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February 2014
arlington elementary school
AES PTA Lifetime
Achievement Awards:
Going Above and
Beyond the Call of Duty
By Kizzy Barbee
Congratulations to
Cathy Silas (AES staff),
Nancy Carter (crossing
guard), and Heather
Vining (PTA Treasurer)
for receiving the PTA
Lifetime Achievement
Award for the 20132014 school year. This
award honors those
individuals
who
selflessly go above and
beyond to help our
students.
When entering the
doors of AES, Mrs.
Silas is there to greet
each parent and student.
Her warm and friendly
personality makes her
an absolute pleasure to
be around. Working as
the Library Assistant for
five years, Mrs. Silas
got the chance to get to
know the students, staff,
and parents at AES.
These relationships
have grown stronger
now that she is working
in the front office of the
school. She treats each
and every student with
the utmost kindness,
and they adore her. She
makes parents and
guests feel welcomed
on campus and is
always willing to lend a
helping hand to our
staff. She is an
absolutely invaluable
asset to our school.
The safety of our
children has been
placed in the hands of
Nancy Carter, one of
our AES crossing
guards. Families know
her as “Ms. Nancy,”
and she cares for our
children as if they were
her own. She takes the
time to learn the first
names of all of her
“kids” and “moms,”
which comes in handy
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with the rush of young
children that head
towards her each
afternoon! She can
often be seen coming
early and staying late to
ensure that all our kids
cross the street safely.
She has even been
caught arriving to work
early to touch up the
paint
on
the
crosswalk to improve
visibility of the lines for
students and motorists.
Crossing paths with Ms.
Nancy is a great way for
our children to start and
end each school day.
Heather Vining
has been an active
member of the PTA for
many years, filling a
number of roles ranging
from room parent to
Silent Auction chair and
PTA Treasurer. As the
Silent Auction chair,
her fresh ideas and hard
work resulted in
successful fundraisers
for
Arlington
Elementary. As any
board member of the
PTA can attest, a
Treasurer’s job is
demanding, requiring a
great
deal
of
o r gan i za t i o n
a nd
attention to detail.
Heather’s done a
fantastic job serving the
PTA, and the board
appreciates her support.
Passionate about AES,
you will see Heather’s
fa