March 20, 2023
The top volunteers for 2023 will be celebrated on Wednesday, March 29, at the district's annual Outstanding School Volunteer breakfast at Feather Sound Country Club. There are approximately 30,000 volunteers who have donated nearly 400,000 hours of volunteer service so far this school year to promote student success and academic achievement in the district.
The Volunteer of the Year from each category – youth, adult and senior – will be announced at the breakfast. Those three winners will represent the district in the state competition.
The event will include musical entertainment by PCS students from the Ruth Eckerd Hall CJH jazz combo as well as a few words of congratulations from Superintendent Kevin Hendrick and School Board member Carol Cook. Gary Regoli, president and CEO, will speak on behalf of Achieva Credit Union, the event’s title sponsor. The district’s volunteer program is managed by the Office of Strategic Partnerships.
The winners from each area:
Youth: Alexandra Miller – Forest Lakes Elementary School
Adult: Natalie Putnam – Elisa Nelson Elementary School
Senior: Rita Smekal – Brooker Creek Elementary School
Area 2:
Youth: Lucas William Burke – Osceola Fundamental High School
Adult: Brenda George – Osceola Fundamental High School
Senior: Debra Lantz – Frontier Elementary School
Area 3:
Youth: Ella Flye – Orange Grove Elementary School
Adult: Lauren Esposito – Pasadena Fundamental Elementary School
Senior: Nancy Rose – Starkey Elementary School
Area 4:
Youth: Hannah Bleattler – Nina Harris ESE Center
Adult: Jill Piazza Faver – Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Elementary School
Senior: Peter Yelton – Northeast High School
Transformation Zone:
Youth: Lejla Dzebo – John M. Sexton Elementary School
Adult: Asianna Lolito – Mt. Vernon Elementary School
Senior: Linda Frank – Lealman Avenue Elementary School
