The Board of Education and school administration formally welcomed the district's new staff members for the 2021-22 school year with a reception in the Jr./Sr. High School cafeteria on August 24. 
The event was an opportunity for the new staff members to be introduced to various district personnel.
The "meet and greet" concluded with a buffet dinner.
The following individuals joined the Westmoreland Central School District for the 2021-22 school year:
Serena Bacon - Fourth Grade Teacher
Robert Elmer - Bus Driver
Mikayla Gadz - Primary Elementary Teacher Aide
Caitlin George - Third Grade Teacher
John Giordano - Jr./Sr. High School Math Teacher
Marie Jasinski - Upper Elementary Special Education Teacher
Rachelle Kent - Primary Elementary Teaching Assistant
Andrew King - Jr./Sr. High School Spanish Teacher
Jessica Maine - Primary Elementary Principal
Caitlyn McSorley - Upper Elementary Principal Office Specialist
Shannon Migliore - Primary/Upper Elementary Music Teacher
Phyllis Nogas - Laborer
Heather Nugent - Primary Elementary Special Education Teacher
Trevor Owens - Laborer
Christine Pope - Bus Driver
Rachel Potenski - Upper Elementary Reading Teacher
Erin Robinson - Primary Elementary Principal Office Specialist
Andre Short - Long-Term Sub Jr./Sr. High English Teacher
Stephanie Sorrell-White - Jr./Sr. High School English Teacher
Makenzie Stevens - Kindergarten Teacher
Brandon Woods - District Health and Wellness Coordinator
Bryan Yurka - Director of Special Education/District Data Coordinator
To view more photos from the welcome reception, click here.
Also - please join the district in congratulating the following staff members who retired at the end of the 2020-21 school year:
Susan Hecklau - First Grade Teacher
Anita Herron - Office Specialist I
Karen Nolan - Jr./Sr. High School Special Education Teacher
Mary Anne O’Connell - Primary Elementary Principal
Donna Parent - Bus Driver/Teacher Aide
Carol Premo - Primary Elementary Teaching Assistant
Betsy Scoones - First Grade Teacher
Randee Wolfanger - Fourth Grade Teacher
Congratulations to all!