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July 1, 2009
Katherine Stemler, a transportation supervisor in the Department of Facilities and Transportation Services, has been named one of three recipients of the 2008 A. Heath Onthank Award, presented by Fairfax County. The Onthank Award is the county’s highest honor for employees whose outstanding accomplishments have had a positive impact on public service in FCPS and county government. Stemler was recognized for implementing an innovative approach to school bus safety by focusing on driver training, motivation, and recognition to help prevent school bus accidents. Named the Accident-Free Challenge, the program tracks accidents by academic quarter, and the team of drivers with the highest number of accident-free days earns a special luncheon. County businesses support the program with donated goods and services. Contact Stemler at klstemler@fcps.edu.
Hayfield Secondary social studies teacher Charity Fisher was selected to participate in Street Law’s Supreme Court Summer Institute and will be able to observe the U.S. Supreme Court as its justices hand down some of their rulings this summer. Fisher will also be able to meet some of the justices, court reporters, legal scholars, and other educators to learn about the dynamics of the Supreme Court. Contact Fisher at cmfisher@fcps.edu.
Hayfield Secondary student Conler Mandt is the 2009 National Catholic Forensics League national champion in Oral Interpretation of Literature. A member of the Hayfield Forensics Team, Mandt and his teammates compete in the Washington Arlington Catholic Forensics League (WACFL). Teammate Bria Woodyard finished in the top 24 in the U.S. in Oratorical Declamation. Teacher and forensics coach Meghan Nugent received the Daniel S. Masterson Jr. Service Award from the WACFL for putting the goals of forensic competition above just winning and for having a positive influence on student competitors. Contact Nugent at mfnugent@fcps.edu.