This Veterans Day, the Ritenour School District community salutes its staff who have valiantly served in the U.S. military to protect our nation. Thank you to these special veterans who now serve Ritenour students: 

Harold Brewer, Ritenour High School business teacher
Served as a hospital corpsman in the U.S. Navy from 1986-1990. In addition to being deployed to Lebanon during its civil war, he also worked at the Naval Hospital in Bethesda, MD.

Tonia Jennings, Ritenour High School JROTC instructor
Has served in the U.S. Army for the last 21 years and currently has the rank of sergeant first class. She deployed to Afghanistan in 1991. 

Reginald McNeil, SSD paraprofessional at Ritenour High School
Served as corporal and supply chain and material management specialist in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1984-1992. He said his military experience “gave me the discipline that I needed to succeed in life.”

Patrice Mitchell, Ritenour High School math teacher
Served in the U.S. Army from 1990-1995 as a specialist with the military police and was deployed to Iraq during Operation Desert Storm, as well as to Honduras and Germany. 

Cynthia Murray, Marvin Elementary fifth grade teacher
Served as a sergeant in the U.S. Air Force from 1987-1993.

Cabrina Noonan, Ritenour High School college counselor
Served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army from 2000-2003. 

Angela Peoples, Ritenour High School office professional
Served as an E4 specialist in the U.S. Army from 1986 to 1994.

Brittany Swanson, eighth-grade math teacher at Hoech Middle School
Presently is an active reservist in the U.S. Army Reserves as private first class.

Dr. Alexander Terrance, Hoech Middle School principal 
Served as a staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps from 2002-2015, including a deployment to Djibouti, Africa during Operation Enduring Freedom.