NEWS RELEASE

The School District of Indian River County is announcing the 2014 Outstanding Volunteers of the Year.  Annually, all schools in the District are asked to select senior, adult, and youth volunteers who have demonstrated outstanding dedication and commitment to quality education for the students of Indian River County.  This year, forty-eight volunteers are being honored.

Volunteers are selected based on the number of hours of service, years of service, unusual type of contribution, and/or characteristics of services rendered.  Those selected are then considered for the District’s top volunteer in each category.  District winners are submitted to the State competition.

Invitations have been mailed to all forty-eight of the 2014 Outstanding Volunteers of the Year for Indian River County, inviting them to a reception in their honor to be held on March 6, 2014, at 4:00 p.m. at the J. A. Thompson Administrative Center in the Board meeting room.  The 2014 District Senior, Adult, and Youth Volunteers of the Year for the School District of Indian River County will be announced at the reception.

Dr. Fran Adams, Superintendent, said of the District’s volunteers, “Our wonderful volunteers give the teachers and students their talent, commitment, time, and love on a daily basis.  They make a huge difference in our lives donating thousands and thousands of hours.  I cannot say enough about the valuable service they provide for our teachers and students.  They have my deepest gratitude.”

Listed below are the 2014 Outstanding Volunteers of the Year for the School District of Indian River County:

2014 Outstanding Volunteers of the Year for Indian River County
School	Senior Volunteer	Adult Volunteer	Youth Volunteer
Alternative Center for Education	Patricia Willis
Beachland Elementary School		Georgia Mullins
Citrus Elementary School	Berdyne Williams	Becky Warren
Dodgertown Elementary School	Colleen Vanderschie
Fellsmere Elementary School	Thomas Burke	Siri Traynor	Brittany Benefield
Gifford Middle School	John Van Deusen	Amy Thoma	Kyler Shiramizu
Glendale Elementary School	Joyce Eckler	Shari Tessier
Highlands Elementary School	Francis “Frank” Pelland	Bobbie McCrary	Kim Greenway
Liberty Magnet School		Kelly Kormanec	Bria Jackson
Osceola Magnet School	Jean Hopkins	Michele Murphy
Oslo Middle School		James Pallas
Pelican Island Elementary School	Sharon Cascio	Tina Campbell	Tegpreet Singh
Rosewood Magnet School	Sandra Yencho	Kimberly Robideau	Tatiana Cooley
Sebastian Elementary School	Josefina Cuevas	Audra Lydick	Kathryn Stough
Sebastian River Middle School	Margaret Davis	Sue Gordian	Cassidy Thimmer
Sebastian River High School	Steven Raiff
Storm Grove Middle School	Russell Owen	Jan Wintermyer	Mona Cazeau
Treasure Coast Elementary School	Linda Roberts	Julia Pelletier	Brooke Beverly
Vero Beach Elementary School	Alan Kauffmann	Jennifer Fish	Sarah Abdelhameed
Vero Beach High School		Lauri Simpson	Genna DeFalco
Wabasso School	Jack Houlihan	Alyssa Sheehan	Shayhaan Shaikh