Mr. Harry Daniels This is Me

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1. 1. www.pinerichland.org

   www.pinerichland.org/hance/Fit - [Cached]

   Published on: 2/14/2008   Last Visited: 2/21/2008

   On April 1st, Hance's custodian, Mr. Harry Daniels, nicely displayed the signs outside.

2. 2. www.post-gazette.com

   www.post-gazette.com/pg/07063/ - [Cached]

   Published on: 3/4/2007   Last Visited: 3/4/2007

   It's all about Harry
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   They're also wearing green Pine-Richland shirts and jeans, the traditional work attire of their favorite head custodian, Harry Daniels. A few kids even went for the key ring on the belt.
   
   All of them gather around Mr. Daniels to hug him and pose for pictures.
   
   Listen in
   
   Hear staff writer Doug Oster's report on Hance Elementary School custodian Harry Daniels, who was honored during Harry Day to commemorate his 30 years of service.
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   Monday was Harry Day at the school in celebration of Mr. Daniels' 30 years of working in the district, the last 17 at Hance.
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   For three decades, Mr. Daniels has made children feel special. He started his Harry's Helpers program when he was 22 at Wexford Elementary, the first school where he worked.
   
   The program continues today as pupils work with him to clean tables and sweep the lunch room floor. "I think that helps the kids learn a responsibility," he said. "When they sign up, they have to do it all week." At the end of the week, the helpers get a treat, such as a Popsicle, and are recognized at a party at the end of the school year.
   
   Over the years, Mr. Daniels, of Ross, who is married and has six children, has made an impact on many young lives.
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   Children connect to Mr. Daniels, said Mr. Smith, of Reserve.
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   "Harry never grew up," he said with a laugh. "He's a kid at heart."
   
   Mr. Daniels took them hunting and fishing, interests they share to this day, and he was a member of Mr. Smith's wedding party.
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   The principal would then point out to Mr. Daniels that there were no paper towels in the restroom.
   
   "It was driving him nuts," Mr. Yobst said of Mr. Daniels.
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   Mr. Daniels values the friendships forged so many years ago.
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   Sammie Petro, 7, a second-grader, hugs Harry Daniels, head custodian at Hance Elementary, on Harry Day, a day to honor Mr. Daniels.
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   Sammie Petro, 7, a second-grader, hugs Harry Daniels, head custodian at Hance Elementary, on Harry Day, a day to honor Mr. Daniels.
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   In addition to being head custodian, Mr. Daniels runs the after-school intramural program at Hance. For an hour, he supervises basketball and dodge ball, and he has been known to play a mean game of kickball with the kids, according to Jordan Hightown, 10. "He always kicks the home runs. I've lost count how many and he hardly ever yells," she said.
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   Harry's. Well, we have a lot of respect for Harry, so we're not going to make things more difficult for him.