Beacon Middle School presents GEM awards to John Parker and Richard Bosnic
Beacon Middle School presented its Going the Extra Mile awards to teacher John Parker and substitute teacher Richard Bosnic.
According to a release from the school, Parker, a sixth-grade special education and ELA small-group teacher, identifies each student’s unique strengths and needs and helps to customize learning plans to ensure student success.
“His quiet contributions to students and staff do not go unnoticed,” the release states. “He works tirelessly every day to help teachers and students, while taking on duties outside his normal routine. He also builds a bond with students that only few achieve.”
Bosnic, who serves as an assistant wrestling coach in addition to substituting, relates to and cares about students, said the release.
He has a calm demeanor in the classroom and is willing to assist in the school in any way he can, school officials said. He also helped the school’s wrestling team finish with a winning record.
“BMS is lucky to have a GEM substitute teacher and coach like Mr. Bosnic,” the release states.
Ellen McIntyre is a reporter covering education and all things Dewey Beach. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Penn State - Schreyer Honors College in May 2024, then completed an internship writing for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. In 2023, she covered the Women’s World Cup in New Zealand as a freelancer for the Associated Press and saw her work published by outlets including The Washington Post and Fox Sports. Her variety of reporting experience covers crime and courts, investigations, politics and the arts. As a Hockessin, Delaware native, Ellen is happy to be back in her home state, though she enjoys traveling and learning about new cultures. She also loves live music, reading, hiking and spending time in nature.
