Battle Ground Public Schools

BGPS congratulates 2020 retirees

Battle Ground Public Schools is saying goodbye to many employees this year as they prepare for retirement. The following is a list of employees stepping into the next phase of their lives. Join us in wishing them all the best!

Served 30-plus Years

Rodney Swanson, Tukes Valley Middle School, 38 years of service, teacher librarian
Shirley Koon, Yacolt Primary School, 37 years of service, first grade teacher
Ann Andersen, Tukes Valley Primary School, 34 years of service, SSIA reading para-educator
Gary Bong, Amboy Middle School, 33 years of service, band teacher
Roxann Evenson, Captain Strong Primary School, 33 years of service, third grade teacher
Tim Janes, Pleasant Valley Primary and Middle schools, 32 years of service, custodian

Served 25-29 Years

Nancy Anderson, Tukes Valley Primary School, 28 years of service, resource room teacher
Kathleen Blake, Prairie High School, 28 years of service, math teacher
Elizabeth Brisbos, Glenwood Heights Primary School, 28 years of service, teacher librarian
Barbara Kusik, Prairie High School, 28 years of service, career guidance counselor
Kathleen Spaulding, CASEE A, 28 years of service, administrative assistant
Gail Comeskey, CASEE A, 26 years of service, Career Guidance Transition Facilitator
Karen Domreis, Glenwood Heights Primary School, 26 years of service, special education assistant
Kathleen Rice, Yacolt Primary School, 26 years of service, custodian

Served 20-24 Years

Jean Burpee, Battle Ground High School, 24 years of service, math teacher
Linda Eastvedt, CASEE A, 24 years of service, administrative assistant
Sherri Wilson, Battle Ground High School, 24 years of service, math teacher
Lynette Middleton, CASEE A, 23 years of service, learning support secretary
June Swanson, River HomeLink, 23 years of service, high school teacher
Debra Allen, Daybreak Primary School, 22 years of service, preschool teacher
Lyla Smith, Tukes Valley Primary, 22 years of service, first grade teacher
Mark Clements, River HomeLink, 21 years of service, principal
Charles Eastvedt, Battle Ground High School, 21 years of service, welding instructor
Jill Loveridge, Battle Ground High School, 20 years of service, math teacher

Served 15-19 Years

Margaret Miller, River HomeLink, 18 years of service, guidance counselor
Valerie Smith, Pleasant Valley Middle School, 18 years of service, eighth grade teacher
Brent “Stan” Cherzan, Tukes Valley Middle, 17 years of service, eighth grade teacher
Tim U’Ren, Operations department, 17 years of service, maintenance worker

Served 10-14 Years

Darlene Wilgus, River Online/River HomeLink, 14 years of service, assistant principal
Steven Burpee, Battle Ground High School, 12 years of service, math teacher
Pam Hogg, Yacolt Primary School, 12 years of service, occupational therapist
Robert Cameron, Yacolt Primary School, 10 years of service, custodian

Served 1-9 Years

Terry Tate, Laurin Middle School, 4 years of service, eighth grade math and science teacher
Brenda Tiefenthaler, Tukes Valley Primary, 4 years of service, reading para-educator

Thank you all for your years of service to public education!