Elissa Flannery, a 40-year-old Sunshine Coast resident, has become one of the school's longest serving members, having recently celebrated a significant milestone.
abc.net.au/news/buddina-state-school-queensland-elissa-flannery-20-years/102735008Elissa Flannery has been one of Buddina State Primary School's most loved staff members of staff, but now she is one of its longest serving members, having reached a big milestone of 20 years."And all the kids around me appreciate what I do here at the school."Ms Flannery's mother, Dee Flannery, had originally worried her daughter's down syndrome would be a barrier to employment.
"The ladies at the office celebrated a special thing for me the other day and they're so happy and so proud of me.""She had a reason to get up and have a shower and get organised and get out the door," she said."We walk through the shopping centre now and kids yell out, 'Hi Liss'."School principal Russell Thompson said it wanted to mark Ms Flannery's 20 years of service.
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