With a combined total of 2,561 years of service in the field of education, 100 Aiken County Public School District (ACPSD) employees were honored for their many contributions and celebrated for their service during a retirement dinner held Monday, May 23, at 6:00 p.m. at Newberry Hall in downtown Aiken.
The District will say a final farewell to beloved teachers, custodians, counselors, and office attendants following the 2021-22 school year, including Rosemary Quarles who has dedicated 44 years of service to teaching at Belvedere Elementary, and Leavelle McCampbell Middle School English Language Arts teacher Deborah Ann Coleman-Void, who will retire with 42 years of service in education.
“We are so thankful to these amazing retirees for all they have done to serve our students and support each other over the years,” stated Aiken County Public Schools Chief Officer of Instruction Jeanie Glover. “We’re excited to celebrate people like Ms. Quarles, who has spent her entire career in one school. That is a testament to the school’s culture and the community as well as her commitment to both.”
As we wrap up the 2021-22 school year, custodians who have made an impact upon the lives of generations of students will soon clean their school cafeterias for the last time. Secretaries will cheerfully answer their last on-the-job phone call, bus drivers will safely transport students on their last career route, and school food service workers will serve one last healthy meal to their students.
“These professionals have spent years of their lives pouring into our students. We are so grateful for their dedication,” commented ACPSD Superintendent King Laurence.
“They have left lasting impressions on students and will be remembered for years to come. We are grateful for their service and wish each of our retirees the best,” Superintendent Laurence added.
The Aiken County Public School District wishes the following employees all the best in their upcoming retirements – we are grateful for their many years of service to the community and time well spent improving the lives of our students.
District retirees who were honored during this year’s retirement banquet included the following:
John Brinson, Leavelle McCampbell Middle, 45 years of service; Rosemary Quarles, Belvedere Elementary, 44 years of service; Deborah Ann Coleman-Void, Leavelle McCampbell Middle, 42 years of service; Patricia Huffman, North Augusta Middle, 40 years of service; Denise Parent, Warrenville Elementary, 39 years of service; Patsy Davis, Aiken Intermediate School, 39 years of service; Joedy Moots, North Augusta High School, 38 years of service; Joy Waters, Silver Bluff High, 37 years of service; Daniel Parent, Division of Instruction, 36 years of service; Theresa Kaney, Graniteville Elementary, 36 years of service; Esther Blake, Chukker Creek Elementary, 35 years of service; Christin Sosa-Gaston, Federal Programs, 33 years of service; Bertha Johnson, Student Services Worker, 33 years of service; Catherine Coleman, Redcliffe Elementary, 32 years of service; Conell Young, Maintenance Department, 32 years of service; Kimberly Miles, Center For Innovative Learning, 32 years of service; Sonya Colvin, Busbee Elementary, 32 years of service; Kelly Bedenbaugh, Ridge Spring-Monetta High, 32 years of service; Agnes Hobson, Millbrook Elementary, 31 years of service; Sherida Stroman, Student Services Worker, 31 years of service; Patricia Lott, Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary, 30 years of service; Laura Casdorph, Silver Bluff High, 30 years of service; Patricia Cade, Midland Valley High, 30 years of service; Angela Virella, Jackson STEM Magnet Middle, 30 years of service; Tina Richardson, Hammond Hill Elementary, 29 years of service; Josianna Rodgers, Ridge Spring-Monetta High, 29 years of service; James Gill, North Augusta High, 29 years of service; Patricia Kennamer, Ridge Spring-Monetta High, 29 years of service; Craig Gilstrap, North Augusta High, 29 years of service; William Johnson, Aiken Scholars Academy, 29 years of service; Natalia Semba, Special Programs, 28 years of service; Beth Reynolds, North Augusta Middle, 28 years of service; William Wiggins, North Augusta High, 28 years of service; Anne Poplin, Aiken Scholars Academy, 28 years of service; Christy Cosh, Paul Knox Middle, 28 years of service; Jodi Brown, North Augusta Elementary, 28 years of service; Patricia Luke, East Aiken School of the Arts, 28 years of service; Kimberly Pruiett, Aiken Intermediate School, 28 years of service; Kimberli Herring, Special Programs, 28 years of service; Vanessa Stone, Millbrook Elementary, 28 years of service; Shari Hooper, Mossy Creek Elementary, 28 years of service; Matthew Franklin, Clearwater Elementary, 28 years of service ; Kelly Schultz, Clearwater Elementary, 28 years of service; Amy Swanson, J.D. Lever Elementary, 28 years of service; Vivian Newman, Hammond Hill Elementary, 28 years of service; Shannon Ennis, Byrd Elementary, 28 years of service; Robert Adams, Paul Knox Middle, 28 years of service; Kathryn Kinard, Warrenville Elementary, 28 years of service; Gayle Powell, Mossy Creek Elementary, 28 years of service; Robert Thomas, North Augusta High, 28 years of service; Theresa Harris, Graniteville Elementary, 28 years of service; Linda Boatwright, Gloverville Elementary, 28 years of service; Robin Blackmon, Clearwater Elementary, 28 years of service; Candace Hayes, Transportation, 27 years of service; Lisa Carroll, East Aiken School of the Arts, 27 years of service; Sherry Abney, Aiken County Career and Technology Center, 27 years of service; Janice Jackson, Gloverville Elementary School, 27 years of service; Cathy Daniel, Mossy Creek Elementary, 27 years of service; Loretta Mays, Midland Valley High, 26 years of service; George “Clay” Holley, Silver Bluff High, 26 years of service; Suzanne Carpenter, Byrd Elementary, 26 years of service; Karen Johnson, School Food Services, 25 years of service; Karen Butler, New Ellenton Middle STEAM Magnet, 25 years of service; Donna Barsh, Maintenance Department, 25 years of service; Debra Lindburg, Oakwood-Windsor Elementary, 25 years of service; Barbara Johnson, Freedman Early Learning Center, 25 years of service; Teressa Gleaton, Aiken Intermediate School, 25 years of service; Monica Graham, Aiken High School, 23 years of service; LuAnn Phillips, Aiken High School, 22 years of service; Michael Terry, North Augusta Middle, 22 years of service; Willie Mae Milhouse, Schofield Middle, 22 years of service; Debra McDermott, Leavelle McCampbell Middle, 22 years of service; Shelby Saunders, Aiken Intermediate School and Schofield Middle, 22 years of service; Robert Goldman, Jr., Maintenance Department, 21 years of service; Sandra Claxon, Millbrook Elementary, 21 years of service; Susan Powell, Midland Valley High, 21 years of service; Minnie Moore, Ridge Spring-Monetta High, 20 years of service; Teresa Barnes, North Augusta High, 20 years of service; Annette Paige, Aiken High, 19 years of service; Katherine Thompson, Midland Valley High, 18 years of service; Alinda Anderson, Schofield Middle, 18 years of service; Denise Dunbar, Leavelle McCampbell Middle, 18 years of service; Col. Maxie Joye, Wagener-Salley High, 17 years of service; Nadine Jones, Busbee Elementary, 17 years of service; Diana Richardson, East Aiken School of the Arts, 16 years of service; Velma Brown, East Aiken School of the Arts, 15 years of service; Karla Weems, J.D. Lever Elementary, 15 years of service; Christine Price, Chukker Creek Elementary, 15 years of service; Judy McDaniel, South Aiken High, 14 years of service; David Cavazos, Educational Technology, 13 years of service; Debra Cavazos, Division of Instruction, 12 years of service; Adrian Cloud, Aiken Elementary, 11 years of service; Martha Hintermann, Educational Technology, 11 years of service; Carolyn Corbett, Aiken High, 11 years of service; Joan Grief, South Aiken High, 16 years of service; Mary Raysor, HeadStart, 10 years of service; Jane Gardner, Hammond Hill Elementary, 10 years of service; and Douglas Dandy, Midland Valley High, 7 years of service
LINK TO DISTRICT PRESS RELEASE: 2022 PR DISTRICT RETIREES