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The WDMCS Staff Recognition Committee hosts an annual afternoon celebration for all district teachers and staff. We also honor retirees and recognize significant milestones for years of service. This event is funded entirely by the community, and we are asking for your help! The money we raise goes towards covering the entire cost of the venue, food, drinks, and gifts for those who have reached service milestones.

Please consider honoring our West Des Moines school district teachers and employees with a contribution to this special event. Because we are nonprofit and qualified 501(c)(3), all donations are tax-deductible. Donors will be recognized in the event's program according to the following levels:

Silver $25-$249
Gold $250-$499
Platinum $500-$999
Diamond $1000 or above

This year we will be honoring the following staff members who are retiring or have reached a service milestone:

Clive Learning Academy - Lisa Deatrick (20 years), Amy Onstot (30 years), Heather Parker (35 years)

Crestview School of Inquiry - Jane Hallman (retiree), Sandra Thurston (15 years), Tamara Skinner (15 years), Tonya McCarville (15 years), Emily Lewis (15 years), Leslie Welter (20 years), Sarah Petersen (20 years), Wendy Mann (20 years), Jessica VanSickel (20 years), Kirsten Garland (20 years), Anna Brown (20 years), Kelli Alexander (20 years), Annette Kooker (25 years)

Crossroads Park Elementary - Brooke Phelps (15 years), Jill Kluesner (20 years), Susan Duve (20 years), Kathleen Dawson (20 years), Amy Jenkins (25 years), Darci Carver (30 years)

Fairmeadows Elementary - David Meeks (retiree), Lori Hendricks (retiree), Rhonda Derocher (retiree/20 years), Michelle Bennett (retiree), Anne Baumhover (retiree), Jane Abens (retiree). Brandon Pierce (20 years), Jason Eckhoff (25 years)

Hillside Elementary - Grace Sayon (retiree/20 years), Jeanne Feldt (retiree), Allison Lewis (15 years), Barbara Samuelson (25 years), Martha Wilson (35 years)

Indian Hills Junior High - Roger Scott (retiree), Alan Muenzenmay (retiree), Mary Rios (15 years), Joseph Rich (15 years), Justin Miller (20 years), Brad Bixby (25 years), Mary Whitaker (35 years)

Jordan Creek Elementary - Courtney Pierce (retiree), Jennifer Hellman (15 years), Tammy Cooper (15 years), Amanda Farrell (20 years), Christina Bahe (20 years), Mindi Myers (25 years), Amy Hachmann (30 years)

Stilwell Junior High - Liz Horn (retiree), Phyllis Cowan (retiree), Cesia Smith (15 years), Randy Dohmen (20 years), Rochelle Svestka (30 years), Kelli Ladd (30 years)

Valley High School - Brad Rose (retiree), Larry Mandernach (retiree), Ryan Cooley (retiree), Denise Beeman (retiree), Carl Sundermann (15 years), Corey Rasmussen (15 years), Tara Camacho (15 years), Mark Verbrugge (20 years), Michael Russell (20 years), David Maxwell (20 years), Sandy Koenen (20 years), Shawn DeBoef (20 years), Lisa Cibula (20 years), Willie Thornton (30 years), Aziz Haffar (30 years)

Valley Southwoods - Jose Solis (retiree), Susan Septer (retiree), Kelly Hingl (retiree), Katherine Geerlings (retiree), Chantel Karns (15 years)

Walnut Creek - Jeremy Mikesell (15 years), Christine Drottz (15 years)

Western Hills Elementary - Susan Roberts (retiree), Patricia Lambert (retiree), Heather Oetken (20 years), Renee Lafleur (35 years)

Westridge Elementary - Angela Hopson (retiree), Theresa Schweitzer (20 years), Bobbi Burns (20 years), Robert Chapman (30 years)

Other WDMCS staff - Kathy Yaeger (retiree), Robin Pickard (retiree, 15 years), Pamela Hull (retiree, 25 years), Starr Himes (retiree), Dan Stoa (15 years), Natalie French (15 years), Lynnae Gilmore (20 years), Richard Anderson (20 years), Sara Weis (25 years), Kristina Dietzenbach (25 years), Jennifer Cone (30 years), John Weathers (40 years)

2025 WDMCS Staff Recognition Committee

By WDMCS Foundation

2025 WDMCS Staff Recognition Committee

Celebrating all WDMCS teachers and staff

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