Dawn Cooper is the IT Technician at Plantation Key School.  When Dawn’s not assisting staff, students or administration and is ready to take some downtime she says her top 5 favorite things are: spending time with her grandchildren, helping others and giving back to the community. Bravo!  Her hobbies include creating new and unique items with her daughter for their small business, walking, boating, cooking and fishing with her husband James.  She loves having a great time laughing and relaxing with friends.  How about her favorite food?  It’s a tie!  Soup or mashed potatoes with gravy. Lastly, we asked Dawn what she likes about working for MCSD and she told us, “Having the pleasure of seeing, playing with and hopefully making a difference in our students’ lives.”

Congratulations to Stephanie Horvat, a paraprofessional at Marathon Middle/High School, who was named the MCSD School Related Personnel of the Year in the Teacher Support category. Her fellow paras gave her lots of cheers when the announcement was made.

Congratulations to Eddie Diaz who was selected as the MCSD School Related Personnel of the Year for the Maintenance Department! Executive Director of Operation Pat Lefere, Janene Sawyer and Mike Skrodinsky were on hand for the announcement.

Stacy Butler was named as the MCSD Support Employee of the Year in the Transportation Department! Executive Director Pat Lefere and Transportation Director Jason Thomason congratulate Ms. Butler on her honor. She is kind and friendly to the students and dedicated to always doing her best. Congratulations Ms. Butler!!

Althea Allen was named as the Support Personnel of the Year for the district. Althea has been the center of the hub of curriculum and instruction for over 30 years and the accolades of the nominations were beautiful and plentiful! Superintendent Axford, who has worked with Althea for many years, fondly remembered so many contributions Althea has made over the years.