August 22, 2024
Lou Russo, who stepped down from the Board of Education this year, hugs James Dreves after speaking during the garden dedication. Russo was the community member who formally requested to name a space after the honoree.
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Flowers flourish to honor legacy
Garden at Port Chester Schools administration building named after 27-year school board member James Dreves
The sense of “passing the torch” is, in best practice, a two-way street—where figures of legacy let a new generation take the reins while future leaders respect the history that paved the way to their new path. Blue skies and mild weather prevailed as around two dozen people gathered to dedicate a new garden to James Dreves, a Board of Education member who served the district for 27 years.
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