Board welcomes new staff members 

New staff members (pictured from left to right): Laura Risley, Kate Lawler, Christine McKane, Pamela Jackson, Melinda Barnes, Joanne Newsome, Zach Borge and board member Christina Loukides. The following new staff members are not pictured: Susan Feinman, Cathleen Gordon, Kimberly Martin and Dawn Oliver.

Oct. 28, 2009—The annual new staff reception, sponsored by Duanesburg's Board of Education, was held in late October in the middle/high school cafeteria. All secondary teachers were introduced by student council representatives while elementary principal Erica Ryan welcomed the new elementary staff. The event provides staff—both old and new—the opportunity to mingle with their peers from all three buildings while enjoying a delicious assortment of baked goods and refreshments.

New middle/high school staff members:

Melinda Barnes, French teacher
Cathleen Gordon, physics/chemistry teacher
Kate Lawler, business teacher
Kimberly Martin, student assistance counselor
Joanne Newsome, nurse
Laura Risley, reading/English teacher
Pamela Jackson, math teacher

New elementary school staff members:

Christine McKane, kindergarten teacher
Zach Borge, art teacher

New bus monitors:

Susan Feinman
Dawn Oliver