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Community Brief
Special Veterans Day Issue
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Friday, November 11, 2022 |
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Glenridge Middle Community Member
Even though we do not have school today due to the tropical storm, it is still a very important day across America — Veterans Day. In this special Community Brief edition, we recognize those members of our Glenridge family that have worn the uniform. This includes both teachers and staff as well as members of their families. We are especially proud of our teacher and staff veterans because they have stepped up for our country twice in their professional careers: once in defense of the many liberties we all enjoy and then again to help educate our nation's most prized assets, our children. Therefore, should you happen to see any of of these members of our faculty or support staff next week, kindly take a moment to say thank you. It would mean a lot as either they personally or someone in their family served to protect the United States.
I hope this finds you having weathered the storm okay and that we will see classes resume on Monday morning as usual ( ocps.net has the latest community updates). This coming week is #15 of 36 school weeks for the year and is the last week before Thanksgiving break (Nov. 21-25). I trust all of our Lions will maximize the few remaining instructional days we have left in 2022.
Thank you for reading and remembering our veterans.
Mr. Kempinger
Proud Principal
Glenridge Middle School
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11/11: Veterans Day
11/16: Making of Gratitude Cards in the Media Center ahead of Thanksgiving, 9am
11/17: Teach-In
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Glenridge Middle School Salutes Our Veterans! |
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Larry Cochran, Business Education
- United States Navy
- Rank: E3
- 2 years active/6 years reserve
- Stationed in San Deigo CA. USS Comstock LSD 45
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Seaman Larry Cochran, USN |
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Meredith Huebner, Glenridge Varying Exceptionalities Teacher
(Father saw action during WWII in the U.S. Army)
- My father was a soldier in WWII. Huebner fought in WWII, specifically in the 8th Infantry Division, European Theater (France and Germany mostly), where he earned a Combat Infantry Badge, 3 Battle Stars, and a Purple Heart. He exited the Army as a Sergeant in 1945 at the end of the war.
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Mr. Huebner is pictured holding his "Shadow Box" containing ribbons from WWII. The 8th infantry division experienced extensive combat vs. the Nazis and were known as the "Pathfinders." |
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Holly Gilpin, Math Teacher
(Husband Todd Gilpin served in the U.S. Air Force for 4 years)
- Todd Gilpin - Senior Airman
- Deployed Location: Biloxi, MS in the mid 90s
- Todd served as a meteorologist in the Air Force. He was responsible for changing the calculations used to determine wind sheer, which the Air Force deployed globally. He also correctly predicted the path of a hurricane that others thought would miss the base, making the call to evacuate and save billions of dollars of military equipment. I am so very proud of my veteran!
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Alfredo Sanchez, Technology Support Representative
- United States Navy/USNR
- Rank: E6
- 20 years
- Deployed: USS Forrestal, Jacksonville Fl/Europe
- Active and Reserve duty during 80s and 90s
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Christi Hodges, Drama Instructor
(Brother Brian Willard served nearly 14 years in the U.S. Army)
- Brian Willard - Staff Sergeant
- Service time: 13 Years / 8 months / 26 days
- Deployments: Baghdad, Iraq 2005-2006, Northeastern Afghanistan 2007-2008.
- He enjoyed his time serving our country. It was such an honor for him to be a part of something bigger and something that has been passed down generations to him and for him to pass down to further generations. Freedom is never free it always comes at a cost.
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Staff Sergeant Brian Willard, United States Army: |
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Cheryl Perez, Support Clerk III, Substitute Coordinator, and Discipline Clerk
(Brother Charles Anderson served 9 years in the U.S. Navy)
- Charles Anderson: E5 – Petty Officer 2nd Class
- 9 Years service
- Deployed Okinawa, Japan
- Ms. Perez's brother met and married his wife, Chiaki in Japan!
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Steven Bonomo, Behavior Specialist
(Long history of family service across multiple branches)
- Three generations of my family have served: Army, Navy and Airforce from WWI, to the beaches of Iwo Jima in WWII to Operation Enduring Freedom and hopefully many, many more to follow. Most notable, Airforce Flight Surgeon and a UDT diver in WWII (UDT are often referred to as the grandfathers of the Navy Seals).
- Pictures unavailable at time of production.
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Kimberly Conenna, Math Teacher
(Both Mrs. Conenna's husband and stepson have worn the uniform)
Husband - Danny Conenna
- United States Army
- Sergeant
- 4 years
- Deployed: Germany
Stepson - Nicolas Conenna
- United States Marine Corps
- Sergeant (E5)
- Completed boot camp in 2015 and is currently active service
- Deployed: San Diego, CA
- Was originally working in aeronautics servicing F/A-18 jets, but is currently a Drill Sergeant at Camp Pendleton in San Diego, CA.
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Sergeant Nicolas Conenna (USMC, active duty): |
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Surviving WW-II veterans: |
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The military phonetic alphabet: |
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Thank you to all of our Glenridge veterans and to all U.S. veterans for your service!
Daniel Kempinger, Principal
Glenridge Middle School
Friday, November 11, 2022
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Glenridge Leadership Team |
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Glenridge Middle School
2900 Upper Park Road,
Orlando, FL 32814
Phone 407-623-1415
Fax 407-623-1417
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