You might see some new and unfamiliar faces next year at POC Elementary. We will be welcoming 4 new members to the staff! Of course, that means that we will miss 4 wonderful people! Mrs. Gosnell (4th grade), Mrs. McCauley (2nd grade), Mr. Adolf (custodian), and Mrs. Sandra (food service) are leaving us this year to start the new adventures of retirement! They have a combined total of 88 years at CCISD!

All of us at POC Elementary would like to wish them well as they sleep in and travel the world! I know we will see them here at the school visiting and maybe even volunteering???

We asked them a few questions about their upcoming plans and the things they will miss about being at POC and wanted to share their thoughts:

Lynda Gosnell

After teaching for 28 years, Mrs. Gosnell is leaving 4th grade to travel, spend time on the water fishing & boating, and to spend time with her grandchildren.

When asked about her favorite thing about teaching at POC, she said, “I feel that I was blessed to work in a small community school with a wonderful group of teachers and many great groups of students over the years.”

And, what will she miss the most?

“I’ll miss the kids of course, but I think I’ll miss the excitement of the first day of a new school year most.”

Paula McCauley

For the past 35 years, Paula McCauley has been teaching in CCISD. She spent 7 years at CHS and 28 years in POC (2 years in 5th grade and 26 years in 2nd grade).

Mrs. McCauley’s favorite “thing” about working at POC:

• being a part of a hard working, dedicated, award-winning, excellent team of teachers and staff

• support of the POC parents

• teaching the children of ex-students

• technology (thank you, Lydia)

• most of all the wonderful, excited, hard working, award winning students

What will Mrs. McCauley miss the most???

• the moments when the light comes on and a student or students “get it”

• the day to day fellowship with the teachers and staff

• the smell of my classroom, Room 3

• the sweet hand written, drawn notes and pictures from students

• decorating my classroom at the beginning of the year

• “Hi, Mrs. McCauley” from all the kids

• hum of children working and learning

Sandra Karnstadt

Sandra has been with CCISD for the last 12 years and spent 16 years at RRISD. She looks forward to spending more time with her family and being able to travel to different places!

Sandra’s favorite thing about working at POC Elementary is the kids. “You never know what they will say. One year a PK student came to lunch the first day and said he wanted fried shrimp”!

Adolfo Covarrubias

Mr. Adolf has been with CCISD for the last 13 years. You will be able to find him working on projects around the house once he retires. He and Mary will also be spending more time with their children and grandchildren.

Mr. Adolf’s favorite thing about working at POC Elementary has been the company of the teachers and the students.

We asked him what he would miss the most about being at POC, he told us that he will miss the energy and the “fullness of life” that the children have and that energy they pass off to him.

Lynda Gosnell, Paula McCauley, and Adolfo Covarubbias at their Retirement Party May 24th