Honoree Patricia O’Reilly, a secretary at William E. Grady Career and Technical Education HS in Brooklyn, is flanked by School Secretary Chapter Leader Doreen Berrios-Castillo and UFT President Michael Mulgrew, who was once her chapter leader.

Honorees at the School Secretary Awards Luncheon are joined onstage by UFT officers and staff.

Jose Vargas, the coordinator of special projects for the UFT, escorts Rita Segarra, the school secretary at PS 66 in the Bronx, onto the stage to receive her award.

Guests gather in Shanker Hall for the luncheon.

Award winner Elizabeth Cruz (center) of PS 158 on the Upper East Side, is surrounded by colleagues, administrators and family members.

Kathryn Goffredo (second from left) of IS 27, Staten Island, is cheered by (from left) School Secretaries Chapter Leader Doreen Berrios-Castillo, Special Representative Donna Coppola and Staten Island Borough Representative Analia Gerard.

Described as “the mother of our school,” awardee Laura Beltram of New Directions Secondary School in the Bronx talks about her years as a secretary.

The Brooklyn HS of the Arts’ Jazz Ensemble performs.

Townsend Harris HS honoree Tina Marie Kendall (center) with her cheerleaders, including Chapter Leader Franco Scardino (right).

Honoree Miriam Lopez of Metropolitan HS in the Bronx is all smiles after being introduced by UFT Special Representative John Monteforte.

Fran Schenk of the HS for Youth and Community Development in Brooklyn takes the podium after receiving her award.