As staff said goodbye to North Mountain Middle School eighth grade students this month, there were some longtime San Jacinto Unified School District employees also leaving the campus. Julie Clark, Beth Johnson and Maria Solis retired in June, and a fourth staff member, Gloria Avalos, retired last October.Home of the Huskies, the school’s motto is “Learning today, Leading tomorrow!” and these long-time employees did their best to ensure students met that goal. The school’s vision of striving to produce caring and productive citizens who value the pursuit of learning and service to others was communicated by all employees, not just teachers who had students in their classrooms every day.A farewell celebration was held for NMMS eighth graders Thursday, June 2, with an awards c
