Retired school employees will once again be taking part in "Project Christmas" by bringing donated gifts to the group's December 13 meeting.
The STRSEA will be holding it's Annual Christmas Meeting and Luncheon
for all members on December 13, beginning with a special guest
performance at 10:00 a.m, Participants are asked to contribute an
appetizer, vegetable or desert for this Pot Luck Event. Donna Harvin, president, said, "We will be
collecting new toys for Project Christmas including items for children,
teens, and the elderly. We hope you can attend and join us in some
holiday cheer."
Suggested gift deals overall include
Art Set/Art supplies
Bath Set
Bath Toy
Bike/Scooter/Ripstick
Board Games/Card Games
Books
Building Blocks
Camera w/San Disk Memory Card
CD Player
Chemistry Set
Clothes
Comforter Set/Sheets – size & color/pattern
Craft Kits/Model Kits
Dolls/Accessories
Dress-up Clothes with size
DVD Player-Portable ($60+) or TV connected
Easy Bake Oven/Age Appropriate
Educational Toys
Hair Products – specify type
Head Phones (Generic)/Ear buds
Jewelry
Kitchen Play Set
Legos
Make-up – specify type and colors
MP3 Player w/Google play card
Musical Toys
Perfume/Cologne
Puzzles
Race Car Set
Radio
Remote Control Toys
Skates – specify size
Socks/Fuzzy Socks
Sports Balls/Equipment
Stuffed Animals
Trains
Trucks
Wallet
Watch
Gift Cards – Barnes&Noble, Bath & Body
Works, Books-A-Million, Game Stop,
Google Play, Movie theater, I-Tunes,
Suggested gifts for teens include
Anything Saints/Pelicans - hats,
footballs, basketballs, accessories
Art sets/Art supplies
Bath towel sets (color)
Belts (Size)
Board games for older kids like Battleship, Jenga, Monopoly
Bulletin boards, decorations for a room (color)
Comforter sets/Sheets (Specify size and color)
Duffle bags
Electric razor
ENO hammock
Fishing pole
Fleece throws (color)
Gift box sets for :
Bath accessories
Colognes
Nails
Young men’s toiletries
Hair accessories - bows, ribbons, etc.
Hats/gloves/scarves/caps
Jewelry / jewelry boxes
Keychain
Makeup kits (teens)
Models
Oil diffusers
Personal journal or diary
Sleep wear
Slippers (Specify size)
Socks/fun socks/athletic
Sports balls - footballs, basketballs, volleyballs, soccer
Sweaters/zippered jackets (Specify Size)
Throw pillows (color)
Ties – young men’s
Wallets/purses/wristlets
Water bottles/cups
Watch
Gift Cards
Barnes & Noble
Bath & Body Works
Books-A-Million
Game Stop
Google Play
I-Tunes
Movie theater
Ulta
NO big box stores giftcards like Walmart or Target.
Suggested gifts for seniors:
Belts (Specify size)
Clothing (Specify size)
Comforter Sets/Sheets-Size and
color/pattern
Dishes
Electric Razor
Fleece Throws
Gift box sets for Nails, cologne or bath accessories
Gift Box Sets of Toiletries/Cologne
Hats/gloves/scarves
Hats- ball caps, knit
Jewelry / jewelry boxes
Pots/pans
Robe (Specify size)
Rugs (Specify size)
Sleep wear (Specify size)
Small Appliances – toaster, coffee pot,can opener
Socks
Sweaters/zippered jacket – Specify size
Throw pillows
Ties
Towels
Wallets/purses/wristlets
Watch
Gift Cards
Barnes & Noble
Bath & Body Works
Books-A-Million
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Monday, November 12, 2018
Plantation Tour Planned
STRSEA is sponsoring a bus trip to the Houma's House Plantation and
Gardens for members and their guests. If you are interested, please
see the poster below for information and respond to Roxanne Lagarde @lagarderoxanne@gmail.
Click here for the flyer in PDF format.
Click here for the flyer in PDF format.
"Don't miss out on this fun event. Get your tickets today!
Thursday, November 8, 2018
Spotlight on Lyn Monteleone
When we hear the word Magnolia, we often think of something beautiful, sweet and gentle. How fitting that the next person to be in the Spotlight was born in a town called Magnolia! Magnolia, Arkansas!
Yes, Lyn Monteleone comes to us in a roundabout way from that small town in Arkansas. As the oldest of four girls, Lynda Ketteringham moved around quite a bit as a child. Lyn’s father, an engineer in the oil field and then in the burgeoning space program, worked in numerous locations after leaving Magnolia.
Lyn attended schools in Shreveport, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, and finally in Slidell. Here she asked her parents to please let her get to know her classmates and graduate with friends. And they did! Lyn is a proud graduate of Slidell High School, as were two of her sisters, Genie and Georgia.
After graduating from high school in 1966, Lyn attended Southeastern Louisiana College and lived in Cardinal Newman Hall. In 1968, she wound up on a blind date with a guy from Covington and his buddy Bill Brady. The blind date was Lennie Monteleone and the rest was history! Lyn and Lennie were married in 1969.
Together Lyn and Lennie raised two boys, Paul and Payton. Paul lives in Zachary and works as an account manager for the State Department of Education Community and Technical Schools and has two girls, Maddie, 15, and Sarah, 4. Payton is an assistant principal at Lee Road Jr High where his two children, Sophia, 11, and Luca, 8, attend school. This makes it very convenient for Lyn to carry out some of her grandmother duties at a school close to home in Lee Road.
While Lyn’s first job was babysitting at age 12, she has held a variety of positions throughout her career. After receiving a degree from Meadows Draughon Business College, Lyn worked at Slidell Memorial Hospital in Medical Records and as the administrative assistant to Johnny Bankston at the Agricultural Extension Service.
Eventually, she began working for St. Tammany Parish School System as secretary to Richard Tanner, para-professional at Covington Elementary, and then secretary at Covington High School for 18 years! After that, Sylvia Dunn needed her to help run Food Services, so she worked clerical in that department for six more years.
While Lyn is officially retired now, she is still working! She tries to follow a schedule with Mondays dedicated to volunteering at Monteleone Junior High. On Tuesdays, she works with the Student Assistance Team at Lee Road Junior High in the morning and does gardening there in the afternoon.
Wednesdays are devoted to the Master Gardening organization. She keeps Thursdays open for the St. Tammany Retiree School Employees Association where she is 1st Vice President-Membership, and on Fridays, she is often found substituting at Lee Road Jr High. This does not sound like the schedule of a retired person!
However, Lyn has carved out some time to do a few things for fun. She’s been on cruises to Alaska and Hawaii. She went on a Disney Cruise with her family and even was able to take a trip to Paris! She enjoys going to see the Christmas lights in Natchitoches.
And one of her favorite things to do was visit her grandmother’s family home on Tybee Island, Georgia. Her beloved grandmother was a school principal and a college teacher, so it seems Lyn was destined to live in a family of educators.
Lyn spends her small amount of free time these days tending her chickens, gardening, visiting her sister in Slidell, and passing time with her old buddy Bill Brady and his wife Angela and friends Paula and Jim Fauntleroy.
When asked about her still busy schedule involved with the school system, Lyn replied, “I miss the family atmosphere. How can you step away from something that you love?!?”
We are so happy that you have not stepped away! Lyn, please stand while we thank you for your many years of service to STPSB!
Yes, Lyn Monteleone comes to us in a roundabout way from that small town in Arkansas. As the oldest of four girls, Lynda Ketteringham moved around quite a bit as a child. Lyn’s father, an engineer in the oil field and then in the burgeoning space program, worked in numerous locations after leaving Magnolia.
Lyn attended schools in Shreveport, Florida, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, and finally in Slidell. Here she asked her parents to please let her get to know her classmates and graduate with friends. And they did! Lyn is a proud graduate of Slidell High School, as were two of her sisters, Genie and Georgia.
After graduating from high school in 1966, Lyn attended Southeastern Louisiana College and lived in Cardinal Newman Hall. In 1968, she wound up on a blind date with a guy from Covington and his buddy Bill Brady. The blind date was Lennie Monteleone and the rest was history! Lyn and Lennie were married in 1969.
Together Lyn and Lennie raised two boys, Paul and Payton. Paul lives in Zachary and works as an account manager for the State Department of Education Community and Technical Schools and has two girls, Maddie, 15, and Sarah, 4. Payton is an assistant principal at Lee Road Jr High where his two children, Sophia, 11, and Luca, 8, attend school. This makes it very convenient for Lyn to carry out some of her grandmother duties at a school close to home in Lee Road.
While Lyn’s first job was babysitting at age 12, she has held a variety of positions throughout her career. After receiving a degree from Meadows Draughon Business College, Lyn worked at Slidell Memorial Hospital in Medical Records and as the administrative assistant to Johnny Bankston at the Agricultural Extension Service.
Eventually, she began working for St. Tammany Parish School System as secretary to Richard Tanner, para-professional at Covington Elementary, and then secretary at Covington High School for 18 years! After that, Sylvia Dunn needed her to help run Food Services, so she worked clerical in that department for six more years.
While Lyn is officially retired now, she is still working! She tries to follow a schedule with Mondays dedicated to volunteering at Monteleone Junior High. On Tuesdays, she works with the Student Assistance Team at Lee Road Junior High in the morning and does gardening there in the afternoon.
Wednesdays are devoted to the Master Gardening organization. She keeps Thursdays open for the St. Tammany Retiree School Employees Association where she is 1st Vice President-Membership, and on Fridays, she is often found substituting at Lee Road Jr High. This does not sound like the schedule of a retired person!
However, Lyn has carved out some time to do a few things for fun. She’s been on cruises to Alaska and Hawaii. She went on a Disney Cruise with her family and even was able to take a trip to Paris! She enjoys going to see the Christmas lights in Natchitoches.
And one of her favorite things to do was visit her grandmother’s family home on Tybee Island, Georgia. Her beloved grandmother was a school principal and a college teacher, so it seems Lyn was destined to live in a family of educators.
Lyn spends her small amount of free time these days tending her chickens, gardening, visiting her sister in Slidell, and passing time with her old buddy Bill Brady and his wife Angela and friends Paula and Jim Fauntleroy.
When asked about her still busy schedule involved with the school system, Lyn replied, “I miss the family atmosphere. How can you step away from something that you love?!?”
We are so happy that you have not stepped away! Lyn, please stand while we thank you for your many years of service to STPSB!
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