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Pleasant Valley SD honors April students and staff, highlights early‑learning turnout
Summary
Pleasant Valley School District recognized students of the month across grades K–12, named employee and support‑staff winners, and reported turnout for early‑learning and Title I events and testing support at its regular meeting.
Pleasant Valley School Board recognized student‑of‑the‑month winners from kindergarten through 12th grade and named staff and support‑staff employees of the month during the district’s regular meeting, while principals and teachers highlighted recent early‑learning turnout and testing supports.
The acknowledgments covered students from kindergarten (Juliette Kresge) through seniors (Brianna Palmeri), multiple grade‑level awardees and classroom teachers, and staff recognitions including Jessica Jennings (health care technician) and Kristen De Schwinn (life skills teacher). District presenters also reported that Ready, Set, Learn drew more than 75 families and that healthcare staff see roughly 100 students a day, and they noted Title I and spring reading initiatives as recent activities.
District presenters said the student recognition program aims to celebrate academic effort, character and community contributions. Kindergarten honoree Juliette Kresge was praised for kindness and collaborative work in class; first‑grade honoree Aiden Pinkney was described as consistently kind and eager; other winners named during the meeting included third‑grade recipient (listed in the meeting as Butchie/“Gee Green”), fourth‑ and fifth‑grade winners, middle‑school honorees including Ava Kresge and Ella Putnam, and high‑school selections such as Colin McGraw, Avery Acevedo, Lydia Peters and Brianna Palmeri. Presenters described grade‑level winners’ classroom contributions, leadership roles and extracurricular participation as reasons for the awards.
Staff recognitions and program updates followed the student awards. Jessica Jennings was recognized as the health care technician of the month; presenters said she sees about 100 students a day. Kristen De Schwinn was named support‑staff professional of the month for life skills instruction. Additional staff winners mentioned included Jody Kresge (professional staff member of the month), Lou Cannarella (support staff), John Lopez (support staff recognition at the middle school), Mark Fleming (professional staff recognition) and Lisa Candle (staff member of the month referenced late in the ceremony).
Presenters described recent programs and events: Ready, Set, Learn—an early‑learning readiness program—had more than 75 family attendees at a recent session, and the district held a spring Title I meeting and advisory committee meeting. The meeting record also notes a visit from Miss Pennsylvania to a district school, students’ participation in a county song‑fest and an upcoming district math challenge and spring testing; district staff and families collaborated on encouragement initiatives for students taking tests.
No formal board votes or policy actions were taken during the recognition portion of the meeting; the segment consisted of presentations, awards and informational updates. Several presenters thanked families, PTO volunteers and district staff for event support and encouraged continued community participation in upcoming May events.
The board’s recognition segment concluded with additional staff acknowledgments and reminders about May activities, academic challenges and spring events.
