At the May Board of Education meeting, School District 21 honored its 2012 group of "graduating" retirees. These staff members worked with thousands of students and their families in District 21 over a period of time that extends all the way back to 1968. School District 21 expresses its gratitude and wishes the best of luck in the future to:

Cooper Middle School: Ellen Levy & Lisa Majewski

Frost Elementary School: Barbara Berg, Rose Guarrine, Christine Kantenwein, and Eleasar Olague

Kilmer Elementary School: Gail Forshall

Longfellow Elementary School: Antonio Rivera

Poe Elementary School: Sandra Garfinkel, Pamela Lindberg, Ralph Cook, Jr.

Riley Elementary School: Hollis Goldsmith, Lynnda Henderson, Susan Johnson

Gill Administration Center: Renee Brown, Janet Johnson, Dr. Gary Mical, Karl Waigand, Jr.