PAESSP State Conference Photo Gallery
October 24-26, 2004
Sheraton Station Square Hotel
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Exhibitor door prize winners

Photos from left to right: Joseph Acri, PAESSP assistant executive director,  presents the PhotoSmart printer to Sharon R. Montgomery of Pennridge School District.

Sharon Kuznik of Brandywine Heights S.D. receives her exhibitor door prize (DVD recorder/player) from Dr. Zeb Jansante, the 2004 conference chair.

Patrice Scanlon, Upper Darby School District, won the high definition, flat screen television. Also pictured is Joseph Acri.
 

PAESSP Awards Luncheon       

                  PAESSP Principals of the Year

                       
 From left to right: Frank P. Galicki, Dallas School District, received the High School Principal of the Year Award; Mary Monsour, assistant principal at Peters Township Middle School, received the Assistant Principal of the Year Award. She was also selected as the 2004 National Assistant Principal of the Year; and Kevin Fillgrove, Ephrata Area School District, received the Middle Level Principal of the Year Award.

Other PAESSP Award Recipients
                

Susan Kegerise, principal of Paxtonia Elementary School                     Two Corry Area H.S.  students and their teacher were on
in the Central Dauphin S.D., received PAESSP's National                    hand to receive one of the PAESSP/Lincoln Investment
Distinguished Principal (NDP) Award.                                                       Planning, Inc. Community Service Awards for their project,
                                                                                                                             "Jewish Cemetery Reconstruction." Also pictured is
                                                                                                                            Bob Schiller of Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc. (far right)    
                                                                                                                            Wyoming Area Secondary Center and Washington Polytechnic
                                                                                                                            Academy also received service grant awards.                                                                                                                                                                                                                

                                           

Robin Throckmorton, a volunteer in the Reading Partner                         Dennis Nemes, standing , principal of Northwestern Lehigh
Volunteer Program at Central Greene School District,                             H.S., received the prestigious Joseph Mamana Award, which 
received the 2004 PAESSP Service to Children Award.                             recognizes meritorious service to the PAESSP. 

PAESSP Annual Banquet

Susan Stewart, who recently retired as the division
chief for candidate evaluation services in
the Bureau of Teacher Certification and Preparation in the
Pennsylvania Department of Education, was presented with
PAESSP’s Educational Excellence Award at the annual banquet.
From l to r: Joseph Foriska, PAESSP president; Stewart;
and PAESSP immediate past president, Dr. Ronald Dufalla.

Joseph J. Foriska, PAESSP president (then PAESSP president-elect), center,
honors outgoing PAESSP president, Dr. Ronald W. Dufalla, right. Also pictured is Dr. Dan Collins,
PAESSP executive director, far left, and Mrs. Deborah Dufalla, far right.

From l to r: Dr. J. Daniel Collins, PAESSP executive director, presents a plaque to Dr. Zeb Jansante,
2004 conference chair and principal of Mt. Lebanon H.S.
Dr. Jansante was honored during the annual banquet for organizing a conference
for the record books with approximately 435 in attendance!

Professional Development - General Sessions and Breakout Sessions

Dr. Todd C. Whitaker presented "What Great Principals Do Differently"
at the final general session on Tuesday. PAESSP Chief Counsel Michael Levin, Esq. spoke on Sunday
afternoon and Dr. Harry K. Wong spoke at the second general session on Monday.

 

 

    At the right: From l to r: Thomas Sigafoos, NAESP representative,
    Robert Eichensehr, NASSP coordinator, and Marshall
    Wagner, a former PASSP president, spoke to principals
    about how to "Get Involved with Your Principals' Associations."

 

 

 

 

    Judy Ketchel, Ed.D., curriculum specialist, Luzerne Intermediate
    Unit, and Franny McAleer, international 'Six Hats' trainer, presented                
    "Differentiating Instruction With Six Thinking Hats: The Teachers and
    the Research Tell Us It Works," during Monday's breakout sessions.


 

Student Performances


Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) High School entertain
attendees' between professional breakout sessions on Monday, October 25.
The principal is Michael Thorsen and the conductor is Linda Ross Brown.

The Mt. Lebanon High School Orchestra provided the entertainment before
the annual banquet and during dinner.  The principal is Dr. Zeb Jansante, the 2004
conference chair, and the conductor is Robert Vogel.

Conference Exhibit Hall

Robin Cole, left, former all-pro football player for the                                     Virco, Inc., in collaboration with NAESP, sponsored
Pittsburgh Steelers, signed autographs for conference                                  Dr. Harry K. Wong's  keynote session.
attendees' in the Exhibit Area.

Kades-Margolis Corp. is a partner with the elementary                                     As in past years, Lifetouch was a sponsor of PAESSP's
division of PAESSP.                                                                                                    President's Reception, as well as a conference vendor. 

PAESSP Conference Door Prize Giveaway  -- 2004

The final door prize was a football autographed by Dan Marino!                         

                                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                                      

 

                         

          
 


 

 Another lucky winner! Hundreds of terrific door prizes were
given away to lucky principals following the third general
session on Tuesday thanks to the efforts of Dr. Zeb Jansante (right),
the 2004 conference committee and the PAESSP board of directors.
PAESSP Alternative Funding co-chair, Frank P. Galicki, far left, is also pictured.