Mrs. Lorrie Mancino began at North Penn when there were typewriters, no K-pod, and no email. She is closing out her 30 years of dedicated work with updated technology, and an impact that will never be forgotten.<\/p>\n
Mancino is currently the vice principal\u2019s secretary in D103. She hasn\u2019t always been there though. She moved around many times, but that never dimmed her light.<\/p>\n
\u201cI started before K-pod was built, back when there were typewriters. We didn\u2019t even have email addresses. I was in an office that was one big office, I just helped out with different teachers, and we had all the bulletins printed, and we just put them in all the mailboxes,\u201d Mancino explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen they created a new position when they built K-pod to have a receptionist. So it was me, the principal, and the principal\u2019s secretary in that whole office. I was at that big desk before they even built another office there. I was there for around five years I think,\u201d Mancino said.<\/p>\n
As time went on and North Penn changed, Mancino went from a receptionist at the front door to a home office secretary. She always handled her moves with grace, and resilience.<\/p>\n
\u201cBack then where the future plans center is now, was K106. They built a wall in the hallway, and they put a table, and a phone. That was all we had, no chairs, nothing when it first started. They put in a principal\u2019s assistant, principal, guidance counselors, attendance secretary, and me as the assistant principal secretary,\u201d Mancino said.<\/p>\n
The move wasn\u2019t over yet for Mancino; her journey to D103 was still a ways away.<\/p>\n
\u201cSince then, I was in K106, then I went to A32. From there I went to F40 for 16 years. That was my home [F40] I had many different assistant principals. Then at the beginning of last year they moved me to D103. Since 2002 I\u2019ve been an assistant principal secretary though,\u201d Mancino explained.<\/p>\n
After being here 30 years Mancino decided it was time to retire, and that she was ready.<\/p>\n
\u201cI decided to retire because I just feel like it\u2019s time. In my heart I just love the students, it\u2019s always been a hard decision for me to make. I really thought I would never retire, I just thought it was something that would never happen. I do feel it\u2019s time though,\u201d Mancino said.<\/p>\n
As much as Mancino is going to miss her time here at North Penn, there are plenty of things she\u2019s looking forward to.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m most excited about not setting my alarm. Also being able to help with my nine grandchildren. The youngest two are ten, and the oldest is nineteen. Just to be able to go to their games because they all play sports, and not rush as much,\u201d Mancino added.<\/p>\n
During her 30 years here there were some instances that stuck with her, and will continue to stay with her for life.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe closeness with the students was so memorable. I had this one student that graduated in 2001, I still talk with him. He is a lawyer now, but he missed 60 days of school his senior year because he was in trouble all the time. When he got his diploma from law school he copied it, framed it, and brought it to me,\u201d Mancino explained.<\/p>\n
Even though she very well impacted that student’s life and many more students. She still holds true to the fact that they impact her much more.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey always say I couldn\u2019t have done it without you, but I promise they would have been fine without me. A lot of the students impact me more than I impact them. You just see some of their strength, and you know what\u2019s happening. It\u2019s always been very important to me to think about what happened to them before they walked in this building. They could be angry, they could be upset, you have no idea. It should always be a consideration of them first as you have no idea what happened,\u201d Mancino said.<\/p>\n
Besides spending time with her family after retirement and sleeping in a little bit more, Mancino wants to travel.<\/p>\n
\u201cI really want to travel, but that probably won\u2019t start till next year. I want to go to Ireland because I have family there, and I\u2019ve never been there yet. What I really want is to see the United States first,\u201d Mancino said.<\/p>\n
Mancino has done more for this school than she lets on, and deserves retirement. After graduating from North Penn in 1977, and then coming back to work for 30 years. She also worked at the visitor stand selling football game tickets for 25 years. Another 10 years of her career was also spent working the high jump for track and field.<\/p>\n
Lorrie Mancino will be missed not just for her hard work, but also for her amazing personality, impact on every student who greets her, and her optimistic attitude that she carries with her everyday. While she’s closing her chapter at North Penn, she\u2019s starting a new one that she couldn\u2019t deserve more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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