orange county schools classified staff awards

So, because I had so much education content I was trying to get on the Ed Page (and I didn't even get all I wanted), I was unable to run a second picture of the OCS Classified Staff Brunch and Awards Ceremony with the nominees and all their names. So, here it is. Congratulations to everyone:

The 2008-2009 nominees of Orange County Schools classified staff employees of the year awards are: for Bus Driver of the Year, Kay McPherson, Mary Baldwin, Albert Clayton, Renee Brown, Wanda Bain and Teresa Daniel; for Custodian of the Year, Gloria Cheeks (New Hope Elementary School), Eddie Snipes (Gravelly Hill Middle School) and Robert Richmond (Orange High School); for Teacher Assistant of the Year, Beverly Apple (Cameron Park Elementary School), Pamela Chapman (Central Elementary School), Shari Latta (Grady Brown Elementary School), Cassandra Williams (Hillsborough Elementary School), Beatrice Gregory (Pathways Elementary School), Patricia Horne (New Hope Elementary School), Lori Merritt (C.W. Stanford Middle School), Marquis Beasley (Gravelly Hill Middle School), Dawn Brown (Cedar Ridge High School) and Marcia Compton (Orange High School); for Child Nutrition Manager of the Year, Bonnie Pettiford (Cameron Park Elementary School), Bernice Walton (Cameron Park Elementary School), Barbara Robinson (Central Elementary School), Berthinia Brown (Central Elementary School), Yvette Miles (Efland Cheeks Elementary School), Kathy Walker (New Hope Elementary School), Kim McBroom (New Hope Elementary School), Lela Copeland (New Hope Elementary School), Anne Neville (Gravelly Hill Middle School), Christi Riley (A.L. Stanback Middle School), Jenny Smith (A.L. Stanback Middle School), Pamela Enoch (A.L. Stanback Middle School) and Mildred Davis (C.W. Stanford Middle School); and Office Professional of the Year, Carolyn Moore (Cedar Ridge High School), Cyrena Gentry (Gravelly Hill Middle School), Debbie Kimball (Cedar Ridge High School), Della Putney-Lewis (maintenance), Diane Wilson (Cedar Ridge High School), Holly Nichols (office), Jan Cain (Central Office), Joy Toellen (New Hope Elementary School), Karen Riley (Gravelly Hill Middle School), LaTonya Fields (Cedar Ridge High School), Piper Flynt (Orange High School), Portia Holman (Hillsborough Elementary School), Sucovis Hester (Grady Brown Middle School), Tamara Long (Central Office), Vickie Rich (Central Office) and Zevalda McPherson (Hillsborough Elementary School).
Orange County Schools board member Ted Triebel likened classified staff to the “unsung heroes” of his 30 years in the Navy. “We couldn’t do it without you,” he said.
District Superintendent Patrick Rhodes agreed. “From the bottom of my of my heart, I really, truly appreciate what you do everyday.”