School Officials Have Summer Plans
Although many of them will be working for a portion of the summer, officials in the Huntington School District have made some exciting plans for their vacation period.
Assistant Superintendent Ken Card said he “will finally have a change to get my office ‘squared away’ the way I would like. As you know, I didn’t have the chance to do so last summer. I got here and had to hit the ground running.” That’s a reference to his late summer appointment to the position by the Huntington School Board.
But, it’s not all work and no play for Dr. Card, who also has plans to go on a week-long Caribbean cruise with his family.
Finley Principal John Amato plans to do some sailing on Long Island’s South Shore aboard his cherished boat. He also has a one week Alaskan cruise booked for August.
Jefferson School Principal Margaret Evers plans to enjoy reading, gardening, training to walk in a 5K event and “visiting our beautiful South Shore beaches in the late afternoon.” She is also setting aside time to plan for the 2010/11 school year, which will be her fifth at Jefferson. Mrs. Evers said she’s “looking forward to our son’s wedding on September 5th.”
Washington School Principal Marsha Neville said she plans to spend “some time upstate at my parents’ home right on Lake Ontario.” She also intends to travel to Bethany Beach in Delaware where extended family members will gather for a week.
Flower Hill School Principal Marlon Small said that he and his wife “are still making plans. We most likely will be going to the Caribbean.”
Jack Abrams School Principal Mary Stokkers said “right now I don’t have anything [planned] but rest, relax and enjoy family and friends.”
“My plan is to spend time with my family, paint (canvas, not walls) and train my three crazy dogs how to walk on a leash together,” Southdown School Principal Michelle Marino said.
Georgia McCarthy, district director of health, physical education and athletics, plans to travel with her sons, John and Kenny, to lacrosse tournament and coach Kenny’s Rising Stars AAU basketball team in the national tournament in Virginia in late July.
Joe Leavy, district director of humanities, is looking forward to working around his new home and “trying to spend more time with family.” Mr. Leavy is also working as principal of the summer school.
Carmen Kasper, district director of foreign language, ESL and bilingual programs, said she has “no major plans for the summer.” She will be working to have a “smooth” transition from her current office at Huntington High School to a new one at the district office at Jack Abrams School.
Joan Fretz, district director of fine and performing arts expects to be very busy. She’s working to incorporate the entire art department office into the music office in light of a reduction in clerical assistant and better monitor program needs related to the intermediate grade level reorganization.
The summer arts program begins on June 28 with over 250 participants. “I’ll also be busy interviewing for several art and music leave replacement positions, for which we have received over 750 applicants,” Mrs. Fretz said. “It is very rewarding to hear how excited candidates are to interview for a position in our well-respected program. The Arts-in-Education Committee will be planning programs for the fall and plans to meet over the summer months.”
Mrs. Fretz is also planning to help her youngest child, daughter Kristin, get ready for the University of Delaware’s honors program in public policy. “She’ll also be playing violin in the University’s symphony orchestra. I’m also looking forward to a trip to Mexico - my first real vacation in a very long time! Before we know it, band camp will begin and we’ll kick off another great Huntington year!”
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