Thank You for Honoring Our Amazing
District 34 Staff Members!
We want to express our heartfelt thanks to all the parents and families who contributed to GEF's 2026 Honor Roll. This special program gave us the opportunity to celebrate the hard work and dedication of our incredible teachers, administrators, and staff members who make a difference in our children's lives every day. Your generous support helps GEF fund innovative grants that enhance our school's curriculum and community, benefiting our students in countless ways.
We are thrilled to recognize the following outstanding District 34
staff members, listed alphabetically by last name:
Katie Apajalahti
Hoffman Elementary
Rappole Family
Kimberlyn Barrientos
Westbrook Elementary
The Paynter Family
Leanne Beauregard
Attea Middle School
Jessica Pritzker
Faye Berlage
Springman Middle School
Elsie Wachter and Family
Mara Caplan Pierce
Hoffman Elementary
The Sobolewski Family
Elena Caracci
Springman Middle School
Casey Family
Kristy Champney
Glen Grove Elementary
The Moll Family
Susan Clarke
Hoffman Elementary
Rappole Family
Megan Cole
Glen Grove Elementary
The Moll Family
Dr. Dane Delli
D34 Administration
Julie Moon
Amy Dreyer
Springman Middle School
Matthew Garcia
Joshua Dunham
Springman Middle School
Jojo Ko
Dr. Kate Ellison
Glen Grove Elementary
Rudnicki Family
Sydney Francolino
Lyon Elementary
Valiukenas-Tisdahl Family
Allie Greene
Hoffman Elementary
The Storeys
Marni Hanson
Lyon Elementary
Anonymous
Lisa Hoye
Pleasant Ridge Elementary
Lee Family
Maura Jansyn
Henking Elementary
Brie Galinski
Jonathan Jordan
Attea Middle School
Lanah Vurnakes
Megan Kaminski
Springman Middle School
Anonymous
Tracey Kelley
Henking Elementary
Anonymous
Geri Kenneally
Henking Elementary
The Gebauer Family
Heather Kubit
Henking Elementary
Delaney Mackin
Hajung Lim
Springman Middle School
The Graves Family
Colleen Lueder
Springman Middle School
Jojo Ko
Stefanie Malamis
Westbrook Elementary
Lara Chennareddy
Lori Marcotte
Glen Grove Elementary
The McCardle Family
Sara Martinez
Lyon Elementary
Anonymous
Hannah Nicolin
Westbrook Elementary
The Pearson Family
Courtney O’Sullivan
Springman Middle School
Anonymous
Julie Partyka
Pleasant Ridge Elementary
Kyrian Bloomquist
Opal Perlow
Springman Middle School
Rebecca Rappole
Allison Reatherford
Attea Middle School
Anonymous
Sandra Richardson
Glen Grove Elementary
Baxter Family
Maria Sarantopoulos
Pleasant Ridge Elementary
The Straseske Family
Haley Slusher
Lyon Elementary
Valiukenas-Tisdahl Family
Ashley Stanley
Westbrook Elementary
Anya Chennareddy
Lisa Sulak
Westbrook Elementary
Lanah Vurnakes
Allyson Thorne
Attea Middle School
The Lau Family
Matt Vitacco
Hoffman Elementary
Casey Family
Cindy Warren
Glen Grove Elementary
Arif and Kate Ahmed
Alexis Wilk
Springman Middle School
The Hyla Family
Kathryn York
Springman Middle School
The Rudnik Family
Katie Apajalahti
Hoffman Elementary
Kim & Chuck Picton
Leanne Beauregard
Attea Middle School
Olivia Mackin
Lexi Bennett
Pleasant Ridge Elementary
Kyrian Bloomquist
Mari Bliss
Attea Middle School
Arif and Kate Ahmed
Mara Caplan Pierce
Hoffman Elementary
Hotton Family
Deyanira Cardenas
Springman Middle School
Casey Family
Megan Chin
Springman Middle School
Anonymous
Jamie Cohen
Lyon Elementary
Lee Family
Danielle Danno
Springman Middle School
Casey Family
Heather Dernulc
Lyon Elementary
Lauren Feldman
Amy Dreyer
Springman Middle School
Peterka Family
Dr. Kate Ellison
Glen Grove Elementary
The Moll Family
Jamie Fishbain
Glen Grove Elementary
The Moll Family
Eva Ginis
Pleasant Ridge Elementary
Kyrian Bloomquist
Allie Greene
Hoffman Elementary
Friedman Family
Patrick Hoeft
Westbrook Elementary
Rudnicki Family
Mehreen Ismail
Hoffman Elementary
John Blackshaw
Jaclyn Jaros
Springman Middle School
Peterka Family
Jennifer Jorgenson
Pleasant Ridge Elementary
Kyrian Bloomquist
Megan Keefe
Springman Middle School
Elsie Wachter and Family
Sean Kelley
Springman Middle School
Maddie Heublein & Family
Gillian Klise
Hoffman Elementary
The Galinski Family
Bruce Leinbach
Attea Middle School
Olivia Mackin
Katherine Llanes-Smith
Westbrook Elementary
The Paynter Family
Diana Luna
Henking Elementary
Delaney Mackin
Carrie Malnor
Lyon Elementary
The Toan Family
Dominic Mariano
Hoffman Elementary
The Lau Family
Eve McElvenny
Attea Middle School
The Lau Family
Lisa Nordini
Lyon Elementary
The Straseske Family
Michelle Ostman
Lyon Elementary
Jakupovic Family
Ben Pedersen
Springman Middle School
Elsie Wachter and Family
Erin Purcell
Lyon Elementary
Maisie Randall
Heidi Reitman
Attea Middle School
Jose
Preston Roberts
Glen Grove Elementary
The McCardle Family
Gretchen Schiltz
Hoffman Elementary
The Lau Family
Marissa Smallwood
Springman Middle School
Anonymous
Maura Stanton
Attea Middle School
Anonymous
Lisa Sulak
Westbrook Elementary
The Popoutsis Family
Craig Tomaszewski
Hoffman Elementary
The Lau Family
Matthew Vogel
Lyon Elementary
Jakupovic Family
Megan Weinzierl
Attea Middle School
Jessica Pritzker
Alexis Wilk
Springman Middle School
Matthew Garcia
Kathryn York
Springman Middle School
Casey Family
Narangerel Banzragch
Westbrook Elementary
Anonymous
Leanne Beauregard
Attea Middle School
The Lau Family
Faye Berlage
Springman Middle School
Lindsay & Mike Ferber
Emily Bus
Hoffman Elementary
John Blackshaw
Mara Caplan Pierce
Hoffman Elementary
The Lau Family
Rachael Carlson
Lyon Elementary
Valiukenas-Tisdahl Family
Michelle Chrul
Henking Elementary
Darcy Ko
Casey Coker
Springman Middle School
Maribel Morrison
Erika Davies
Westbrook Elementary
The Karagiorgos Family
Amy Dreyer
Springman Middle School
Justin Schiestel
Joshua Dunham
Springman Middle School
The Graves Family
Dr. Kate Ellison
Glen Grove Elementary
The McCardle Family
Erin Forrest
Glen Grove Elementary
The Moll Family
Robert Glassner
Attea Middle School
Arif and Kate Ahmed
Allie Greene
Hoffman Elementary
The Vaggelatos Family
Patrick Hoeft
Westbrook Elementary
Team Green
Klaudia Jaimes
Hoffman Elementary
Addison Felter
Erica Johnson
Hoffman Elementary
The Lau Family
Eve Kaiser
Springman Middle School
Peterka Family
Alison Keller
Springman Middle School
Casey Family
Sean Kelley
Springman Middle School
Rappole Family
Donna Krueger
Glen Grove Elementary
Colette & Lanah Vurnakes
Hajung Lim
Springman Middle School
Elsie Wachter and Family
Katelyn Luckey
Springman Middle School
Casey Family
Elizabeth Lundgren
Attea Middle School
Arif and Kate Ahmed
Sydney Marchal
Attea Middle School
The Lau Family
Sara Martinez
Lyon Elementary
Weber Family
Susan Musslewhite
Attea Middle School
The Lau Family
Paul Nudelman
Henking Elementary
Casey Family
Kirsten Parrish
Glen Grove Elementary
Lanah & Colette Vurnakes
Ben Pedersen
Springman Middle School
Rappole Family
Elza Purelku
Hoffman Elementary
Sarangan Family
Sarah Richards
Henking Elementary
Evelyn Felter
Benjamin Sandberg
Pleasant Ridge Elementary
Benji Randall
Katharine Schmidt
Hoffman Elementary
Friedman Family
Sue Spreckman
Glen Grove Elementary
The Moll Family
Esther Storrie
Pleasant Ridge Elementary
Ivy
Erica Swinney
Henking Elementary
Hotton Family
Julianne Tripple
Springman Middle School
Elsie Wachter and Family
Brett Warner
Attea Middle School
Baxter Family
Amanda Wetterman
Lyon Elementary
The Straseske Family
Alexis Wilk
Springman Middle School
Peterka Family
Laura Zerull
Pleasant Ridge Elementary
Kyrian Bloomquist