The Ceres School Board recently recognized Ceres Unified School District’s Classified and Confidential Employees of the Year.

The following classified employees were site/department winners:

Nancy Lopez - Student Supervision Assistant and Rec Leader at Adkison Elementary School;

Ofelia Madrigal – a paraprofessional at Patricia K. Beaver Leadership Magnet School;

Britney Jimenez - Student Support Specialist at Carroll Fowler Elementary School;

Shanna Yu - Food Service Worker at Don Pedro Elementary;

Genevieve Munoz - School/staff secretary at Hidahl Elementary Schools;

Nancy Madrigal - Office manager at La Rosa Elementary School;

Alexa Elizondo Lara - Student Supervision Assistant at

Lucas Elementary Dual Language Academy;

Maribel Quezada - School/ staff secretary at Sam Vaughn Elementary;

Rebecca Gastelum - Student Support Specialist at

Sinclear Elementary School;

Sylvia Brunson - Student Support Specialist at Virginia Parks Elementary School;

Susana Mauricio - Instructional paraprofessional at Walter White Elementary;

Vanesa Sanchez - School/staff secretary at Westport Elementary School;

Priscilla Reis - Instructional paraprofessional at Whitmore Charter;

Brianna Reynoso - Cafeteria manager at Cesar Chavez Junior High School;

Monique Ojeda - Student Supervision Assistant at Mae Hensley Junior High

Solomon Sena - Custodian at Argus/Endeavor Alternative School;

Dora Lepe - Counseling technician at Central Valley High School;

Vicki Lopez - Credential Analyst at CUSD Personnel Services;

Elvira Zepeda Terriquez - School/staff secretary with Child Nutrition Services;

Daniel Baker - Instructional Paraprofessional with CUSD Educational Services;

Mike Betschart - Delivery driver for CUSD’s Fiscal Services;

Alejandro Vigil – Groundskeeper with CUSD Maintenance Department;

Roman Martinez - Technology Specialist with CUSD’s

Education Technology Services;

Cynthia Pacheco - School/staff secretary with Child Welfare & Attendance;

Mayra Mendoza Morfin - School/staff secretary with Educational Options;

Cindy Acosta - Instructional Paraprofessional with Preschool;

Maira Cortes Lopez - Community Liaison with Student Services;

Karie Dias - School/staff secretary with CUSD’s Transportation Department;

Julia Flores - Paraprofessional with Special Education;

Randon Jones, the office manager at Ceres High School was recognized as CUSD’s “Confidential Employee of the Year.”

The board also recognized the nominees at the recent “Employees Making a Difference” program of the Stanislaus County Office of Education.

They were:

• Esther Baez, an instructional paraprofessional II at Caswell Dual Language Academy;
• Becky Hudson, the Blaker Kinser Jr. High School office manager;
• Kelli Partlow, a Ceres High School youth advisor.