A plaque honoring 18 of Bellport High School’s finest cafeteria workers was unveiled on April 15 during a Women’s History Month commemorative ceremony in Ebersole Auditorium and attended by project director and history teacher Andrew Budris and members of the South Country Central School District administration.

Bellport High School principal Timothy Hogan thanked the workers and volunteers who dedicated their efforts in food preparation and distribution at Frank P. Long Intermediate School, Verne W. Critz Elementary School and Bellport High School at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“They showed up every day for 35 hours a week and produced and distributed 112,836 pre-packaged meals to make sure students were fed in these challenging times,” Hogan said. “The students, faculty and administration will be forever grateful for the cafeteria staff’s service to the community in 2020.”

The plaque now hangs in the lobby of Bellport High School and honors: Keri Behnke, Jennifer Cress, Jackie D’Alessandro, Roslyn Farley, Carmen Heinecker, Patty Jett, Kathy Lynch, Joanne Moore, Diane Murphy, Jennifer Neumann, Pam Sica, Sylvia Smith, Dotty Thomas, Jessica Thomas, Lucy Tizabgar, Debbie Tomasello, Tammy Walbroehl and Kim Westerbeke.