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Bay Area Retired School Personnel: President's Message
Bay Area Retired School Personnel: President's Message
Bay Area Retired School Personnel: President's Message
Officers
President President’s Message
Joyce Sigelko
President Elect
Barb Skowronski March 11 will be our first meeting for 2019. Come and join us,
learn about Do All Inc., and enjoy a delicious lunch at Lumber
Program Barons. Bill Jones is seeking candidates to run for BARSP
Vice President
Janet Brandt offices. It is only a two year term from 2019-2021, and since we only have 6
Ardith Reszke meetings a year it will not take much of your time. Please contact Bill Jones
(989) 316-2345 and let him know you would like to offer your time and talent
Secretary to serve as an officer. We all need to help give new life to our Chapter. Please
Margaret Bird step up and keep our chapter going, help members keep their retirement
Treasurer benefits and add new members. It is a great privilege to serve fellow school
Connie Frank district retirees. Hope to see you all in March.
BARSP
Luncheon Meetings
Lumber Barons In Memoriam
Brewery
804 E. Midland St. Arvilla R. MacPhail
2nd Floor Please turn in all information for
January 12, 2019—Age 100 the April issue of the BARSP
March 11, 2019
11:00 Arthur I. Nixon newsletter to Kathy Cull by
April 8, 2019 Thursday, March 14.
11:00
November 30, 2018—Age 88
May 13, 2019 Selma Pett
10:30
January 4, 2014
Bernadine C. Rys
Bios Coming Soon
May 12, 2018—Age 82
Janette Taglauer March: Jeanne Townsend
April: Charlie Brown
December 13, 2018 - Age 80 May: ?
Donald G. Templin Please contact Kathy Cull or Rika Smith to
volunteer to write a short article
October 17, 2018 - Age 80 introducing yourself.
Audrey I. Yost
April 5, 2018 Age 77
PLESE
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VOLUME 27 ISSUE 4 BAY AREA RETIRED SCHOOL PERSONNEL PAGE 2
John Van Den Boom Essexville-Hampton Schools Music Educator Grades 2-5
John would like to purchase a small video camera/accessories for use in his classroom. Children would be able to view themselves
preparing for performances for the purpose of evaluation while learning. They will be able to evaluate strengths as well as areas of
improvements. Videos would also be used for the performance itself and shared with parents….possibly even offering DVD’s to
families as a means of raising additional funds for programs.
Mary Ida Doan Marilyn Morales Marion Jones, Bill Jones, Mary San Clemente
April 2019
Mary Garcia Ardith Reszke
Nancy Rochow, Sylvia Sporman, Bob Sporman
Leon Giffel Mary San Clemente May 2019
Marge Giffel Florine Schutkowski Kathy Bremer, Marty Gilkey, Carole Hoyle
Substitutes: Arlene Lambert, Jeanine Link, Mary Moskal, Phyllis Woody
Marty Gilkey Joyce Sigelko
Ron Hildinger
VOLUME 27 ISSUE 4 BAY AREA RETIRED SCHOOL PERSONNEL PAGE 3
Hello, my name is Jeanne Townsend. I am married to Rick Townsend and we have two
wonderful daughters, April and Alyse. In 2016, I retired as a Midland Public School Art teacher
with 33 years of service. I come from a family of teachers. Two of my three sisters, Lorraine Jeske and
Nancy Hollerback, were teachers and also retired in 2016. My parents Charles and Lorraine Crandall are
retired teachers. The legacy continues with the next generation. My sister’s daughter Kaitlyn Hayward is a
kindergarten teacher in Bangor Twp. and my youngest daughter Alyse is currently student teaching in K-12
Art in Breckenridge. Being an art teacher can be trying sometimes because there are fewer positions
available at all grade levels. Other times you can be the entire department in a district. This being said, it’s
interesting that I also had two cousins who are retired Bay County Art teachers, Chet Montana and Colleen
DeSanto.
I started subbing the year after getting my degree, and then spent my career with Midland Public Schools.
My career differed from my entire immediate family, in that I taught exclusively at the secondary level,
Northeast Intermediate and Midland High School. My mentor, and the man who hired me into the district ,
was James Hopfensberger to whom I will be eternally grateful for his knowledge, insight, patience and
humor. As a result of his motivation and inspiration, I was a proud member of an exceptional team of art
teachers. My favorite project will always be the one that Hoppy was pushed into by a student. He was
teaching cast jewelry at the time, and a student of his, Amy Dunlap, told him, “I don’t want to cast jewelry I
want to do bronze.” That might have been the end of it if Amy hadn’t come into class the next day and set
a stack of bronze casting books on his desk. Hoppy would not only learn the process, but also teach it,and
eventually create public life size bronze sculpture. I myself am immortalized as a life size bronze casting in
Kaukauna WI as part of Hoppy’s “Family and Friends” series. I take great pride in knowing that long after I
am gone, my former students will be passing along bronze sculptures as family heirlooms, along with their
love of art. Hopefully in small part thanks to my efforts as a teacher.
Thanks teachers for all your hard work and dedication over the years.