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School Board Honored During School Board Recognition Month
North Hills School District Board of Education members were recognized by students representing each of the district’s six schools on Jan. 12. Students presented each board member with a book that had been purchased in his/her honor. All books will be placed in school libraries throughout the district.

Did you know? Our school board members have a combined total of 87 years of service and across the state, school board members on average voluntarily devote 16 to 20 hours monthly to school board business.

Pennsylvania School Boards Association declared January as School Director Recognition Month, a time to spotlight the contributions of public school board members.  The theme for this year is “PA Public Schools: Success Starts Here.”

The following is a list of school board members and the books that were selected in their honor:

  • Ed Wielgus, school board president – “Here We Are” 
  • Arlene Bender, school board vice president – “Good News, Bad News”
  • Annette Giovengo Nolish – “Life”
  • Tom Kelly – “Javascript for Kids: A Playful Introduction to Programming”
  • Sandra Kozera – “Girls Who Code: Learn to Code and Change the World”
  • Louis Nudi – “Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery”
  • Allison Mathis – “Trash Magic: A Book About Recycling a Plastic Bottle”
  • Kathy Reid – “Super Women: Six Scientists Who Changed the World”
  • Dee Spade – “Moo”
  • Michael Witherel, solicitor – “Star Wars Coding Projects” 
  • Lori Rieger, school board secretary – “We’re All Wonders”