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Dunning, Lee honored by school district

March 2, 2013
Terri Dunning and middle school principal Dick Behrens.
Boundary County Middle School is blessed with superior classified employees. From custodians to cooks, para professionals to librarians and secretaries, these staff members exemplify the traits of caring, dedication, educational skill and professionalism that we look for when hiring staff to work with our students and teachers.

They are true educators in every sense of the word and BCMS would not be a quality school without their service. In selecting our “Classified Employee of the Month," we looked for someone who not only demonstrated these skills, but truly had earned this honor.

We have selected Terri Dunning for this honor not only for her quality work but also to recognize her for her long time service to Boundary County Middle School.

Terri has worked at BCMS for 18 years and will be retiring at the end of the school year, and this is truly an honor well deserved.

Terri works as a para professional with the special education staff and is always there to help her students learn and to provide support for her teachers.

Terri knows not only her students, but all the students in the school, and she is always there to give them a helping hand not only in their academics, but in their lives.

She takes tickets at the home football, volleyball, wrestling and basketball games and is a huge supporter of BCMS athletes and teams.

Students and staff know they can count on Terri to have a smile on her face and a willingness to do what ever is needed to make BCMS an outstanding learning center. Everyone who has attended or visited our school has been touched by Terri’s dedication and she will truly be missed as she transitions to spending more time with her children and grand kids.

Thank you Terri for being such a valuable member of the educational team at Boundary County Middle School and best of luck in your new career as a “Fulltime Grandma.”

Bonners Ferry High School teacher Carole Lee.
Carole Lee has been selected as the teacher of the month.

Carole has taught school in Boundary County School District for 22 years. She began teaching at Boundary County Junior High in 1991. Carole also taught at Bonners Ferry High School and then eventually transferred to the Riverside Alternative High School and is now back to teaching at BFHS.

Carole is skilled when teaching the more academically challenged student, as was evident during her time at the Riverside Alternative High School.

She is wonderful to work with and is always pleasant.

Some interesting facts about Carole are that she is related to Stanley, who helped find Livingston in Africa, and her maiden name is Shakespeare; she is related to the famous playwright.

Finally her dad was a concert pianist who was good friends with Liberace and Lawrence Welk and they all performed together.
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