At its meeting this week, GGUSD’s Board of Education honored the district's eight nominees for Orange County Classified Employee of the Year including Liz Stimmler, School Secretary at Rancho Alamitos High School; Michael Swindell, Equipment Operator II; Nancy Thurston, Food Services Lead at Walton Intermediate School; Trinidad Escobar, School Community Liaison at Garden Grove High School; Robin Foster, Instructional Aide II at Riverdale Elementary School; Joseph Mendoza, Painter I; John Huggett, Network Technician in Information Services; and Bus Driver Shannon Lauricella. Shannon was selected as one of nine employees to earn the state recognition as the 2022 California Classified School Employee of the Year and is one of two nominees for the Recognizing Inspiring School Employees (RISE) Award, a national honor which will be announced by the U.S. Department of Education in 2023.
The Board also honored our 3 outstanding nominees for Orange County Department of Education's Teacher of the Year program including Rita Hanna Yost, Morningside Elementary; Hanh Tran, Post Elementary; and Chris Maroney, Walton Intermediate.
Watch our videos to see these excellent school employees in action!
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