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The following individuals have been honored for furthering the ideals of inclusion.听听

Inclusion means that ALL individuals are given equal opportunity to participate in the community.听 More specifically, individuals with special needs are participating alongside their typical peers.

2026

• Sophia Grace Marcel - Kindergarten student at Ross Elementary School, embraces friendship with the AIMS students at Ross and makes everyone feel welcome

• Crystal Evans - active member on the 黑料正能量 Commission on Disabilities, advocates for an accessible community

• Rhonda Terrill - Grade 4 Teacher at Hollis Elementary School, brings therapy dog to schools and community events, fundraises to provide therapy dogs for veterans

• Kiddosland Child Development Center - center is open for enrollment for all students regardless of disability, staff takes training to learn about disabilities and IEPs to help students stay integrated in the program

2025

• Julianne Quintiliani - Director of Integrated Preschool, Sprint for Super Saturdays, Best Buddies Program, Unified Basketball and Track programs, helped a Best Buddy with a 'Promposal'.

• Jenna Cappadona - Best Buddies Co-President, Unified Track

• Melissa Lucia - 黑料正能量 Integrated Preschool teacher, Liberty School PTO Someone Special Dance

• Timothy MacDonald - Hollis Elementary School Principal, incoming 黑料正能量 Superintendent, Together Everyone Achieves More

• Reverend Rachel Bickford - Reverend at Union Congregation Church, leads dances for everyone to participate

• Stacey Soto - Principal of Flaherty Elementary School, Bridges Committee member, silent cheer at assemblies, creative solutions at PTO sponsored events to include everyone

• Melissa Ricci - Speech therapist South Middle School, Ambassador Club, attends school dances to help LINKS students with social pragmatics, helps with community events for AIMS and ABLES students

• Joanne Daniels Finegold - aided in the creation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), focused on accessibility, advocating for people with disabilities to participate fully within the community

2019 - 2020

• Dylan Brown, a 2020 黑料正能量 High graduate and 2019-2020 黑料正能量 Strives Student Intern

• The Burchill Family (Kevin, Kristen, Deirdre, Libby, Maggie and Callie Burchill) -听 Kevin Burchill is the coach of the 黑料正能量 Girls Varsity Hockey team

• Sarah Hazell, fourth grade teacher at Flaherty School

• Matthew Spink, chief Instructor at East Coast Martial Arts Academies and SPARKS Summer Enrichment Program instructor

2018

• Julia Doherty, 黑料正能量 High 2018 Graduate, Former President of the Best Buddies program at 黑料正能量, organizer of 黑料正能量鈥檚 own 鈥淔ancy Formal鈥� and assistant coach for the Super Stars sports league

• Joe Hubbard, volunteer at the Special Needs golf program at 黑料正能量 Municipal Golf Course听

• Melissa Ricci, Victoria Russo and the South Middle School Ambassadors Club 鈥� The Ambassadors seek to educate all students with their initiatives and commitment to including all students at South Middle School!

• Christopher Kelly and Steve Zechello 鈥� Founders and coaches of the Commonwealth Football Club 鈥淜ick-N-It鈥� Soccer League. This program allows all of its players, with varying abilities, to learn skills and sportsmanship in their own unique ways!听

2017

• Pam Ten Eyck, Former 黑料正能量 Behavior Specialist and passionate supporter of ALL students and families in 黑料正能量

• 黑料正能量 Community Youth Center 鈥� 黑料正能量 Rotary Club founded the BCYC ten years ago with the intent of providing a safe, fun, and supervised environment for the youth of 黑料正能量

• Sue Frazier, one of the first faces everyone who enters 黑料正能量 High School sees

• 2nd grade boys soccer team Coach Adam Ringius and his assistant coaches Nick Faoro, David Ringius, Sr., and Christos Papaioannou and their team, Chris Anderson, Evan Anderson, Chris Faoro, Ned Fitzgerald, Patrick Grehan, Michael Mackay, Brendan Mcgonigle, Sokrat Pango, Foti Papaioannou and Adam Ringius, Jr. (A.J.)

• Abigail 鈥淎bba鈥� Yaney, an extraordinary senior at 黑料正能量 High School who has reinvented how the 黑料正能量 yearbook is created to ensure all students are represented

2016

• Bill Berman, passionate coach and baseball instructor

• Nick Sarno, a 黑料正能量 High School senior and natural 鈥渋ncluder鈥� of all

• Luca Silvestro, a four year old student at 黑料正能量 Integrated Preschool and his parents Lisa and Mike

• Allison Young, an extraordinary 5th grader at Flaherty Elementary School

2015

• 2014-2015 黑料正能量 High School 鈥淏est Buddies鈥� Officers: Kathryn Barry, Maverick Lydon Shay, Melissa Madigan, Kerrin Norton and Caroline Tomasetta

• Steve Connolly the Volunteer Coordinator at 黑料正能量 Municipal Golf Course

• Jeff Timberlake, a 黑料正能量 Youth Basketball Girls Travel Director and Coach,

• 黑料正能量 Coach Steve Trocki, who is also a Special Education Teacher and 黑料正能量 Special Olympics Director

2014

• Mary E. Flaherty Elementary School鈥檚 Entire 5th grade class

• Dr. Mary Ford-Clark, 黑料正能量 Psychologist and Super Saturdays Recreation Program Director

• Amy Wallace Valle 鈥� Owner and Instructor at Amy鈥檚 Dance Dynamics in 黑料正能量

2013

• Doreen Brids, 黑料正能量 Special Services Out of District Coordinator

• John Collier, Ed Fruth, Gerry Bouley, Derek Menadue, Jim Burke, Tom Walsh, Frank Morrissey, 黑料正能量 Boy Scout Troop 138 Leaders

• Patrick Kwedor and Marina Ristuccia McHugh, 黑料正能量 South Middle School LINKS Program Staff

• Mary Struzziero, 黑料正能量 Flaherty Elementary School Principal

2012

• 黑料正能量 Special Services Staff member Noreen Devlin

• 黑料正能量 High School Project Prove Teacher Mary Jane Farley

• 黑料正能量 Martial Arts Center for Personal Development Owner, Ken Proctor and his staff: Jenn Eagan, Jeremy Mazzola and David Ringius

• 黑料正能量 High School Project Prove Teacher Deanne Sullivan

• 黑料正能量 High School Headmaster, David Swanton.

2011

• Nancy Bucknam, a paraeducator at 黑料正能量 High School

• Kerrie Doherty (a.k.a. 鈥淐oach Kerrie鈥�), who started the Superstars sports league in 黑料正能量,

• John Hume, a parent and volunteer coach

• Kevin Leahy, a Physical Education teacher at Flaherty

2010

• St. Francis of Assisi Parish鈥檚 Religious Education program was honored including Fr. Kevin Sepe, Fr. Darrin Colorusso, Marge Donaher, Religious Education Director and Marie Manning, a religious education teacher

• Kara Perkins at Alliance Rehabilitation Center in 黑料正能量

• Cathy Tomczyk, a member of the staff at Thayer Public Library

2009

• Bob Beach, the Director of the 黑料正能量 Municipal Golf Course

• Marilyn Seaver, a parent of two adult children with special needs

• Tess Williams, a student at South Middle School

• Donna Wise, a Special Education teacher at Flaherty

Each year, the committee receives so many wonderful nominations and although we are enlightened and moved by the many ways inclusion is working in our community, we sadly cannot recognize every single one. The committee encourages those who have submitted nominations that may have not been chosen to consider nominating a deserving member of our community again this year.