Farewell with our gratitude, best wishes, and love!
At the closing faculty meeting, longtime faculty who are retiring were paid loving (and funny) tributes by their close colleagues: (above from left), Susan Marrs on Betsy Sittenfeld, Patti Guethlein on Bobbie Staggs, Janet Hill on Kathy Deubell, and Karla Balskus on Kaye Riser (in the last photos, the ladies in pink are Carolyn Fox at left and Kaye’s granddaughter at right). Kathy Deubell, Assoc. Dir. of Communications, 37 years Betsy Sittenfeld, Upper Art History teacher, 36 years Bobbie Staggs, Doherty Administrative Asst., 33 years Kaye Riser, Lotspeich Fifth Grade teacher, 23 years Sandy Silber, Upper Librarian, Library Coordin., 11 yrs. Susan Settle, Lotspeich Pre-Kindergarten & Ext. Day, 6 yrs. Kristen Feeney, Lotspeich Second Grade teacher, 5 years
Marissa Holtzleiter, Middle Admin. Asst., 5 yrs. Summer Osborn, Kindergarten Assistant, 4 years Kate Riley, Upper Theater teacher, 2 years Amy Wyatt, Upper English teacher, 2 years Todd Tveita, Physical Education Intern, 1 year James Watson, Theater Technical Director, 1 year (Most recent positions at Seven Hills are noted.)
Faculty honors for three teachers Head of School Chris Garten announced three prestigious faculty honors earlier this spring. English Department Head and Upper English teacher Tricia Hoar is the 2013 recipient of the the David G. Gamble Faculty Chair in recognition of the excellence of her teaching. Upper math teacher Melissa Khoo and Lotspeich second grade teacher Danielle Necessary are 2013 recipients of Brodie Grants for Excellence in Teaching from the Brodie Family Faculty Betterment Fund.
Below, Doherty School Head Patti Guethlein said of the 23 seniors/former Doherty students who came back to visit Doherty and watch their fifth grade video on May 29: “Our ‘little ones’ were back on the story rug in the library during our lemonade social. It was a great turnout with lots of parents, too. How time flies!”
Above, seniors loved reminiscing and watching their second grade holiday show, “Music Through the Years,” with their Lotspeich second grade teacher Anne Greenwald and music teacher Jane Clajus. Their former fourth grade teacher Sara (Davis) Snyder stopped by to give them copies of the letters they wrote as fourth graders to their future senior selves. Sara said, “It is super fun and the kids love to read the letters!” page 9