{"id":1306,"date":"2024-06-13T15:00:40","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T15:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brickschools.org\/vmms\/?p=1306"},"modified":"2024-06-13T15:00:40","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T15:00:40","slug":"may-june-mustangs-of-the-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brickschools.org\/vmms\/may-june-mustangs-of-the-month\/","title":{"rendered":"MAY\/JUNE MUSTANGS OF THE MONTH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1309\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brickschools.org\/vmms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/05\/IMG_2610-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brickschools.org\/vmms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/05\/IMG_2610-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brickschools.org\/vmms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/05\/IMG_2610-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.brickschools.org\/vmms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/05\/IMG_2610.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>VMMS was proud to honor our May and June Mustangs of the month. Every month, the VMMS staff is able to nominate staff and students from VMMS who exemplify the true character of a Mustang.<\/p>\n<p>Below are the individuals who have been chosen and what others have written about them.<\/p>\n<p>MAY MUSTANGS OF THE MONTH:<\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<p><strong>Grade 6:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #274e13;font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large\"><u>Andrew Gaccione<\/u><\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #274e13;font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif\">Andrew is always working hard, respectful, polite, and listens attentively to every lesson. His friendly personality and old soul brightens up the classroom. He&#8217;s truly a pleasure to have in class.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<p><strong>Grade 7:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #274e13;font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><u><b>Lily Santaniello<\/b><\/u><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #274e13;font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif\">Lily goes above and beyond every day she is at VMMS. She comes in with a smile on her face and is always willing to help everyone around her. She always completes her work &amp; is looking for new ways to increase her knowledge. Recently, she was the only one on our teaching team to finish an iReady contest including finishing 28 My Path lessons for test review.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>Grade 8:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #274e13;font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;font-size: large\"><u><b>Kate Gillen<\/b><\/u><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #274e13;font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif\">Kate is an impressive young lady. She is extremely efficient with her time, and always produces a high quality product. She is well-liked by her peers, and a valuable member of any team. Kate is both a natural leader and a problem solver. Others follow her example because they respect her, and because they know she will be working right alongside them giving 100% to the task given. Kate is both trustworthy and kind. VMMS is lucky to have a student with such outstanding character. She also played an integral part with her cardboard canoe team.\u00a0 Kate is also a member of the VMMS Softball team.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<p><strong>Support Staff:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #274e13;font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;font-size: large\"><b><u>Joan Kelly<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #274e13\">With her many years of dedicated service, Joan has been a steadfast presence in our school community. Her commitment to her job and her experience have greatly contributed to the support of our students and teachers. As she approaches retirement, we appreciate Joan&#8217;s many years of hard work and the impact she has made. Thank you, Joan, for your dedication.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Teacher:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><b><u><span style=\"color: #274e13;font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;font-size: large\">Sharon Bauer<\/span><\/u><\/b><span style=\"color: #274e13\"><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #274e13\">Sharon is always going above and beyond and volunteering her time on various committees. She can be seen supporting students and staff at after school events, while also tirelessly working throughout the school day to help make VMMS a better place. From Relay for LIfe to Unified Sports no one extends themselves more than Mrs. Bauer!\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>JUNE MUSTANGS OF THE MONTH<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<p><strong>Grade 6:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #274e13;font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><b><u>Robert Viscomi<\/u><\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #274e13;font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif\">Robert is kind, cooperative and helpful. He is always on task and doesn&#8217;t allow other students to disrupt his work habits. He completes his work with diligence and even offers to help around the room once completed. His patience and maturity are truly appreciated!\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<p><strong>Grade 7:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #274e13;font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;font-size: large\"><b><u>Paityn Bottani<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #274e13;font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif\">\u00a0Paityn is a kind, helpful and mature young lady. She works hard, takes pride in her work and additionally offers her help to others. She is an asset to every classroom she enters and a joy to teach!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<p><strong>Grade 8:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #274e13;font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif\"><b><span style=\"font-size: large\"><u>Sydney Galgon<\/u><\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #274e13;font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif\">Sydney is an exemplary student who gives 100% in everything she does. From volunteering time to decorate the Art room door for Diversity awareness to helping paddle her team&#8217;s cardboard canoe into first place &#8211; she does it all! Sydney is a kind classmate, a hard worker and an all around awesome Mustang!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<p><strong>Support Staff:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"color: #274e13;font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;font-size: large\"><b><u>Stacey Elmendorf<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">Stacey is always ready to lend a hand whenever needed.She is always willing to help problem-solve. Instead of waiting for issues to arise, she anticipates potential challenges and takes proactive steps to address them. What sets Stacey apart is not just her willingness to help, but also her positive attitude towards challenges.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong><strong>Teacher:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><b><u>Linda Alarcon<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #274e13;font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif\">We have been very lucky to have Linda Alarcon with us all school year as a long term sub.\u00a0 She has been flexible with her assignments and taken on much more than required out of the goodness of her heart.\u00a0 Linda is a team player and always takes the time to regale us with her stories, keeping our spirits up, especially during these last few weeks of school.\u00a0 We all hope to see her again here with us when school starts back up in the fall!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VMMS was proud to honor our May and June Mustangs of the month. 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