Thirty-two School District of Fort Atkinson employees were celebrated Tuesday for their years of service during an Employee Recognition Reception.
As part of the reception, each employee was presented with a personalized mug imprinted with his or her name and years of service.
During the celebration, School District of Fort Atkinson Board of Education Vice President Kory Knickrehm thanked the employees for their dedication and hard work, saying: “Having children of my own in the school district, I have witnessed the unmeasurable compassion and dedication our staff has for their students.
“As a 1Fort team, you work collectively to improve the lives of the numerous students who come through our doors. Our staff is the starting point of building strong schools that directly benefit our larger community. Tonight, we extend gratitude to our team members and are gathered here to celebrate their years of service to the students, staff, and community.”
School District of Fort Atkinson Superintendent Rob Abbott also lauded the staff members, saying: “I believe our hope lies in the future of our young. Each of you have the ability to impact our most precious commodity day in and day out: our students. Your work and your service directly touches our collective future; a potential impact never to be squandered. The work is hard and challenging, but ultimately amazingly rewarding.
“On behalf of the 1FORT board of education, staff, administrative team and myself, I would like to once more thank and congratulate each of the recognized 1Fort team members for their years of service. Each of you help write the history of our district, create the future of our district, and strive to demonstrate the mantra of ‘we can, we will, we must.’ That is our way.”
Employees recognized are as follows:
With 10 years of service:
• Katie Fortney, elementary occupational therapist
• Jessica Hansen, literacy Interventionist at Rockwell Elementary School
• Angela Licari, special education aide at the Fort Atkinson Middle School
• Lindsey Meyers, math teacher at the Fort Atkinson Middle School
• Karyn Pellatt, special education aide at the Fort Atkinson High School
• Lucas Springstroh, dean of students at the Fort Atkinson Middle School
• Karen Ulrich, special education aide at the Fort Atkinson High School
• Heather Walters, third-grade teacher at Rockwell Elementary School
With 15 years of service:
• Amy Mrozinski, special education teacher at the Fort Atkinson Middle School
• Julie Keating, fourth-grade teacher at Rockwell Elementary School
• Therese Okray, first-grade teacher at Barrie Elementary School
• Kara Krausse, fifth-grade teacher at Luther Elementary School
• Keri Hill, art teacher at Purdy Elementary School
• Julie Kusel, special education teacher at Purdy Elementary School
• Heather Trevino, learning aide at Barrie Elementary School
With 20 years of service
• Sam Fettig, band teacher at the Fort Atkinson Middle School
• Kim Brock, attendance secretary at the Fort Atkinson High School
• Laurie Strom, school counselor at the Fort Atkinson High School
• Candace Butz-Pint, cook at Rockwell Elementary and the Fort Atkinson High School
• Karla Pratt Corcoran, accompanist at the Fort Atkinson Middle School
With 25 years of service
• Tony Swantz, social studies teacher at the Fort Atkinson High School
• Chick Westby, science teacher at the Fort Atkinson High School
• Rob Abbott, School District of Fort Atkinson superintendent
• Connie Kopetsky, laundry and custodian at the Fort Atkinson High School
• Katherine Wixom, first-grade teacher at Rockwell Elementary School
• Martha MacWilliams, third-grade teacher at Luther Elementary School
• Tammy Telfer, special education aide at Purdy Elementary School
• Wayne Clark, custodian at the Fort Atkinson Middle School
• Dennis Schwedrsky, social studies teacher at the Fort Atkinson High School
With 30 years of service
• Deb Sykes, computer teacher at the Fort Atkinson Middle School
• Denise Engstrom, third-grade teacher at Barrie Elementary School
• Todd Carter, social studies teacher at the Fort Atkinson High School
With 10 years of service and sporting their mugs are Katie Fortney, elementary occupational therapist, from left; Jessica Hansen, literacy Interventionist at Rockwell Elementary School, and Angela Licari, special education aide at the Fort Atkinson Middle School. Not pictured, but also celebrated Tuesday for 10 years of service were Lindsey Meyers, math teacher at the Fort Atkinson Middle School; Karyn Pellatt, special education aide at the Fort Atkinson High School; Lucas Springstroh, dean of students at the Fort Atkinson Middle School; Karen Ulrich, special education aide at the Fort Atkinson High School, and Heather Walters, third-grade teacher at Rockwell Elementary School.
Mugs in hand and celebrated for 15 years of service are Amy Mrozinski, special education teacher at the Fort Atkinson Middle School, from left; Julie Keating, fourth-grade teacher at Rockwell Elementary School; Therese Okray, first-grade teacher at Barrie Elementary School; Kara Krausse, fifth-grade teacher at Luther Elementary School; Keri Hill, art teacher at Purdy Elementary School, and Julie Kusel, special education teacher at Purdy Elementary School. Heather Trevino, learning aide at Barrie Elementary School, although not pictured, was also celebrated for 15 years of service.
As noted on their mugs, with 20 years of service, Sam Fettig, band teacher at the Fort Atkinson Middle School, from left; Kim Brock, attendance secretary at the Fort Atkinson High School, and Laurie Strom, school counselor at the Fort Atkinson High School are recognized. Candace Butz-Pint, cook at Rockwell Elementary and the Fort Atkinson High School, and Karla Pratt Corcoran, accompanist at the Fort Atkinson Middle School, although not pictured, were also recognized Tuesday.
With 25 years of service, Tony Swantz, social studies teacher at the Fort Atkinson High School, front row, from left; Chick Westby, science teacher at the Fort Atkinson High School; Rob Abbott, School District of Fort Atkinson superintendent, and Connie Kopetsky, laundry and custodian at the Fort Atkinson High School, back row, from left; Katherine Wixom, first-grade teacher at Rockwell Elementary School; Martha MacWilliams, third-grade teacher at Luther Elementary School, and Tammy Telfer, special education aide at Purdy Elementary School, hold their mugs. Not pictured, but also recognized Tuesday were Wayne Clark, custodian at the Fort Atkinson Middle School, and Dennis Schwedrsky, social studies teacher at the Fort Atkinson High School.
With 30 years of service, Deb Sykes, computer teacher at the Fort Atkinson Middle School, from left; Denise Engstrom, third-grade teacher at Barrie Elementary School, and Todd Carter, social studies teacher at the Fort Atkinson High School display their mugs.
Rows of mugs stand in celebration of 32 employees recognized Tuesday for their years of service at the School District of Fort Atkinson.
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