GBEA Activities

GBEA Retirement and Awards Banquet - May 19, 2010
The GBEA held its annual Retirement and Awards Banquet on May 19, 2010 at the KI Convention Center. Thirty-three retiring teachers and nine paraprofessionals were recognized. 

Teachers: Jill Anderson (Lombardi), Mary Pat Aziere (Preble), Mary DeMelle (Sullivan), Patricia Derozier (Red Smith), Joni Ecke (Keller), Cynthia Giachino (Franklin), Kristina Hilgendorf (Eisenhower), Betty Hoffman (Webster), Rebecca Holdiman (West), Linda Jolly-Jaeger (Edison), Diane Kekstas (McAuliffe), Terese Lubner (Preble), Sandra Lundergan (Tank), Nancy Maternoski (DOB), Maureen Malloy (Lombardi), Joyce Nelson (DOB/Aldo), John Neuville (Preble), Cori Parmentier Greely (Juv. Detention Center), Janice Raab (West), Beveraly Rademacher (Lombardi), Christine Rutkowski (McAuliffe), Carol Schauer (Franklin), William Schumacher (Preble), Judith Tepe (Red Smith), Neicy Thorsen (Webster), Carol Valenta (Lombardi), Kathleen Wanish (DOB), Jaelene Wentland (Lombardi), Lynn Wilford (Beaumont), Mary Wyman (Edison), Robert Wyman (Wequiock), and Thomas Zwicky (Preble)

Paraprofessionals: Rose Collins (Kennedy), Geraldine DeBauche (Franklin), Nancy Heaston (Eisenhower), Lynn Kornowski (Baird), Judy Lammert (Lombardi), Marie Rank (Wequiock), Marleen Schaut (West), Vicki Smith (Sullivan) and Sharon Watermolen (Southwest)

Teachers and community members were also recognized for service to the GBEA or for support of public education. Not pictured below if Greg Sawyer who received GBEA's Apple Award.

	10 Year Service Award From left to right Jeanne Lund Mary Kelly Betty Hoffman Luann Simila (not pictured)
	Excellence Award From left to right Jaelene Wentland Lori Meister John Dunlap Rachelle Rebman (not pictured)
	Excellence Award Rider Task Force From left to right Mark Strohschein Julie Lattimer Michelle LaPlante Heidi Konkel Amy Chase Matt VandenHouten Kevin VanEss  (Not pictured) Mark DeMuth Joseph McCabe Jim Paplham Rick Rosinski
	Crystal Apple Award Linda Jolly-Jaeger
	School Bell Award Andrew Becker, Green Bay Board of Education
	School Bell Award Vicki Smith, GBAPIE President
	Diversity Award Good Samaritan, Inc. April Strom-Johnson and Bruce Johson
	Super Apple Award Debbie Kadon and Andy Tolksdorf
	Gavel Award Presented to outgoing president, David Harswick

GBPAC/RA Meeting - March 29, 2010
At the annual GBPAC meeting endorsed school board candidates and Denise Gaumer Hutchison, co-chair of the citizen committee, spoke at the meeting.

	Celestine Jeffreys
	Brenda Warren
	Chris Wagner
	Denise Gaumer Hutchison

Read Across America at Baird Elementary, March 1, 2010
President David Harswick and The Cat in the Hat visited Baird Elementary's celebration of Read Across America. Harswick shared with the children the importance of reading.

GBEA Holds Third Emerging Voices
On January 28-30, sixteen GBEA members participated to make up GBEA's Emerging Voices Cohort III. This year's Emerging Voices was sponsored by WEA Trust Member Benefits and WEAC.

Representative Assembly, November 30, 2009

The November RA was held at the Riverside Ballroom on Nov. 23, 2009. WEAC President Mary Bell spoke at the RA about The Race to the Top legislation and the proposed mayoral takeover of the Milwaukee School District. She also discussed the WEAC strategic priorities, which are: school funding, health care, professional development and licensure, achievement gaps, and membership engagement.

For American Education Week the GBEA Communications Committee created an ad that ran on WLUK Fox-11 from November 15-21. You can view the ad on YouTube or SchoolTube. The ad focuses on positive things that are happening in the Green Bay Area Public School District.

Give-A-Kid-A-Book Campaign, November 10, 2009
On November 10, 2009, the Friends of the Brown County Library held its 20th annual Give-A-Kid-A-Book kick-off. GBEA Vice President Toni Lardinois spoke at the press conference. GBEA has been a large supporter of the Give-A-Kid-A-Book. Everyone is encouraged to donate a NEW book so that children can enjoy a new book this holiday season.

	Vice President Toni Lardinios spoke at the GAKAB press conference.
	Honorary Chairperson Tina Driver, wife of Green Bay Packer Donald Driver, addressed the crowd and discussed how she loves reading with her two children and encouraged other parents to read to their children 20 minutes a day.
	Tina Driver poses with students from Howe School. From left to right: Katie, Allen, Cheng, Dorice, Tina and her two children, and Nathan.

On September 30, 2009, the GBEA helds its second annual New Teacher Social. The social began at 3:30 p.m. and lasted until 5:30. New teachers were able to visit the GBEA office and meet member service providers and enjoy an outdoor picnic.

WEA Trust Member Services, Horace Mann and WEA Trust Insurance sponsored the event. Raffle prizes, which included gift certificates/cards, visa cards, a Sonic toothbrush, etc., were donated by AAA, Dental Associates, Financial Consulting Services, Inc., Tax Management Services, Inc., WEA Trust Insurance, WEA Trust Member Services, and Wisconsin Vision. Thanks to all our member services for making the event so successful.