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2026 Employee & Retiree Recognition Dinner

Posted on May 22, 2026

P-H-M’s annual Employee Recognition and Retiree Dinner was held Wednesday, May 22. While not all were present, the Corporation as a whole honored P-H-M’s Teachers of the Years, Employee of the Year, retirees, and employees who’ve been with P-H-M for 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 years. Click to view the dinner program.

Click to view the photos below from the event.

Human Resources Director Bob Thompson served as Master of Ceremonies; and Northpoint Principal Lorraine White gave the innovation.

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School Board President Chris Riley and Superintendent Dr. Heather Short honored this year’s retirees in attendance by giving them a decorative paperweight designed as an apple. To read the full list of this year’s retirees and employees honored for their years of service with P-H-M, click here to view the dinner program.

Dr. Short recognized the Elementary Teacher of the Year Josie Engdahl (Meadow’s Edge, 4th gr.), Secondary Teacher of the Year Kelley Watts (Penn, Spanish), and Employee of the Year Carly Taylor (Northpoint, Secretary/Treasurer).

Two women posing together in front of brick wall; one holding plaque, smiling at camera.As part of the recognitions for Miss Engdahl and Mrs. Watts, P-H-M Education Foundation Executive Director Jennifer Turnblom gave each teacher a $1,000 grant from the P-H-M Education Foundation to use in their classrooms. Ms. Taylor received a gift certificate.

The entire P-H-M Board of School Trustees were in attendance: President Chris Riley, Vice President Ryan McCullough, Secretary Dana Sullivan, as well as Board Members Larry Beehler, Katie Bell, Gary Fox, and Jen Smoker.

The dinner was generously sponsored by Everwise Credit Union, P-H-M Education Foundation, Selerix, ESS, and MJ Insurance.

Below are some pictures capturing the highlights of the evening. Click here to view the full photo gallery on Canto.

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Last Modified May 22, 2026