The Catskill Chronicle

LIBERTY, NY (January 31, 2013) – Do you know someone who deserves to be honored on the Liberty Central School District 2013 Wall of Fame? Applications to nominate individuals are being sought and are due on Friday, February 15.

Now in its third year, the Liberty Central School District Wall of Fame was established by the Board of Education to honor outstanding Liberty alumni and employees as well as community members who have made a lasting contribution to the school district. Nominees are judged on exceptional accomplishments or significant contributions within their school, family, career, community or personal life.

The third group of inductees will be honored at a ceremony and breakfast reception prior to Liberty’s graduation on Saturday, June 22. 

To date, 15 individuals have been inducted – seven alumni, six former faculty members and two community members. Information about each inductee can be found at www.libertyk12.org.

The Wall of Fame is located in the lobby of the David E. Panebaker Auditorium at the Liberty High School. “We are very excited to welcome a third group of inductees to the Wall of Fame,” said Assistant Superintendent and Wall of Fame Co-Chair Carol Napolitano. “Each year it is fascinating to learn about the outstanding people who have been a part of this district. The accomplishments of our graduates, the life-long impact of faculty and staff and the compassion of community members give us a lot to be proud of.”

The nomination application can be downloaded at the district web site or picked up at the District Administration Office at 115 Buckley Street, Liberty, NY. Please call Mrs. Tania DeFrank at 845-292-6990 for more information.

In photo above are the Liberty 2012 Wall of Fame Inductees or their representatives included (L to R) Mary Ippolito-Winston and Kathy Ippolito (daughters of Inductees Steven Ippolito), Joseph R. Lewis, Linda Hinton (sister of Maurice "Mo" Martin, Harry "Mr. Rip" Rapenske, Thomas Nickou and Dr. Austin Frishman. Not pictured were Petra Muccia, who accepted the honor on behalf of David E. Panebaker’s daughters Helen Farrell and Shirley Krum and Jeri Finnegan (Liberty Elementary School Principal, who accepted for Carmela Staropoli).