Amelia "Mel" Quarrell receives New Mexico School Board Assn. award

Bill Armendariz, Deming Headlight
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From left are: Daniel Krowl, board secretary; Mary Lou Cameron, board vice-president, Amelia Quarrel, recipient of the 2022 NMSBA Excellence in Student Achievement and Success Award; Olivia Paez, board member; Robert Orosco, board member; and Amy Delaney-Hernandez, board president.
From left are: Daniel Krowl, board secretary; Mary Lou Cameron, board vice-president, Amelia Quarrel, recipient of the 2022 NMSBA Excellence in Student Achievement and Success Award; Olivia Paez, board member; Robert Orosco, board member; and Amy Delaney-Hernandez, board president.

DEMING – Amelia "Mel" Quarrell, an educational assistant at Memorial Elementary School, is the recipient of the 2022 New Mexico School Board Association Excellence in Student Achievement and Success Award. Deming Public Schools’ Board of Education honored Quarrell and the nominees for the award on Monday, April 25, 2022 with a recognition dinner at Frank Dooley Court on the campus of Deming High School.

The award is sponsored by NMSBA and recognizes staff that are vital to the achievement and support of students. The nominees can be an individual or group that has played an important role in improving student achievement and support throughout the district.

The recipients are selected by local boards of education throughout New Mexico who have played an important role in improving student achievement in their local school district. Sixty-seven (67) school boards participated in this year’s program and 240 award recipients were selected.

Amelia has always gone above and beyond for her student, according to the DPS board. “Mrs. Quarrell knows every student at Memorial Elementary by name, she has gone out of her way to learn how to better assist her student and even went to the student’s home to support him in his learning during the shutdown.” said Amy Delaney-Hernandez, board president.

"She is helpful to everyone in the building and is a positive presence at Memorial Elementary, from popping the popcorn on Friday morning to sitting in on PTO meetings, Mrs. Quarrell is a great asset to the Memorial Legacy and we are proud to present her with the 2022 NMSBA Award.”

While Mrs. Quarrell is recognized as the recipient of the award, all the nominees have equally contributed to the success of our students. Individually and collectively, they showed up during remote learning and went the extra mile for our kids. The following champions have made a difference.

Here are the individual nominees at Deming Public Schools for the 2022 Excellence in Student Achievement and Support Award:

Obi Apodaca, Equity Department; Margarita Calderon, Columbus Elementary; Christina Endrizzi, Bataan Elementary; Lorenza Gray, Mimbres Valley High School; Sharon Hyde, Bataan Elementary; Vanessa Maldonado, Deming High School; David Monjaras, Deming High School; Mary Monjaras, Chaparral Elementary; Xavier Munoz, Columbus Elementary; Maria Ortiz, Ruben S. Torres Elementary; Amelia Quarrell, Memorial Elementary; Ruth Trevizo, Bataan Elementary; Mirna Venzor, Columbus Elementary; and Debbie Vigil, Ruben S. Torres Elementary.

Department nominees for the 2022 Excellence in Student Achievement and Support:

• Equity department

• Maintenance department

•Nutrition department

•Technology department

• Transportation department.

Bill Armendariz can be reached at 575-546-2611 (leave a message) or biarmendariz@demingheadlight.com.

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