Commentary note of thanks from leaders to Hainerberg “Master Builders:” AElementary School’s teachers By Debbie Parks and Tracy Vargas Special to the Herald Union
We all have a special teacher who inspired us or helped us build a talent or skill — that one, special teacher who made us believe that “Everything is awesome!” Here at Hainerberg Elementary our school is full of “Master Builders” and special teachers. May 4-8 is Teacher Appreciation Week. We want to publically thank our awesome teachers. At Hainerberg Elementary School, we started the 2014-2015 school year with team building and training (and some motivation from “The Lego Movie”) to remind us that “Everything is awesome when you are living our dream!” The teachers at Hainerberg used their skills to construct a
successful year for our students and their families. Not only did our teachers design lessons to create a solid educational foundation for our students, but also created blue prints for an awesome school year full of learning, school events, performances and friendship. A huge thank you goes out to our teachers and their assistants for their dedication. You are making a powerful difference in the lives of children. As the principal and assistant principal of Hainerberg Elementary School we want you to know that you are a most talented, most interesting, and most extraordinary group of educators and you are capable of amazing things because you are special. It is an honor to work with you.
Teacher Rob Skully herds students on the first day of school. Photo right: teacher Georgene Zaydell leads her kindergarten class through the hallways.
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Continued from page 2 at the bus stop. Since I live in the first apartment in the first stairwell closest to the street you can imagine I am able to see a lot of the traffic throughout the day as well as walking in this vicinity four to five times times every day. To sum up my concerns, there are people who are using this gate as a “fast-pass” to get to their destination on post. Either they don’t realize they are passing a CDC where there is a major amount of foot traffic at various times of the day or they are just more concerned in getting to their location faster because they assume there are fewer crosswalks and less highprofile visibility to them (more MP presence maybe). Possible solutions: I believe a highly visible speed limit upon close proximity to the CDC should be posted (15 miles per hour would be ideal). The crosswalk lines would be better placed on the right side of the dumpsters (when viewing them with your back to the CDC) so a vehicle entering post can see who is crossing and their visibility isn’t shrouded by the tall gate that surrounds the dumpsters. A few yards down from
this area is another trash receptacle, and there is the same issue. The crosswalk lines are painted “after” the receptacles. It would greatly improvise the security for those walking if they are simply painted before the receptacles. Response: Thanks for your note. Our Safety Office, DPW and DES are looking at where to strategically place speed bumps and along Heerstrasse, and near the CDC (Bldg. 1502) may be a great location. Even though we have reduced the speed limit to 15 kph (which is very slow), I guess that did not achieve the intent we wanted. Be on the lookout as speed bumps are coming as soon as we can get them funded and in place; in the meantime, please continue using caution when crossing the street. Our MPs can’t be everywhere but speed bumps could assist in slowing down speeders in high pedestrian traffic areas.
Parking garage safety
Greg R. said: There is a safety issue in the open air parking lot across from Bldg. 1208, adjacent to the parking garage. When exiting the garage from the stairwells, there is a white line clearly painted to mark the lane for vehicle traffic. Pe-
destrians exiting the stairwells stay inside the line, between the vehicle lane and the curb as they walk toward the MCC. Cars have been parking in this pedestrian walkway for quite some time now, creating a situation where pedestrians exiting the garage have to walk in the lane of vehicle traffic because the pedestrian lane is blocked. Response: Thank you for sharing your concerns with us. The Safety Office forwarded your concerns to the Directorate of Public Works’ Help Desk with a request to install three additional “no parking” signs and stenciling “no parking” on the asphalt surface to prevent illegal parking.
Speed limit sign
Tom R. said: I wanted to express my gratitude that a reduced speed limit was posted on Washingtonstrasse in Hainerberg. There has been a marked improvement in the area and I am glad to see that the Garrison takes traffic safety seriously. Since the parking spots are perpendicular to the lane and there isn’t room to swing out and pull in straight, anyone trying to park needs to three-point turn into the spot which is apparently very upsetting to other drivers. If the lane is to stay at
a minimum width, the spots should be marked at a diagonal. This would make backing out much easier and safer. Response: Thank you for your comment. Please be advised our DES/DPW teams are working on the parking piece; however, there is active construction going on in that area that we cannot hinder or delay. As soon as they have the go, we have agreed put in slant parking spaces in support of the temporary one-way. We did not want to block the spaces until the work was done as we would have other concerned customers.
Thanks for flowers
An anonymous community members said: The staff members of the education center/University of Maryland University College did a fantastic job planting flowers in the Bldg. 1023 area parking lot on Earth Day. Their actions are a great reflection of the community pride, and teamwork that can be found in their office on a daily basis. I am proud to live in an area with community members such as these. I hope their dedication is contagious. Thank you for the job well done! Response: Thank you for
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your comment. You are correct; we have a great team of dedicated professionals in our Education Center. Let’s hope their Earth Day planting encourages other offices/agencies to do the same — what a way to enhance the beauty in our Garrison.
Inspirational story
Adrienna B.: The recent article in the April 23, 2015 edition of the Herald Union, “Warrant Officer overcomes odds, earns Masters in cyber security,” was beyond inspiring! It was encouraging to see the tenacity, commitment, courage and patriotism displayed by CW4 Sonya Barrow through the small glimpse into her lifetime achievements. I am a Girl Scout leader and I routinely try to teach my girls to overcome every challenge, strive for excellence, and reach for the stars. CW4 Barrow’s story embodies these tenants and then some. I can’t wait to share this bit of her story with my girls. Response: Thank you for your comment. I’m certain CW4 Sonya Barrow will be delighted to know her story has inspired you and you’re going to pass on the inspiration to your Girl Scouts.
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