Community Consolidated School District 181 will officially recognize its dedicated and hard-working crossing guards on Tuesday, May 7, proclaimed as Crossing Guard Appreciation Day in Illinois. Each District 181 elementary school will specially thank the guards on May 7 through handmade cards from students, tokens of appreciation from staff and the Parent-Teacher Organizations, and well wishes from local families.
District 181 relies on 21 guards to manage traffic and help ensure student safety at the seven elementary schools located in Burr Ridge, Clarendon Hills and Hinsdale.
District 181 crossing guards and the schools to which they are assigned are: Keith Bergles (The Lane), Jessica Carlson (The Lane), Mary Beth Daly (Madison), Barb Hall (Elm), Joe Legner (Madison), Steve Less (Oak), Cyndee Marciniak (Elm), Becky Marshall (Walker), Jan Martin (Walker), Atasi Murkerjie (Monroe), Robert Pacheco (The Lane), James Peck (Oak), Maynard Priebe (The Lane), Lisa Prisby (Monroe), Alan Rapp (Oak), Karen Salutric (Elm), Ilene Slonoff (Madison), Missy Spinazola (Monroe), Adelia Thoelke (Monroe), Olga Tinakova (Elm), and Walter Welninski (Prospect).
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Crossing Guard Appreciation Day has been observed in Illinois since 2005 when Hinsdale resident Maryann Romanelli lobbied the governor to declare a day in their honor. Romanelli, a safety advocate and parent of two District 181 graduates, also brought Walk to School Day to District 181 in 2000.
