While the recent frigid temperatures caused pipes to burst forcing many surrounding school districts to cancel school, our Marysville School District custodians, facilities, and maintenance crews worked tirelessly over the long weekend to address issues as they came up resulting in the ability for Marysville to hold school as normal. Our schools did not go unscathed however. Across the district, some of our schools experienced sprinkler pipe breaks, heating coil freezes and leaks, boiler line breaks and shutdowns, to name a few. These were especially common at the older schools.
The quick work of the district's staff ensured that issued were addressed, clean up was done, and our schools were ready for students. Greg Dennis, Facilities and Maintenance Director, shares a big thank you to the following custodial, facilities, and maintenance staff for going above and beyond to take care of our schools:
Custodians Chona Dormaier, Karla Shields, Natasha Stefoglo, Inna Grishkova, Rob Willmaser, Matt Sturgis, Lary Cuaresma, and Blake Jacobson who helped to clean up water damage and move teachers. Maintenance Technicians Rich Green, Brian Schimke, Mike Kirby, and Lonnie Jacobson inspected every water pipe, faucet, toilet, sink in every building. They shut off and isolated water valves and attended to boilers to keep heat in our buildings. Jim Long, Custodial Supervisor, for being onsite long days coordinating the teacher moves, coordinating schedules for custodians and the contractor for the clean up effort. We also want to recognize Greg Dennis, Facilities and Maintenance Director, for his oversight of all of the issues brought on by the freezing temperatures.
