Notable Notes...

Best wishes to the following newlyweds:

Vines High School's Jasmin Rivera, biology teacher, became the bride of Alex Dean on June 19; Melissa Sekel, speech-language pathologist, became the bride of Jonathon Neece on June 6; Roxie Shelvin, special education teacher and coach, wed Kimberly Swafford on July 25; and Brittany Allred, Algebra teacher, became the bride of Christopher Cloud on September 5.

Congratulations to the following parents and grandparents:

Chris and Chuck Ostertag, Bowman Middle School associate band director, and Williams High School athletic director, respectively, welcomed son Charles Edward (7lbs. 15 ozs.) on May 18.

Sandi Youngblood, assessment and accountability office manager, and her husband Bill, Rose Haggar CTA, became the proud grandparents of granddaughter Clarissa Kayleigh (7 lbs.) on May 27. Proud parents are Laura and Brian Fitzgerald of Little Elm. Brian is a teacher/coach at Plano West Senior High School.

Terri Silver, Vines High School business teacher, and her husband Ben became the proud grandparents of a grandson Joshua Ethan (7 lbs. 9 ozs.) on May 31. Proud parents are Catherine and Jared Silver.

Carpenter Middle School special education teaching assistant Joyce Breedlove and Frankford Middle School FANS manager Denise Breedlove became proud grandmas of Shirley Marie (8 lbs. 12 ozs.), born on August 25 to Jessica and Heath Breedlove.

Karen Pollard, student achievement specialist, and her husband Toby became the proud grandparents of a grandson Blake Ryan on August 28. Proud parents are Sarah and Eric Pollard of The Colony.

Frankford Middle School's Angie Davis, special education teacher, and her husband Wylie welcomed Brandt on August 29; Debbie Keen, PACE teacher, and husband Jon welcomed Stella Grace on September 18; Josh Hahn, ISS, and wife Michelle, facility services secretary, welcomed daughter Aubrey Leigh on September 21; and Whitleigh Wilhelmi, science teacher, and her husband Jeremy welcomed Beckett on September 25.

Lindsey Petropoulos, Rice Middle School theater/speech teacher, and her husband Pete became the proud parents of daughter Efthimia "Mia" Eleni (8 lbs. 6 ozs.) on September 9.

Sympathy is extended to the following employees:

Amalia Cervantes, Mitchell Elementary School FANS employee, whose mother Fidencia Zapata passed away on August 11.

Sarah Watkins, Vines High School principal, whose mother-in-law Ada Watkins died on August 18.

Carol Campbell, Schimelpfenig Middle School librarian, whose mother Wanda Hale of Oklahoma died recently.

Patricia Wheeler, Rice Middle School art teacher, whose husband Richard Wheeler passed away in August.

Lori Iezek, Hughston Elementary School fifth grade teacher, whose grandfather Frank Iezek of Dysart, Iowa, passed away on August 31.

Maureen Yervasi, Dooley Elementary School assistant principal, whose mother Susan Milone of New York passed away on August 18; and Gaye Anderson, Dooley special education teacher, whose mother Juanita Rabb of Garland died on September 2.

Lloyd "Skip" Jenkins, school board president, and his wife Toni whose father-in-law and father, respectively, Jay Palmer passed away in September.

Billie Jean Lee, assistant principal at Renner Middle School, whose father William J. McGraw of Ashdown, AR., died on September 27.

 

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