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Luis Barreto, shining example to all who know him Pearce Elementary custodian recognized by Guilford County Schools for going above and beyond in every way by PATTI STOKES For the second time in just over a year, a northwest Guilford County school custodian has been named Guilford County Schools’ Employee of the Month. In February 2016, Danny Ivers, custodian at Northwest Middle School, laid claim to that honor. And last week, on March 1, Luis Barreto, lead custodian at Pearce Elementary School, received the same honor and level of appreciation from
I love the school and what I’m doing.” Luis Barreto, GCS Employee of the Month his coworkers, students and parents. “It was a big surprise,” Barreto said a few days afterward. “I was doing some work outside and Ms. Solomon (administrative assistant at Pearce) said, “We need you as soon as possible.” True to form, Barreto was there in an instant. But it wasn’t the usual custodial emergency that awaited him – rather, Principal Rich Thomae, the school’s assistant principal, a handful of teachers, Barreto’s youngest son and his two granddaughters (all three of
whom are students at the school), and “a group of wonderful students” were there, cheering and celebrating as he learned he had been named GCS Employee of the Month for March 2017. The individuals who nominated Barreto for the recognition described him as someone who, among other things, always goes “above and beyond,” has “wonderful character” and a “phenomenal attitude,” is “a treasure” and an “excellent role model.” Shelley Hunt was one of those individuals and in her nomination she wrote, “Mr. Luis is the best at what he does. He is at school every day ready to tackle the job that lies ahead. Mr. Luis always has the school, children and the staff as his top priority and always makes time to
SUMMERFIELD – In June 2014, the Town of Summerfield purchased the “Gordon property” for $399,000. The property consists of a .35-acre tract and a 15.66-acre tract formerly owned by the Gordon family. When purchasing the property, the town said it planned to
eventually use the building that was once home to Gordon Hardware for administrative and meeting space; the building rests on the smallest of the two tracts, diagonally across the street from Summerfield Town Hall at the intersection of N.C. 150 and Summerfield Road.
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Luis Barreto, Pearce Elementary lead custodian and GCS’ March 2017 Employee of the Month, is known for his positive attitude and neverfailing willingness to help in any way he can.
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Town seeks architect for Gordon Hardware building renovation, addition by PATTI STOKES
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