Christy Harpold’s colleagues catch her off guard with congratulations

By Noelle Steele
Staff Writer
First Posted: July 31, 2012 - 9:07 pm
Last Updated: July 31, 2012 - 9:20 pm

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Caught by surprise: 2012 Indiana School Social Worker of the Year Christy Harpold (right) accepts congratulations from fellow social worker Terry Miller, who works at Weston Elementary School and is a previous winner of the award. (Noelle Steele)

GREENFIELD — With just one day until school was scheduled to start, Christy Harpold was surprised administrators at J.B. Stephens Elementary would choose Tuesday afternoon to call a must-attend meeting in the school’s cafeteria.

There were classrooms to put together and lessons to plan, she and her co-workers reasoned. The meeting seemed a bit inopportune.

When the curtain opened to reveal a stage full of people holding flowers and cards, Harpold’s astonishment grew.

“That’s my family!” Harpold, the school social worker, exclaimed.

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