Owego Apalachin (OA) School District\u2019s Francine Reynolds has won a state secretarial award for excellence. Reynolds received the 2017 Judith A. Martens Secretarial Award for Excellence for Section 4, from the New York State Athletic Administration Association. <\/p>\n
The award honors a secretary to an athletics administrator \u201cwho has demonstrated outstanding contributions to athletics at the local level,\u201d according to the association. Reynolds will officially receive the Martens Award at a luncheon ceremony Feb. 24. <\/p>\n
\u201cFrancine embodies all that is great about our school district, about Owego Free Academy (OFA) and our athletics programs,\u201d said Andy Buchsbaum, director of athletics for the district. <\/p>\n
He continued, \u201cShe is the biggest OFA Indians fan out there, and she bleeds red, white and royal.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cFrancine has played many roles for the district throughout her distinguished career,\u201d said Corey Green, OA superintendent, \u201cbut many people say she was meant to work in athletics.\u201d <\/p>\n
Reynolds began her career at the Owego Apalachin district in 1996, working for the maintenance and transportation departments. In 1997, she moved into the schools and worked district-wide for the nurses. She became secretary for the OFA guidance counselors in 2004, and in 2011 she became secretary for the OFA assistant principal. Reynolds became secretary for athletics in 2014. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s immediately evident that Francine deeply cares about all our student-athletes, and that this is more than just work for her,\u201d Buchsbaum said. \u201cShe clearly enjoys every moment spent at all our games, contributing in varieties of ways, including from the scorer\u2019s table.\u201d <\/p>\n
Reynolds\u2019 presence goes hand-in-hand with OA Schools, and now, especially since her arrival to her latest post a few years ago, with OFA athletics. That\u2019s easily explained when you realize she is an OFA graduate herself (Class of 1973), as is her husband Darryl (Class of 1974). Not surprising, all four of their children are also OFA graduates, and former student-athletes here: Joe (1997), Jake (2000), Michelle (2004) and Jon (2006). <\/p>\n
\u201cFrancine could not be more deserving of this award,\u201d Buchsbaum said. \u201cI know it means a lot to her and her family to receive this type of recognition, even though she never looks for credit or any type of spotlight. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m proud to call her a colleague and friend,\u201d Buchsbaum added, \u201cand I don\u2019t know what I\u2019d do without her.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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