Homegrown mainstay, Mrs. Rita Long, retires from teaching

  • Mrs. Rita Long’s class congratulates her on more than three decades at Timber Lake School. Long is retiring from full time teaching.
    Mrs. Rita Long’s class congratulates her on more than three decades at Timber Lake School. Long is retiring from full time teaching.
  • Homegrown mainstay, Mrs. Rita Long, retires from teaching
    Homegrown mainstay, Mrs. Rita Long, retires from teaching
Last week, the final bell of the school year rang for Timber Lake School. Time for teachers to pack it in for the summer until the next term. This year’s teacher retirement news at TL saw the epitome of a homegrown teacher say goodbye to full-time teaching. Panther stalwart Rita Long is retiring after 34 years in education, all but one of them at Timber Lake. The elementary students made a…

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