UNSUNG HEROES OF LAW: Secretarial Staff Helps Law Operate Behind The Scenes

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By Ella Franzman – Editor-In-Chief
Jonathan Law’s secretarial staff is always working hard behind the scenes to make sure that everything runs smoothly.
In the Main Office there are three secretaries – Mrs. Heenan, who is Assistant Principal Mrs. Farotti’s secretary, Mrs. Sarullo, is Assistant Principal Mrs. Sulzycki’s secretary, and Mrs. Silver, who is Mr. Darcy’s secretary.
“We both (Sarullo and I) schedule appointments, assist students, answer phones, update attendance records, register new students, and send correspondence to parents just to name a few,” Heenan said.
The secretaries and support staff are critical in the daily operations and do so much for the school that sometimes goes unnoticed.
“They are the ‘first line’ of communication for families when they call the building to communicate with another staff member or their student(s),” Darcy said.
Heenan, who has been at Law since the summer of 2015, also works at various Law sporting events as a site supervisor. She helps to check students in through Law Nation, sells tickets and help cheer on our teams. Sarullo also helps out as a site supervisor for athletic events.
“My favorite part of my job is helping and getting to know all of the students, going to and selling tickets to our sporting events, and making some life long friends here,” Sarullo said.
Sarullo, who will soon be going on maternity leave, has worked at Law for almost 12 years.
“I handle Mrs. Sulzycki’s calendar, scheduling meetings and teacher observations for her,” Sarullo said. “I also handle new student registrations for grades 9 and 11 this year and my biggest project of the school year is coordinating the Senior Awards Program.”
Ms. Lagarde, who is filling in for Silver while she is on maternity leave as well, worked at Law previously from 2019-2022.
Lagarde, who is currently Darcy’s secretary, is in charge of attendance, helping substitutes, and ordering supplies. She also schedules all of Darcy’s appointments and answers any incoming phone calls for him.
“I really love the people I work with here at Law – the community and students, teachers and staff make it a special place,” Lagarde said. “I also really enjoy seeing and interacting with the students.”
Heenan also agreed with Lagarde, wishing that she could know even more of the students’ names and their successes.
“I love being part of the family we have created at JLHS,” Heenan said. “I enjoy being a team player and helping with whatever needs to be done in the office as well as assisting students with whatever they need.”
