games and basketball games to singing in concerts and performing on the stage. She has been a dedicated MA grandparent, and, several years ago, she made a vow that she wouldn’t stay to teach her oldest grandchild in the school. Well… John Poundstone will start the sixth grade this fall and, to live up to that promise, it is now time for Betty to focus on being a grandmother.
BECKY SNELLGROVE Becky Snellgrove is retiring after being at this school over the past 40 years! What an incredible testament to Becky’s dedication to the MA family and her tremendous connection to this institution. Think about the hundreds of lives that Becky has helped shape over the years. She has dedicated her professional life as an educator to MA, and we will be forever grateful to her for
Left to Right Allen Sheehan ‘00, Carole Quallio, and Betty Saunders
those years of dedicated service. Becky is known for her passion for children as well as her immaculate attention to detail. Her classroom is a sight to behold, and she deeply cares for the first graders that she has supported in the classroom and as a resource teacher over the years. On top of her classroom duties, she has been the inspiring force behind the Christmas pageant for so many years. That production has created lasting memories for generations of MA students and families. Becky has provided loving support for her colleagues, and any conversation with Becky reveals her abiding love for MA as well as her passionate support for the development of children. In the First Grade classroom, she is known for her tireless work in helping students learn to write and how to write well. Becky, from
Left to Right Anne Riley Marshall, Virginia Haugabook, Becky Snellgrove, and John Harris Taylor
the bottom of our hearts, we thank you for your passion for children, your care and love as a member of the MA family, your support of your colleagues, and your service to this school.
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