La Porte Community School Corporation honored the following retirees and honorees on May 16, 2013 at a Star-Studded Evening recognition dinner.
2012 - 2013 Retirees
Rande Thorpe – 5 years
Chief Financial Officer Karen Huskey – 11.25 years
Itinerant Elementary Nurse Diane Avila – 15 years
Hailmann School Custodian Judy Elkins – 16.5 years
Handley School Computer Lab Assistant William Unger – 16.5 years
La Porte High School Custodian Kathleen Leliter – 18 years
Crichfield School Teacher Ann Werner – 19 years
La Porte High School Teacher Jackie Carpenter – 20 years
Indian Trail School Secretary Walter Reeves – 21. 5 years
Special Education Psychologist Robert Dudiak – 23 years
Crichfield School Custodian Greg Handel – 24 years
La Porte High School Principal Connie Wollert – 24 years
La Porte High School Attendance Office Karen Cooper – 25 years
Special Education Teacher Mary Gust – 25 years
Crichfield School Teacher Darlene Mannix – 25 years
Indian Trail School Teacher Janice Knoll – 25.5 years
Crichfield School Food Service Larry Crail – 26 years
Technology Department Computer Technician Tonya Pennington – 26 years
Lincoln School Food Service Lynne Wahlstrom – 26 years
Crichfield School Teacher George Varga – 26.5 years
La Porte High School Teacher Gwen Baxmeyer – 28 years
Handley School Teacher Linda Nulf – 28.5 years
La Porte High School Bookstore Sue McDonald – 34 years
La Porte High School Teacher Carol Schultz – 34 years
La Porte High School Teacher Carol Koenemann – 39 years
Handley School Assistant Pam Steck – 40 years
Riley School Teacher Joyce Koselke – 43 years
La Porte High School Teacher Jim Lampl – 44 years
La Porte High School Teacher
Total Years of Service/All Retirees Combined 709.25
15 Years of Service
Diane Avila – Hailmann Elementary School Custodian
Debra Bailey – La Porte High School Teacher
Debra Bell – Kingsbury Elementary School Food Service
Cathi Church – Boston Middle School Teacher
Bonnie DeWolf – Boson Middle School Teacher
Kristen Doty – Riley Elementary School Teacher
Susan Getz – Kesling Middle School Assistant
Jayne Grillo – Educational Services Center Deputy Treasurer
Kathleen Haferkamp – Hailmann Elementary School Teacher
Karen Kabacinski – Itinerant Elementary School Nurse
Kory Lyles – Technology Computer Technician
Leslie Mitchell – Indian Trail Elementary School Teacher
Darlene Ohime – La Porte High School Teacher
Debbie Patterson – Transportation Department Office Personnel
Catherine Pearce – Riley Elementary School Assistant
Lynette Phillips – Lincoln Elementary School Teacher
Carolyn Redlarczyk – Kesling Middle School Counselor
Susan Schwerd – Wanatah School Teacher
Ryan Snyder – Boston Middle School Custodian
Charles Stephens – La Porte High School Teacher
Jerry Trujillo – La Porte High School Custodian
Sarah Worthington – Indian Trail Elementary School Teacher
Jodi Zygmuntowski – Kingsford Heights Elementary School Teacher
20 Years of Service
Lorna Bassett – Crichfield Elementary School Teacher
Claudine Beaty – Transportation Department Bus Driver
Mary Bencie – Nurse Coordinator
Ken Buckmaster – Handley Elementary School Custodian
Jackie Carpenter – Indian Trail School Secretary
Jeanne Christner – La Porte High School Counselor’s Office
Debra Coddington – Crichfield Elementary School Custodian
Joan Ewing – Kesling Middle School Teacher
Tina Friedrich – Handley Elementary School Teacher
Vicki Hannon – Westville School Teacher
Krista Hay – Handley Elementary School Teacher
Sherry Jagger – Indian Trail Elementary School Teacher
Linda Kendall – Kesling Middle School Teacher
Louis Kuzdas – La Porte High School Teacher
Scott Myers – Kesling Middle School Teacher
Debra Ohime – Indian Trail Elementary School Teacher
Pam Pierzakowski – Kesling Middle School Food Service
Roberta Rice – La Porte High School Receptionist
Greg Samuelson – Kesling Middle School Teacher
Pam Upp – Handley Elementary School Principal
Scott Upp – La Porte High School Associate Principal
Mary Wade – La Porte High School Office Personnel
Bill Wilmsen – Kesling Middle School Principal
Mark Wilson – Kesling Middle School Teacher
Zeda Wisniewski – New Prairie School Teacher
25 Years of Service
Karen Cooper – Special Education Autism Consultant
Debbie Crail – Kingsford Heights Elementary School Custodian
Larry Crail – Technology Department Computer Technician
Becky Dunbar – Riley Elementary School Teacher
Mary Gust – Crichfield Elementary School Teacher
Bill Hart – Kesling Middle School Teacher
James Hartwick – Kingsbury Elementary School Teacher
Marjorie Hawkins – Kesling Middle School Teacher
Connie Kamradt – Transportation Department Bus Driver
Janice Knoll – Crichfield Elementary School Food Service
Nancy Levenhagen – Handley Elementary School Teacher
Darlene Mannix – Indian Trail Elementary School Teacher
Diane Meyer – Hailmann Elementary School Teacher
Donna Nielsen – Transportation Bus Driver
Tonya Pennington – Lincoln Elementary School Food Service
Mary Reimink – La Porte High School Registrar
Sandi Thompson – Handley Elementary School Teacher
Lynne Wahlstrom – Crichfield Elementary School Teacher
Wendy Walter – South Central School Teacher
Pat Werner – South Central School Teacher
30 Years of Service
Gwen Baxmeyer – Handley Elementary School Teacher
Robert Snyder – Support Services Center Utility Custodian
Mona Tisch – Crichfield Elementary School Teacher
Kristi Watkins – Itinerant Elementary Music Teacher
Gerry Wiley – La Porte High School Counselor
35 Years of Service
Diane Blakemore – La Porte High School Teacher
Janet Deutscher – Crichfield Elementary School Teacher
Linda Eggleston – Transportation Department Bus Driver
Lana Fenstermaker – Handley Elementary School Teacher
Bill Gangwer – La Porte High School Teacher
Dorcus Greene – Riley Elementary School Teacher
Jan Yandt – Kingsbury Elementary School Teacher
40 Years of Service
Chris Profilovich – Kingsbury Elementary School Teacher
Pam Steck – Riley Elementary School Teacher