The School Committee began its May 9 meeting by celebrating some of the district’s longest serving staff members and teachers, including those retiring.

Here is a complete list of those honored:

Honorees

Frank Santos, head custodian - 50 years
Michelle Ruiz, Administrative Assistant - 40 years
Cynthia Travers, teacher - 30 years
Bruce Denson, head custodian - 30 years
Vanessa Coles, bus driver/secretary - 30 years
Helene Owen, Secretary - 20 years
Anne Ames, paraprofessional - 20 years
Kerry Snider, teacher - 20 years
Carol Spenard, teacher - 20 years
Donald Davoe, teacher - 20 years

Retirees

Patricia Miller, teacher — 2005 to 2018
Roe Linzee, Secretary — 2003 to 2018
Colleen Kirby, teacher — 1986 to 2018
Ellen Braillard, paraprofessional — 1979 to 1986, 2005 to 2018
Richard Souza, bus driver — 2010 to 2018
Janice St. Pierre, nurse — 1991 to 2019
Jacqueline Schulze, secretary — 1985 to 2019
Pamela Hall, technology specialist — 1997 to 2019
Sally Snider, teacher — 1998 to 2019
Karen Landry, teacher — 1983 to 2019
Cynthia Travers, teacher — 1989 to 2019
Patricia Nelson, teacher — 1997 to 2019
Deborah Freitas, Assistant Principal — 1992 to 2019
Judith Silva, bus driver — 1987 to 1990; head custodian — 1993 to 2019