Prospect’s 2023 Retirees
Kathy Klaczek, Driver’s Ed/SpEd and Jen Genovise, Security ESP, are retiring this year but requested to not be featured on this page.

Vicki Poulos
Q: How long have you been working at Prospect? A: "15 years." Q: What is your job here at Prospect? A: "Bookkeeper and Student Activities Assistant." Q: What has been the best part of working here at Prospect? A: “The connection I’ve made with staff. Even though we come here to work everyday, I’ve never felt it a drudgery. I’ve done a lot of laughing during the day, so it's b...
Frank Briody
Q: What about Prospect led you to stay after student teaching here? A: “I liked the environment and at the time I was interested in coaching soccer [and] there was an opening, so I coached boys and girls soccer and taught math right away.” Q: How would you describe your experience at Prospect? A: “It’s been wonderful, such a good community. A good mix of school, sports and activities...

Jan Pacini
Q: How long have you worked at Prospect? A: “Probably a total of 26 years.” Q: Why did you decide to work at Prospect? A: “Well, I got very lucky. I had gotten back into working by just subbing in District 211.” Q: Do you think you made the right decision by being a Prospect teacher? A: “Oh, yeah. A lot of dedication, you know, a lot of inner communication with the staff an...

Joan Shaffer
Q: How long have you been working at Prospect? A: “Nineteen and a half years.” Q: Did you do anything else besides being a security guard? A: “I was a special education bus driver for 30 years [before being a security guard].” Q: How’d you like that? A: “I loved it. I liked the fact that the kids were all [in] special education, and I got to meet the families and interact w...

Janice Sokolik
Q: How long have you worked at Prospect? A: “18 Years.” Q: Did you have any other jobs besides being an assessment supervisor? A: “I started in the KLC/Library part-time. Then I worked for 3 years as the Assessment Center Assistant. 10 years as the Assessment Supervisor.” Q: Why did you decide to work at Prospect? A: “PHS is a great place to work!” Q: Do ...

John Kenney
John Kenney has been teaching AP Biology, human physiology and freshman biology at Prospect since 1988, and heading into his last few weeks before retirement has allowed him to reflect on his time spent teaching. Q: When did you decide that you wanted to be a teacher? A: “Probably as a senior in college … I was getting a degree in biology and I was unsure of what to do with that ...

Cathy Hill
Cathy Hill is one of the twelve retirees that will be leaving Prospect this year. Hill has been a counselor for sixteen years. She is excited to learn new things and experience new opportunities once she finishes her time at Prospect. Q: When did you decide to become a school counselor? A: “While working as an audiologist, one of my patients told me that the requirement to be a certified te...

Doug Berg
Q: How long have you been working at Prospect? A: "This is my 23rd year." Q: Why did you decide to become a school social worker? A: "Towards the end of college I was majoring in Psychology. But at that time a lot [of people] wanted to talk with kids and families and kind of help them that way. That was how I made my decision about my master's program." Q: What do you enjoy most about b...

Seul Maureen
Seul Maureen, better known as Mrs. Mosey, has been working at Prospect High School for 15 years. After working for years as a security guard and a special education aid with URise, she’ll be retiring after the end of this school year. Although, according to Mosey, it’s going to be an adjustment, she hopes to come back and do some subbing at Prospect if possible with her time. Q: When did you decide you ...
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