2025 Scholarship Winner
The Northeastern Zone of the Retired Educators of New York has awarded the Dr. Karl R. and Ruth Kramer Education Scholarship to Layla Pellerin. She is a graduate of Saranac Central High School and plans to attend SUNY Cortland in August 2025 as an education major.
Throughout high school Layla achieved high honor roll and was a member of the National Honor Society while participating in four sports as captain of all of them, officer of the class of 2025 and other clubs. She participated in a 20 week internship with students at three grade levels in the elementary school assisting with activities in the classroom. Also as an NHS project she monitored middle school students who needed a role model in their lives. Layla also volunteered in many community activities and was employed in different roles during high school.
2025 Educator Award
Contributed by: Simone Lutz & Alison Brown
The $2000 Retired Educators of NY (RENY) Hudson-Kramer Memorial Grant was awarded to JoAnne Beaudry for her project, “Intensive Therapeutic Support Program Snowshoe Teambuilding,” to purchase a class set of snowshoes which will be used by some of the high school and middle school students at the RISE Center for Success at CVES in Plattsburgh.
This grant honors Ross Hudson and Florence Coulter Kramer, dedicated and devoted members of RENY. This grant is offered every other year to area educators in public schools in the Northeastern Zone’s region, which includes school districts in Clinton County, NY, and parts of Essex County, NY. The Northeastern Zone also offers the Kramer Memorial Educator Award of $1000 in alternating years. Information about these awards may be found on the NEZ website (https://www.renynez.com). Application information is sent to eligible districts in early March.
Photos from December Luncheon
Our next NEZ Luncheon
Thursday, December 4th · 10:30am – 1:30pm
Details in the next Nor'easter publication!
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