Dombek, building secretary at Bellefonte Elementary School, is the kind of person who likes being social. She said one of the things she appreciates most about her job is that it brings something new every day with a group of students and colleagues she enjoys being with most. And that's why during the state-mandated school closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she found herself missing it – a lot! Click here to read more.

At one time, McManus, an eighth-grade math teacher at Bellefonte Area Middle School, believed he’d be in the computer science field. That was until he realized just how “awful” he said it was being at a computer regularly for eight hours straight, and instead became a teacher. Now, he’s known among the students as one of the “cool" teachers. Click here to read more.