Students Share Words of Gratitude with Staff
Published October 31, 2014
“Thank you” can be an incredibly powerful pair of words. It takes little effort to say, but it can mean the world to the person who’s being thanked.
That’s why WCS recently launched the district’s new Successory program, which gives students a way to say thank you to the school employees who are helping them become a success.
During the week of October 20, Williamson County students were encouraged to fill out a Successory form and drop it off in their school’s front office. On October 24, a winner for each school was drawn, with that employee receiving two free meals to Chick-Fil-A.
In the coming weeks, we will continue to highlight many of the wonderful Successory forms submitted by students in InFocus, on Facebook and on Twitter.
Listed below are the Successory winners for each school. Schools are in alphabetical order by grade level. The next Successory Week will take place January 12-16.
Elementary Schools
Allendale Elementary
Second grade teacher Dan Vermillion was named the Successory winner for Allendale Elementary. Attached is the picture of second grade teacher Dan Vermillion with some of the students who submitted Successory forms for him.
Bethesda Elementary
Mrs. Heather Adams, a kindergarten teacher at Bethesda Elementary School, was the winner of the Successory drawing. Malachi Revette picked Mrs. Adams because she has helped him with his letters and sounds and he is now beginning to read.
Chapman’s Retreat Elementary
Chapman’s Retreat Successory winner is first grade teacher Angie Swanson. She was nominated by fifth grade student Lucia Constantine.
Clovercroft Elementary
Clovercroft Elementary School fourth grade teacher Jennifer Gwaltney was named her school’s Successory winner. Gwaltney was nominated by Elizabeth Robbins, who thanked her for “helping me become great at math, science and social studies.”
College Grove Elementary
College Grove Elementary School’s Successory winner is Kim O’Neal. She was nominated by Alan Foeder who wrote, “thank you for helping me with subtraction and addition.”
Crockett Elementary
Crockett Elementary School’s music teacher, Wydell Croom, was this week’s winner of the Successory Program. He was nominated by a student who wrote, “I really like how you say ‘sit down’ and ‘sit up.’ Music class is my favorite special.”
Edmondson Elementary
Teacher assistant Janice Rayborn has been named the Successory winner for Edmondson Elementary. She was nominated by second grade student Kian Iverson.
Fairview Elementary
Fairview Elementary School Teacher Mandy McClure has been named her school’s Successory winner. She was nominated by Aaron Hamlett who thanked McClure for “teaching me that I am special and that I can be better the more I learn.”
Grassland Elementary
Grassland Elementary School’s Successory winner is Crockett Rodriguez. She was nominated by a fourth grader who says Rodriguez is “an inspiration to me.”
Heritage Elementary
Heritage Elementary Teacher Leigh Anne Church was named the school’s Successory winner. She was nominated by fourth grader Tyler Heath.
Hillsboro K-8
Bus driver Janet Binkley was named the Successory winner for Hillsboro School. The student who nominated Binkley for the honor calls her “the best bus driver anyone could ever have.”
Hunters Bend Elementary
Third grade teacher Ruth Patton has been named Hunters Bend’s Successory winner. She was nominated Meredith Healy.
Kenrose Elementary
Kenrose Elementary School first grade teacher Kelsey Finch was named her school’s Successory winner. She was nominated by her student Ashley Dengate.
Lipscomb Elementary
The Successory winner at Lipscomb Elementary School is second grade teacher Cynthia Gatlin. Ava Jarrett nominated her for helping her “learn daily and being great!”
Longview Elementary
Longview Elementary’s Successory winner is third grade teacher James Jones. He was nominated by a former student, who credits Jones for “helping me with confidence and helping me get to fourth grade.”
Oak View Elementary
Kindergarten teacher Lori Daniel was named the Successory winner for Oak View Elementary School. She was nominated by student Tyler Bartley.
Pearre Creek Elementary
Pearre Creek Elementary School’s Successory winner is second grade teacher Lindsey Tidmore. She was nominated by Sophie Williams.
Scales Elementary
Librarian Pat Bowen was named Scales Elementary School’s Successory winner. She was nominated by third grader Hill Houston.
Sunset Elementary
Sunset Elementary teacher Heather Foster was named her school’s Successory winner. She was nominated by Clark Jenkins.
Trinity Elementary
Trinity Elementary’s Successory winner is first grade teacher Jennifer Moore. She was nominated by first grade student Jada McGlasson. Jada says she nominated Ms. Moore for “teaching me to be good at math.”
Walnut Grove Elementary
Andrea Henry was named Walnut Grove Elementary School’s Successory winner. The student who nominated her is Max Waggoner who wrote, “Thank you for making our lessons fun by turning them into games. You are the greatest teacher ever!”
Westwood Elementary
Third grade teacher Paula McCord has been named the Successory winner for Westwood Elementary School.
Winstead Elementary
Winstead Elementary fourth grader Molly Roberts nominated Sandy Petrie as the school’s Successory winner. Petrie is the Speech/Language Pathologist for Winstead.
Middle Schools
Brentwood Middle
Brentwood Middle School Teacher Sandy Shiveley has been named the school’s Successory winner. She was nominated by a sixth grade student who wrote, “Mrs. Shiveley has been a great teacher to me. She has inspired me to want to learn more and discover more in science.”
Fairview Middle
Fairview Middle School teacher Lindsay Halford was named her school’s Successory winner. She was nominated by a student who describes her as “the best teacher ever.”
Grassland Middle
Jenny Lopez, sixth grade math teacher at Grassland Middle School, was named the school’s Successory award winner.
Heritage Middle
Congrats to Christina Iannelli, as she is Heritage Middle School’s first Successory winner. Here is what one very complimentary student had to say about Christina: “Thank you for leading and helping me in the library. Thank you for everything and I will miss you so much when I go off to high school.”
Page Middle
Page Middle School’s Successory winner is band teacher Carol Strayer. She was nominated by Chase Smith, a seventh grader. Chase says he nominated her for being a caring, patient and engaging teacher.
Spring Station Middle
Spring Station Middle School Spanish Teacher Luke Roe was named his school’s Successory winner. He was nominated by sixth grader Olivia Waymaster.
Sunset Middle
Jared Turner was named the Successory winner for Sunset Middle School.
Woodland Middle
Bus driver Larry Johnson was named the Successory winner for Woodland Middle School.
High Schools
Brentwood High
Dr. Roberto Marrero has been named the Successory winner for Brentwood High School. He was nominated by senior Michaela Bashour. In her nomination, Michaela thanked Marrero for “teaching me about chemistry and physics. You truly helped inspire me and helped me to find an interest in science.”
Centennial High
Teacher Kim Vanosdall was named the Successory winner for Centennial High. She was nominated by CHS Senior Kali Hicks. Hicks thanked Vanosddall for “helping me find a subject I am passionate about.” Hicks wrote, “Thanks to you, I have more direction on what I want to do with my life.”
Fairview High
Fairview High School Teacher Curtis Putnam was named his school’s Successory winner. He was nominated by student Colin Groves.
Franklin High
Allison Nixon was named the Successory winner for Franklin High School. She was nominated by ninth grader Abdul Alsoub, who thanked her for “helping me gain more knowledge.”
Independence High
Jerimiah Justice has been named the Successory winner for Independence High School. He was nominated by student Chris Pearson.
Page High
Custodian William Sparkman was named the Successory winner for Page High. He was nominated by a student who thanked Sparkman for “keeping the school always looking great. I notice what you do and I know it is difficult. You do a great job and is greatly appreciated.”
Ravenwood High
Ravenwood High School Teacher Josh Peck was named his school’s Successory winner. He was nominated by student Michael Seale.
Renaissance High
Jennifer Baltimore was named the Successory winner for Renaissance High School. She was nominated by Cheyenne Hudgins who wrote, “Thank you for making art fun and creative. Thank you for also accepting me.”
Summit High
Summit’s Successory Teacher is Jim Cherry. He was nominated by Senior Ethan Kuehl. Ethan said of Mr. Cherry, “Thank you for helping me become the best student I can be. Without your help, I would never have imagined going to the colleges I want to go to and would be less confident in my abilities.” Mr. Cherry was nominated by another student who said, “Thank you for understanding that life gets rough and helping me through it academically.”