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School District 308 April PRIDE Winners

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Media Alert
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Contact: Theresa Komitas
Phone: (630) 608-5031
E-mail: tkomitas@sd308.org

School District 308 April 2023 PRIDE Winners

 

Oswego, Ill. (April 25, 2023)  The Oswego Community Unit School District 308 Board of Education recognized the April 2023 winners of the PRIDE (Proudly Recognizing Individuals Demonstrating Excellence) Recognition Program at their meeting held on Monday, April 24. This was the District’s final PRIDE recognition for the 2022-2023 school year.

 

Prior to the individuals being recognized at the Board meeting, Dr. Sparlin went to each building and visited the winners to announce and celebrate their award. Awardees are also presented at that time with a certificate of their accomplishment as well as gifts from the PRIDE sponsors. The Board of Education implemented this program in the fall of 2015 to recognize, promote and celebrate the many contributions made by teachers and employees across the district.  

 

“The individuals honored and recognized as PRIDE winners not only go above and beyond for our students and schools but they also reflect the true meaning of service,”  said Dr. John Sparlin, superintendent of schools.  “The board and I are honored to recognize our teachers and our employees through this program for all they do on a daily basis for the success of our students.” 

 

TEACHERS

Teachers of the Month (April), sponsored by Allied First Bank:  

  • Kim Caston, 2nd Grade Teacher, Wolf’s Crossing Elementary School;

  • Lori Johnson, Special Education Teacher, Bednarcik Junior High;

  • Paul Kittler (not pictured), Special Education teacher, Oswego East High School;

  • John Tamez, Math/AVID Teacher, Plank Junior High.

image of PRIDE teacher winners with BOE members and Dr. Sparlin

EMPLOYEES

Employees of the Month (April), co-sponsored by Chick-fil-A and Huntington Learning Center:  

  • Lois Goulet Federau, Attendance Secretary, Oswego East High School and

  • Georgi Hadsall, Attendance Secretary, Oswego East High School.

PRIDE employee winners with BOE members and Dr. Sparlin

 

We thank our generous District PRIDE Partners who have donated prizes to our winners and have helped make this program a success: Allied First Bank, Chick-fil-A, Huntington Learning Center and Culvers. We would also like to thank all those who nominated individuals for consideration as April PRIDE winners as well as throughout the entire 2022-2023 school year.

 

Information regarding the PRIDE program can be found at: www.sd308.org/PRIDE.