St. Claire receives Classified Employee of the Year

Betz Elementary School head custodian Cecilia (Cissy) St. Claire has been named the Cheney School District's Classified Employee of the Year and was honored at the school board's Feb. 11 meeting.

St. Claire has been with the school district since 2007, beginning as a custodian at Cheney High School and then at Betz Elementary School for the past two years. In her nominating letter, Cheney Superintendent Dr. Debra Clemens wrote that St. Claire goes beyond her regular duties to take an active role with students, serving as a mentor and a positive adult role model.

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