The departures on Thursday night at the Pleasant Valley School Board meeting weren’t so much goodbyes as they were new beginnings.

It was the last school board meeting for directors Teresa Greggo, Todd Kresge and Delbert Zacharias, who all chose to not run again for school board. The new school board members will be sworn in at the first meeting in December.

“Honestly from my heart, I wanted to thank the Pleasant Valley community for giving me this opportunity to serve for four years. It really has been a pleasure,” Greggo said. “I have immersed myself into this community for 38 years and I will tell you that I will still support, attend and volunteer in some capacity. ... As always I just want to say best wishes Pleasant Valley, so thank you all.”

“Teresa, thank you so much for your four years,” said school board President Sue Kresge. “You certainly dedicated your heart and soul for 38 years, and we certainly appreciate your service to this board and this community.”

One of the new directors recently elected is John Gesiskie. His retirement from high school volleyball as the head coach was accepted Thursday night.

Greggo, who chaired the athletic committee, asked Gesiskie to stand.

“This is your Students of the Month moment,” she said laughingly. “All I can say is 30 years is a very long time, countless hours of dedication - the implementation of volleyball to Monroe County. Thank you Coach G for your volleyball vision, your patience, and your perseverance. From ESU to Saudi Arabia to Pleasant Valley, you have certainly left quite a legacy in the minds of the on-the-court officials, conference and district coaches, athletes, your family, and our entire community. Well done coach. Thank you.” Gesiskie said, “As we all know, none of this would have been possible without the students ability, ability to follow things, to listen and want to learn. So we have a lot of great kids here at Pleasant Valley.”