INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — The School District of Indian River County has announced its 2014 Outstanding Volunteers of the Year. Annually, all schools in the District are asked to select senior, adult, and youth volunteers who have demonstrated outstanding dedication and commitment to quality education for the students of Indian River County.
This year, 48 volunteers are being honored.
Volunteers are selected based on the number of hours of service, years of service, unusual type of contribution, and/or characteristics of services rendered. Those selected are then considered for the District’s top volunteer in each category. District winners are submitted to the State competition.
Invitations have been mailed to all 48 of the 2014 Outstanding Volunteers of the Year for Indian River County, inviting them to a reception in their honor to be held on March 6 at 4 p.m. at the J. A. Thompson Administrative Center in the Board meeting room.
The 2014 District Senior, Adult, and Youth Volunteers of the Year for the School District of Indian River County will be announced at the reception.
“Our wonderful volunteers give the teachers and students their talent, commitment, time, and love on a daily basis,” said Schools Superintendent Dr. Fran Adams. “They make a huge difference in our lives donating thousands and thousands of hours. I cannot say enough about the valuable service they provide for our teachers and students. They have my deepest gratitude.”
Listed below are the 2014 Outstanding Volunteers of the Year for the School District of Indian River County:
- Alternative Center for Education: Senior Volunteer – Patricia Willis
- Beachland Elementary: Adult Volunteer – Georgia Mullins
- Citrus Elementary: Senior Volunteer – Berdyne Williams, Adult Volunteer – Becky Warren
- Dodgertown Elementary: Senior Volunteer – Colleen Vanderschie
- Fellsmere Elementary: Senior Volunteer – Thomas Burke, Adult Volunteer – Siri Traynor, Youth Volunteer – Brittany Benefield
- Gifford Middle: Senior Volunteer – John Van Deusen, Adult Volunteer – Amy Thoma, Youth Volunteer – Kyler Shiramizu
- Glendale Elementary: Senior Volunteer – Joyce Eckler, Adult Volunteer – Shari Tessier
- Highlands Elementary: Senior Volunteer – Francis “Frank” Pelland, Adult Volunteer – Bobbie McCrary, Youth Volunteer – Kim Greenway
- Liberty Magnet: Adult Volunteer – Kelly Kormanec, Youth Volunteer – Bria Jackson
- Osceola Magnet: Senior Volunteer – Jean Hopkins, Adult Volunteer – Michele Murphy
- Oslo Middle: Adult Volunteer – James Pallas
- Pelican Island: Senior Volunteer – Sharon Cascio, Adult Volunteer – Tina Campbell, Youth Volunteer – Tegpreet Singh
- Rosewood Magnet: Senior Volunteer – Sandra Yencho, Adult Volunteer – Kimberly Robideau, Youth Volunteer – Tatiana Cooley
- Sebastian Elementary: Senior Volunteer – Josefina Cuevas, Adult Volunteer – Audra Lydick, Youth Volunteer – Kathryn Stough
- Sebastian River Middle: Senior Volunteer – Margaret Davis, Adult Volunteer – Sue Gordian, Youth Volunteer – Cassidy Thimmer
- Sebastian River High: Senior Volunteer – Steven Raiff
- Storm Grove Middle: Senior Volunteer – Russell Owen, Adult Volunteer – Jan Wintermyer, Youth Volunteer – Mona Cazeau
- Treasure Coast Elementary: Senior Volunteer – Linda Roberts, Adult Volunteer – Julia Pelletier, Youth Volunteer – Brooke Beverly
- Vero Beach Elementary: Senior Volunteer – Alan Kauffmann, Adult Volunteer – Jennifer Fish, Youth Volunteer – Sarah Abdelhameed
- Vero Beach High: Adult Volunteer – Lauri Simpson, Youth Volunteer – Genna DeFalco
- Wabasso: Senior Volunteer – Jack Houlihan, Adult Volunteer – Alyssa Sheehan, Youth Volunteer – Shayhaan Shaikh