Staff Report
In an award presentation by Hays CISD board members, district volunteers received recognition for their more than 30,000 collective hours of service over the past year.
At the May 26 meeting, the administration and the board thanked all 5,500 registered volunteers. Trustees Sandra Bryant, Willie Tenorio and Marty Kanetsky then presented what are known as “presidential” awards for volunteers who contributed 100-249 hours (bronze), 249-500 hours (silver) and 500 or more hours (gold) this school year.
The award winners were:
Gold Winners (500+ hours)
Sellie Moore (737 hours at Fuentes and Tom Green elementary schools)
Aida Reynoso (637 hours at Hemphill Elementary).
Silver Winners (249-500 hours)
Cassandra Conway (335 hours, Elm Grove Elementary)
Stephanie Huntt (275 hours, Elm Grove Elementary)
Natasha Neave (482 hours, Hemphill Elementary)
Jennifer Perry (342 hours, Hays High)
Eva Pedraza (327 hours, Barton Middle School)
Shannon Weisenberger (309 hours, Chapa Middle School)
Bronze Winners (100-249 hours)
Katrina Ray (237)
Sheila Zamora Belarmino (234),
Joyce Huerta (232)
Megan Milholland (215)
Patricia Martinez (193)
Lesa Gorena (192)
Michelle Martinez (177)
Mary Jane Ramirez (177)
Melissa Traylor (155)
Karyn McNicoll (153)
Ana Santander (150)
Julia Carrell (148)
Maria Lopez (144)
Ann Miller (140)
Michelle Cain (138)
Alondra Mondragon (134)
William Engleman (133)
Stephanie Lopez (130)
Sonia Cruz (121)
Alyssa Cohee (115),
Evelyn Gleason (110)
Hays High School student Terrah Friesenhahn (105)
Kristi Fontenot (102)
Erika Diaz-Rodriguez (101), and
Sandra Vasquez (100)
