Jon Anderson
Jon Anderson
Jon Anderson
I remember as a teenager one of the first jobs I had was helping fill in for a custodian at a nearby elementary school due to some health issues the custodian had.
My work was done at night — cleaning the cafeteria and bathrooms, vacuuming, washing windows, cleaning the water fountains, etc. I also cut the grass and maintained the grounds at that school during the summer. It was a great experience and gave me a taste of all the work that goes into making a school a clean and safe place for children, teachers and staff.
I gained a great deal of appreciation for custodians.
But because my work was after hours, I didn’t have interaction with the kids. As you’ll see in our cover story on two longtime custodians for Hoover City Schools, custodians play an important role in helping children and teachers directly, too.
Best wishes to Riverchase Elementary’s Priscilla Bolar on her retirement after impacting so many lives, and thank you to Simmons Middle School’s Jerome Burkes and the many other custodians who play a crucial role in our schools.
