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Port Jervis board honors Top 20 seniors and 16 retiring staff with 309 years of service
Summary
The Port Jervis City School District recognized its Class of 2026 Top 20 seniors and honored 16 retirees representing a combined 309 years of service. Board members, administrators and student representatives gave tributes and named destinations, scholarships and community donations were announced.
The Port Jervis City School District board meeting on June 16 began with recognition of the high school's Top 20 seniors and extended tributes to 16 retiring employees.
Board members and staff named each Top 20 student and noted college plans: Cameron Light (University of Scranton, nursing), Sandra Flores (Penn State, accounting), Savannah Migliano (SUNY Morrisville, nursing), Kevin Mesnick Jr. (SUNY New Paltz, finance), Kaylee Wright (SUNY Oswego, zoology) and valedictorian Michelle Gimena (Villanova, nursing), among others. "Let's hear it for the top 20," the board president said during the acknowledgments.
The board then recognized 16 retirees from a range of district roles, totaling 309 years of service. Named retirees included Nancy Breault (food service), Noelle Bushnell (high school psychologist), Brett Kincade (East Main Street principal), Michael Donnelly (high school science teacher), Sandy Felton (teacher aide), Patty Compton (teacher aide), Mark Percich (middle school reading teacher) and Lisa Precourt (high school library media specialist). Colleagues and building leaders offered personal tributes describing long service, student impact and retirement plans such as travel and family time.
Student representatives also reported on end-of-year activities. Junior representative Jocelyn Prairie described attendance raffles and fall drama auditions; the senior representative said the community awarded roughly $285,000 in scholarships and highlighted recent choir and awards events.
The meeting included expressions of appreciation from board members to retirees, student leaders and departing board members. The board president closed the recognition segment by thanking all retirees and students for their contributions to the district.
