Longtime Beebe teachers retire with a celebration

Special to The Advocate

Mayor Gary Christenson and Superintendent of Schools Tim Sippel congratulated longtime Beebe School educators Katie Valley and Tina Buonomo on their retirements from the Malden Public Schools following a combined 70 years of making a difference to students in Malden. The Mayor presented Katie and Tina with citations on behalf of the City and wished them the best in their retirements!

Katie has worked in the Malden schools for 38 years, beginning right out of college. She has taught at the Maplewood, Holmes, High School and Middle School and has been teaching in the middle school at the Beebe (as well as the original Beebe!) since it opened in 1999.

Tina, a 32-year veteran with the schools, began as a paraprofessional and then worked as a teacher/administrator for the Partnership for Community Schools Program before serving as an administrative assistant.