At the end of the school year, as staff take their retirement, we at The Chronicle send our thanks for their years of service.

District 161

• Carla Evans, 25 years, media paraprofessional at Flossmoor Hills School
• Jennifer Adams, 15 years, security guard and school support aide at Parker Junior High
• Jill Fredona, 2 years, health coordinator, Heather Hill School

District 153

• Marci Breed, 31 years, physical education teacher, James Hart School
• Christine Engels, 37 years, enrichment teacher, Churchill School
• Margaret Niles, 25 years, librarian, Willow School
• Kirley Portillo, 23 years, district-wide driver
• Xavier Sanchez, 30 years, custodian at James Hart School
• Kathy Schaeflein, 13 years, director of curriculum and instruction
• Kelly Senesac, 26 years, occupational therapist, Churchill School
• Anne Wallace, 28 years, reading specialist at Churchill and first grade teacher at Willow School

Homewood-Flossmoor High

• Scott Wakeley, 4 years, superintendent
• Mary DeSanti, 24 years, math teacher
• Karen Olson, 19 years, counselor