The Calvert County Board of Education recognized school Volunteers of the Year on June 17, 2010. The service of these school-selected recipients was highlighted in a program recognizing their individual contributions.
Volunteers provide service in many different ways, and this service includes work done at school sites and facilities as well as work done at home.
To date, schools have reported a total of 32, 373 volunteer hours. The 2009-2010 service year continues throughout the summer as volunteers provide assistance as schools close in June and prepare to re-open in August for a new school year.
The following volunteers were selected by their schools because of the outstanding service they provided to students and staff:
Melissa Dowen, Appeal Elementary School
MariCarol Cloak, Barstow Elementary School
Sandy Massari, Beach Elementary School
Benjamin Hartsfield, Calvert Country School
Lori Ferranti, Calvert Elementary School
Lauren Neitz, Dowell Elementary School
Elaine Merski Reilly, Huntingtown Elementary School
Kris Garrison, Mt. Harmony Elementary School
Shannon Kwiatkoski, Mutual Elementary School
Donald Ziegler, Patuxent Elementary School
Tami Brunstrom, Plum Point Elementary School
Carrie Clark, St. Leonard Elementary School
Laura O’Connor, Sunderland Elementary School
Brigette Ortenzo, Windy Hill Elementary School
Denise Wood, Calvert Middle School
Lori Johnson, Mill Creek Middle School
Dawn Hafer, Northern Middle School
DeeDee Shirley, Plum Point Middle School
Jen Shymanski, Southern Middle School
Joan Fletcher, Windy Hill Middle School
June Peed, Calvert High School
Peter Merski, Huntingtown High School
Cheryl Fielding, Northern High School
Sue Spindler, Patuxent High School