Meet Bernadette Upson, Sue Reeves and Pam Hensdale

Bernadette Upson

JUNE 3, 2014 - Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools is celebrating the 50^th anniversary of the consolidation of the city and county school systems. As part of that, we’re recognizing people who are a product of the school system who now work for the school system.

Bernadette Upson is a specialist in human resources. She graduated from Parkland High School in 1981. She also attended Diggs, Philo and Kennedy. She became a substitute teacher for the school system in 1994 and has worked in Central Office since 2000.

“I have a lot of good memories of when I attended school,” Upson said. “I remember having to ‘dress out’ for PE and taking ‘timed tests’ in math and spelling. I took Home Ec under Ms. Land, and, even though I don’t sew much anymore, I still love to cook and bake.

“My favorite teacher at Hill Middle School was Mrs. Hatton. She was stern but fair. Then Konnie Robinson, who was the guidance counselor, always had a pleasant attitude. I still keep in contact with them.

“I was in the Co-op Program at Parkland and got my first job as a proof operator at a bank and stayed there until 1992. I got on the sub list in 1994 working at various schools until getting hired full-time August 2000 in HR.”

Sue Reeves

Sue Reeves graduated from East Forsyth High School in 1971. She started to work for the school system in 1980 as a bus driver. Later, she began working with the school system’s Transportation Information Management System (TIMS). In 1997, she began working with Student Information Management System (SIMS). These days, she is the administrative assistant in the Student Assignment Department.

Pam Hensdale

Pam Hensdale is the school system’s human resources manager for operations. She graduated from Parkland High School in 1977. She started school at Union Cross and went to Glen and Hill before going on to Parkland. She joined the school system in 2004.

If you graduated from high school here and now work for the school system, we’re inviting you to send us photo of you, if possible, holding your yearbook or diploma or wearing your letter jacket (if you can still fit in it). Anything else that connects you to those days works just fine, too. And, if you have a picture of one of your classes in elementary school, by all means, send that, too. 

Be sure to let us know when you graduated from what high school and what your job title is these days.