Looking for a good holiday gift idea? Here’s the list of staff favorites for the 2019/20 school year.
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| Name | Grade or Department | Birthday | Favorite Flower | Favorite Color | Favorite Restaurant | Favorite Store or Gift Card Idea | Favorite Snack | Favorite Candy | Favorite Beverage | Hobbies | Favorite Sports Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy Dorton | Office | 24 August | Yellow Rose | Purple | anything mexican | Target | pretzels | sour candies | mountain dew | listening to music, attending sporting events, playing games | Anything Michigan! |
| Tabitha Santiago | Kindergarten | 6 November | Roses | Pink | Any | Target | Any snack that has chocolate | Chocolate | Coffee | Art | Panthers |
| Caitlin Parker | ECS | 28 August | sunflowers | black | chick fil a | target; amazon | salt and vinegar chips | reese’s cups | Dr. Pepper or diet coke | reading, adventuring with corgs | Canes |
| Danielle Gucwa | 4th | 18 May | Hydrangea | Purple | Cava | Barnes and Noble/ Ulta | Skinny Pop | Twix | Diet Coke | Reading/Baking/ | Washington Capitals |
| Lecia Cecconi-Roberts | AIG | 6 January | violets | light or bright-pinks and purples | J Alexanders | Target, Amazon | pretzels, snacks with nuts (no peanuts) | Jolly Ranchers, Milky Way and thing with caramel | diet Pepsi | Classical Music, Girls volleyball, WWII Airplanes | Detriot Redwings, Detroit Tigers, Any Big 10 School |
| Jessica Fitts | Intervention | 14 June | Hydrangea | Purple | Cava | Target | Cheeze-Its | Dark Chocolate | Coffee | Reading | Carolina Hurricanes |
| Nicole Snipes | Data manager | 12 July | *anyone is beautiful | Black and Red | chick-fila or anything 🙂 | Target, Walmart | popcorn, chips | Heath, M&M’s with peanuts | Diet Dr. Pepper | movies, reading | Duke, Panthers |
| Tara Rood | STEM | 29 April | gerber daisy | pirate purple | Chick Fil A, Bravos | Target, TJ Maxx | white cheddar popcorn, grapes | Reeses Pieces | Coke Zero, sweet tea | camping, boating, DIY projects | ECU Pirates |
| Rob Jones | 4th | 22 June | Succulents | Green | Al’s Burger Shack | Amazon | Cookies | M&Ms | Coffee | Origami | Durham Bulls |
| Kim Atkins | ART | 15 November | all | PURPLE | Los Magueyes Fajita House | Amazon | Baked Ruffles | Gummy Worms | Coke Zero or Diet Mt. Dew | Softball, Reading, ART | Atlanta Braves, Washington Redskins, East Carolina PIRATES |
| Marisa McKinney | Specialists – Music | 10 November | Daisy | Teal | Chic-fil-a | Target | Cashews, pretzels, popcorn | M&Ms and dark chocolate | Dr. Pepper, Hot tea (Earl Grey or Chai) | All things baby boy, reading, puzzles | Panthers, NC State |
| Christine Rahn | ESL | 18 February | white rose | orange | Mellow Mushroom, On the Border, Cook Out | Walmart, Phydeaux | popcorn | peanut butter M&Ms | cold water | running, reading, volunteering at the SPCA | Baltimore Orioles, Carolina Hurricanes |
| Lee-Anna Park | Office | 14 April | I love them all | Yellow | Sassool, Chick-fil-A | TJ Maxx | Cheddar Cheese Popcorn and Bugels | I love it all | Blueberry Bai | Reading, Travel | USA Women’s Gymnastics |
| Sarah Muscarella | Kindergarten | 9 March | Pink Roses, but I love all flowers! | pink | Bravo’s, Carolina Cafe, Abbey Road | Target, Trader Joe’s, Harris Teeter, Starbuck’s | Boom Chicka Pop | Swedish Fish, Chocolate | Sparkling Water, Coffee | Reading, baking | Pittsburgh Steelers, Buffalo Sabres |
| Kristen Davison | Social worker | 8 February | lily | purple | Chick-fil-A | Target | Cheetos | Gummy bears | cherry coke | travel, running, books, dance | Chicago Cubs |
| Ashleigh Faggard | Specials- Media | 27 May | Sunflower | Green | Sushi Nine | Target | Baked Lays | M&Ms | Gatorade | Ultimate Frisbee & reading | Arsenal- Soccer Team 🙂 |
| Shannon Shire | 4th | 14 January | Rose | Green | haven’t found on eyet, but I love tacos | Target, Amazon | trail mix, cheese, popcorn, nuts | chocolate covered fruit, caramel anything | coffee — cinnamon or vanilla latte, Diet coke, tea | cooking, home decorating, trying new restaurants, wine tasting, | not a sports fan  |
| Julia Haywood | Student Services | 19 July | Daisy | Blue | Chick-Fil-A | Target | Doritos | Kit Kat | Diet Dr. Pepper, Coffee | reading, movies, sports | UNC Tar Heels |
| Anne Bouédo | 1st grade-Instructional assistant | 30 January | Rose | Purple | Coquette | TJmaxx | Unsalted nuts | Dark chocolate | Unsweetened hot green tea | Hiking, reading | None |
| Paulette Currie | 5th | 17 January | Tulips | Pink | Carrabbas, The Cortez, Chipotle | Amazon | Pistachios , Chips | Butterfinger, Almond Joy | Coffee | Spa | Dallas Cowboys |
| TIffany Gray | 3rd | 31 October | Rose | Turquoise/Mint Green | Zaxbys/Panera | Target/Old Navy | Honey roasted cashews, salt n vinegar chips | Reeses | Lipton Green Tea | Music | None |
| Brandi Snyder | ECS 2 | 23 September | sunflowers | blue | Panera Bread | TJMaxx, Target, Amazon | dark chocolate, Spicy Nacho Doritos | peppermint patties, peanut M&M’s | Cheerwine, Wild Cherry Pepsi, coffee | running, hiking, kayaking | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Jacqueline Romanelli | 1st | 3 October | Sunflower | Pink, yellow, green | Panera | Target | Salt and Vinegar Chips, Aldi Doritos | Peanut m&ms | Coffee, Vanilla Coke Zero | Reading, rescue dogs | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Danielle Polk | CCR | 31 December | Plants | Purple | Olive Garden, Qdobas, any place authentic ethnic | Bath & Body Works, Target, Walmart, Amazon | Cinnabon Oreos, | Caramel, white chocolate, cookies & cream | Bai Coconut Pinapple, Coke | crafting, collector of Boyd’s Bears | NY Knicks, Giants, Baltimore Ravens |
| Anne Elmore | 1st | 24 April | lily | red | Olive Garden | Walmart, Aldi, Belk | fruit | dark chocolate and caramel | Mtn Dew | cycling, walking | Wolfpack!! |
| Jean Tang | K | 14 November | daisy | blue and pink | Jasmine | Target | nuts | chocolates | hot green tea | greeting card stamping | none |
| Robert Hobbs | ESL | 9 December | tulips and roses | Blue and Red | Maggianos, Ruby Tuesday, Outback, Caribou Coffee, Shiki Sushi | Amazon, Walmart | chips, peanut butter crackers, breakfast bars | Reeces Pieces, M&Ms, Milky Ways | Milk, Tea with lemon and Splenda, Mio | Video games, Youtube, pro wrestling, reading, stuff with my church, | NY Giants, Virginia Cavaliers, Liberty Flames, |
| Nicole Watkins | 2nd | 11 August | sunflowers, lillies, daisies | blue | chilis | Ross, Target, Wal-Mart | Doritos | Chocolate | Diet Pepsi or Black coffee | hanging with family and friends | anything detroit related |
| Jennifer Zarins | IF | 9 September | Any | Turquoise | Chick Fil A | Target | Salty | Chocolate anything | Coffee | Reading | UNC |
| Megan Sullivan | K-EBS IA | 5 December | Sunflower | Mint Green | First Watch | Target | Popcorn | Dark Chocolate | Coffee | Weight training, cooking | College-Penn State, NFL-Patriots, Baseball-Braves |
| TaNeisha Winters | EBS-K | 8 April | Tulips | Coral Pink, Olive Green, Teal | Sushi and Mexican | Target, Old Navy, Walmart | Claussen Pickles, | Tropical and Summer Splash Startburst | Water, Raspberry lemonade, Arnold Palmer | Church, Journaling and Being a Mommy | Ohio State |
| Gabe Clark3 | 3rd grade | 28 August | Peonies | Turquoise | Chipotle | Target, Amazon | Popcorn, Oreos, Chips | Reeses | Coffee with cream:-) , Diet Coke | Running, Reading, Traveling | Michigan Wolverines! |
| Elaine Kretschmann | 1st | 23 December | Lily | Purple | Panera | Target, Walmart | Popcorn or pretzels | Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups | Pepsi Max or Diet Pepsi | Reading and cooking | Yankees |
| Megan Campion | Kindergarten | 25 April | Sunflowers, Daisies, Tulips | Yellow | Bravos, Olive Garden | Target, Amazon, Michaels, TJ Maxx/HomeGoods | Cheez-its, Jalapeño Chips | Dark Chocolate | Coffee, Diet Coke | Reading, Playing Softball, My dog, Shopping | n/a |
| Jamie Matsik | PE | 31 December | – | Green | Ruckus Pizza | Target | Doritos | Gummies | Dr Pepper | – | Steelers, Penguins, Pirates |
| Bina Patel | Kindergarten | 30 July | Rose | Blue, white | The Cheesecake Factory | Target, Belk, Ann Taylor,Loft | Sunchips, Almonds | None | Ginger Ale, Tea | Gardening, Hiking | Tar Heels |
| Ahmed Benamrane | IA | 3 March | all types | Black, red, and yellow. | Jasmin Olivz | Amazon and Costco | Chocolate | peppermint | Caramel Mocafrab | swimming, video editing, and traveling. | Real Madrid |
| Bridgette Crose | 5th | 12 October | Tulip | Turquoise | Chick-Fil-A | Hobby Lobby/Homegoods | BBQ chips | Anything with peanut butter | Diet Dr. Pepper/Coffee | Crafting, Reading | Gators |
| Pam Dubay | K | 4 July | Yellow roses | pink | any | Amazon and walmart | pistachios ,almonds | payday, heath bar, rolos and anything white chocolate | coke | sewing, crafting and gardening | Patriots and Red Sox |
| Stephanie Spence | Kindergarten | 6 July | Orchid and Lilly | Blue and yellow | Mexican in Cary or downtown Raleigh | Target, Amazon, REI, | chips and hot salsa | Justin’s Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups and Dark chocolates with almonds | water | hiking, biking, and yoga | Hurricanes |
| Stephanie McGrath | 3rd | 24 September | Gerbera Daisy, Peace Lilly, Pothos (house plant) | Pink, Aqua, Green, | Sushi Blues, Tropical Smoothie Cafe | Amazon, Target | Chex mix, caramel popcorn, Extra toasty cheese its | Gummies, Chocolate, Twizzlers, and skittles | Water, Blue Gatorade | Dog parks with my dog, Hiking, Planting, Painting, Reading | Hurricanes, Syracuse University, Harry Potter |
| Katherine Crisson | 1st | 23 February | Carnation | Purple and Teal | chick fila and Outback | Target and starbucks | Pistachios and Salt and Vinegar chips | Lemonheads and peanut M and Ms | Dr. Pepper and coffee | Reading | North Carolina State and Carolina Panthers |
| Kami Herier | 1st | 8 April | Daisy and Sunflower | Purple | Chick Fil A | Target and Old Navy | White Cheddar Popcorn and Cheetos | Peanut Butter M&Ms and Snickers | Diet Dr. Pepper and Sweet Tea | Reading and Beach or Lake | Broncos and Panthers |
| Debra Bahoric | Kindergarten | 18 March | wildflowers | blue | Panera | Target | trail mix | any chocolate | pepsi | photography reading travel | UNC Tarheels |
| MacKenzie Waltz | 5th | 12 April | I love all flowers. | Teal | Coco Bongo | Homegoods, Marshalls and Target | Fruit | Twix or Butterfingers | Mountain Dew or Pepsi | Gardening, reading and playing video games. | Broncos and Rockies |
| Heather Petrovich | 2nd | 7 April | Lily & daisy | Pink or any | Chipotle & Chick-fil-A | Amazon & Target | Pepperidge Farm Chessmen cookies, choc covered pretzels | Reese’s PB Cups | Sweet Tea | movies, reading, photography | Penn State, Jets, NY Yankees |
| Kasthuribai Gopal | Kindergarten | 22 February | Yellow roses | Yellow, pink | chipotle, chickfil-a | target | nuts | lindt chocolates, Godiva chocolates | tea | gardening, shopping | none |
| Jenna Ward | Kindergarten | 20 August | Iris/tulips/Eucalyptus (even though it’s not a flower!) | purple/green | Italian/Mexican | Trader Joe’s, Amazon, Target | UNbuttered popcorn | Dark Chocolate & LIndoor Dark Chocolate Truffles) | Simply Lemonade/Orange Juice | Gardening & Reading | NY Giants |
| Kyra O’Sullivan | 1st | 5 August | sunflower | yellow | Panera | Target | Fritos | Peanut M & Ms | coke | reading, going to the beach, family time | NY Giants |
| Paige Kurwicki | 2nd | 20 November | Peonies or Lillies | Maroon/Burgundy | anything italian or sushi | Amazon, Hobby Lobby, Starbucks | Wheat Thins, Crunchy Cheetos, Hint of Lime Tostitos | KitKat or Twix | Coffee, Sweet tea, Diet Dr. Pepper | beach, reading, hanging with my dogs | St. Louis Blues |
| Brian Anstey | 2nd | 8 July | Peony | Green | Chipotle, Panera, Tropical Smoothie Cafe, CoreLife Eatery | Target, Old Navy | Cheetos (Crunchy or puffed) | Starburst (preferably the minis) | Iced Tea, smoothie, coffee | Reading, Hockey, Just being outside | NY Rangers, Carolina Hurricanes |
