Published February 21, 2023

Superintendent Jason Golden and other district administrators traveled around the county February 14 to share the good news to the District-Wide Classified Employees of the Year.

Clovercroft Elementary's Mary Jo Rothlisberger is the elementary school Classified Employee of the Year, and Legacy Middle's Vanessa McCain is the middle school Classified Employee of the Year. Franklin High's Gina Cavender is the high school Classified Employee of the Year.

The district also surprised Director of Curriculum Jenny Lopez with the 2022-23 Supervisor of the Year Award on January 18.

Watch the videos below to see the special moments.

In addition to the District-Wide Classified Employees of the Year and the Supervisor of the Year, WCS also wants to celebrate the Departmental Employees of the Year. Every year, each department selects one employee to honor. Congratulations and thank you to the employees listed below:

• School Age Child Care (SACC): Kylee Justice-Utt
• Maintenance Department: Gary Dawson
• Information Technology: Zach Holt
• Health Care Professional: Katharine Lovelady
• Transportation Department: David Olmstead
• School Counselor (Elementary): Mandi Rioux
• School Counselor (Middle): Deana Stepanic
• School Counselor (High): Stephanie Sullivan
• School Psychologist: Michelle Koziarz
• School Social Worker: Christy Akers
• Central Office: Melinda Fox
• Student Support Services System-Wide Professional: Katie Nagy
• Substitute Teacher System-Wide: Lillian Crafton