Elma School District 2026 Flight of Excellence & Retirees
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On Friday, May 29, Elma School District celebrated our staff of the year with the Flight of Excellence Awards. The winners were as follows:
Teachers - Elementary - Cheyenne Roberts; Middle School - Kim Hinderlie; High School - Tim Livingston
Classified Staff - High School - Nicole Skeem; Middle School - Jessica Medlin; Elementary - Karen Philbrick; Custodial - Zach Peek; Transportation - Allen Hess; Kitchen - Ronda Everson
District Employees - Teacher - Debi Ohashi; Classified - Heidi Peek
In addition to honoring our staff members of the year, we also recognized and celebrated our teachers and staff who have now officially retired with the end of this school year.
We are so grateful to these individuals, many of whom served our students, families, and our community for multiple decades!
Please join us in recognizing our 2026 retirees: Debi Ohashi, 39 years; Laura Nelson, 35 years; Cynthia Hill, 29 years; Julie Ragus, 28 years; Linda Meister, 22 years; Kimberly Hinderlie, 20 years; Ron Clark, 14 years; Laura Arnold, 11 years; Dale Vessey, 9 years.
We wish you all the best on your well-earned next chapter!