanderso@molineschools.org

OR

Susan Hafner, MEA President

slhafner@molineschools.org

Published in: Good News, Why Moline Awards | on May 3rd, 2023 | No Comments »

2023 MEA Scholarship

All,

Applications for the 2023 MEA Scholarship are now open!

Here is the application: 2023-MEA-Scholarship.

The deadline is April 26, 2023. Please submit your application in PDF format to Sasha Sausedo, ssausedo@molineschools.org.

Good luck to all! 🙂

Questions? Contact:

Sasha Sausedo

ssausedo@molineschools.org

Published in: Good News, MEA Scholarship | on March 31st, 2023 | No Comments »

2022-2023 Moline District #40 Retirees

Congratulations to ALL 2022-2023 retirees!

Thank you so much for your service! It’s been a joy to work with all of you! Enjoy your well-earned retirement! 🙂

2022-2023 retirees list

Questions? Contact:

Kim Anderson, MEA Public Relations Chairperson

kanderso@molineschools.org

OR

Susan Hafner, MEA President

slhafner@molineschools.org

Published in: Good News, MD#40 Retirees | on March 31st, 2023 | No Comments »

January/February 2023 Moline District #40 Why Moline Winners

Congratulations to the January/February 2023 Moline District #40 Why Moline winners!

 

Julie Boyle, Administrative Assistant, Roosevelt Elementary

Caitlin Hillier, K/1st grade Teacher, Washington Elementary

Amanda Puebla, Social Worker, ASPIRE at MHS

Holly VanHerzeele, Physics & Chemistry Co-Teacher, MHS

 

Special thanks to our community partner, Jersey Mike’s Subs for donating lunch certificates for the winners!

 

Questions? Contact:

Kim Anderson, MEA Public Relations Chairperson

kanderso@molineschools.org

OR

Susan Hafner, MEA President

slhafner@molineschools.org

Published in: Good News, Why Moline Awards | on March 7th, 2023 | No Comments »

November/December 2022 Moline District #40 Why Moline Winners

Congratulations to the November/December 2022 Moline District #40 Why Moline winners!

 

Joe Ehlers, Business Education Teacher, Moline High School

Monica Lara, Paraprofessional, Lincoln-Irving

Brian McConnell, Special Education Teacher, Wilson Middle School

Tiffany Piehl,  Special Education Teacher, JDMS/Washington

 

Special thanks to our community partner, Jersey Mike’s Subs for donating lunch certificates for the winners!

 

Questions? Contact:

Kim Anderson, MEA Public Relations Chairperson

kanderso@molineschools.org

OR

Susan Hafner, MEA President

slhafner@molineschools.org

Published in: Good News, Why Moline Awards | on December 16th, 2022 | No Comments »

a Veteran’s Day Thank You to Moline District #40 Employees Who Have Served

On this Veteran’s Day, the MEA would like to thank the following Moline District #40 employees for their 99 years of combined service to our country!

Please join us in thanking:

~David Brown, Dean of Students, Wilson

~Lydia Valero Chappell, Special Ed Paraprofessional, Roosevelt

~Brian David, Family & Consumer Science Teacher, MHS

~Derek Knedler, Maintenance Dept., MHS

~Gregory Langfitt, Custodian, John Deere

~Chris McKenzie, Computer Teacher, JDMS

~Gayle Morrell, Substitute Teacher, Logan

~Gary C. Nickell Sr., Utility Kitchen Staff, Chartwells at MHS

~John Sullivan, Ed Tech User Support Specialist, MHS

~Douglas “Hadley” Vincent Swanson, Carpenter, Maintenance Dept., Coolidge

~Stacy VanDam, Library Paraprofessional, Roosevelt & Washington

~Gary Vols, General Maintainance, Warehouse, Coolidge

Questions? Contact:

Kim Anderson, MEA Public Relations Chairperson

kanderso@molineschools.org

OR

Susan Hafner, MEA President

slhafner@molineschools.org

Published in: Good News | on November 10th, 2022 | No Comments »

September/October 2022 Moline District #40 Why Moline Winners

Congratulations to the September/October 2022 Moline District #40 Why Moline winners!

 

Amy Ciucci, World Language Teacher, MHS

Tiffany Denys, Art Teacher, Wilson Middle School

Jean Depoorter, Life Skills Teacher, Hamilton

Mark Rittenhouse, 4th Grade Teacher, Willard

 

Special thanks to our community partner, Jersey Mike’s Subs for donating lunch certificates for the winners!

 

Questions? Contact:

Kim Anderson, MEA Public Relations Chairperson

kanderso@molineschools.org

OR

Susan Hafner, MEA President

slhafner@molineschools.org

Published in: Good News, Why Moline Awards | on October 22nd, 2022 | No Comments »

2021-2022 MEA Scholarship Winners

Congratulations to the 2021-2022 MEA Scholarship winners:

Kayla Carizey, daughter of Robert Carizey (6th Grade Social Studies Teacher at Wilson)

and

Emma Olson, daughter of Dan Olson (8th Grade Science Teacher at Wilson).

Kayla plans to attend Loyola in Chicago to study elementary education.

Emma plans to attend Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville to study a STEM major and participate in the Air Force ROTC program with hopes to become a pilot.

     

Good luck to these fine young ladies as they enter the next phases of their lives!

Want to learn more about previous MEA Scholarship Winners? Click here: MEA Scholarship Winners.

Are you an MEA member with a senior graduating at the end of the 2022-2023 school year? Check back next spring for details about next year’s scholarship!

Questions? Contact:

Kim Anderson, MEA Public Relations Chairperson

kanderso@molineschools.org

OR

Susan Hafner, MEA President

slhafner@molineschools.org

Published in: Good News, MEA Scholarship | on May 17th, 2022 | No Comments »