District will honor retiring teachers


June 19, 2012 · Updated 2:19 PM 

Teachers retiring from the South Whidbey School District will be recognized during an all staff lunch this week.

The school board will also attend the reception from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 20 at South Whidbey High School. Two teachers are retiring after lengthy careers with the school district. Jan McNeely, a physical education teacher at South Whidbey Elementary School, announced her retirement earlier in the year. Gene Koffkin, a drawing and design teacher at the high school, is also retiring.

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