The Spinning Wheel: 

• 34 years teaching K-12 Physical Education ( taught in every building in the district )
• 34 years of coaching….( Field Hockey, Basketball, Softball and Track.)

Fondest Teaching Memory:  The most classic memory I will never forget actually happened during an observation.  I had a class of first graders sitting in a circle in the middle of the gym.  I was quizzing the students on the rules in physical education class.  I called it the “ do’s and don’ts” of PE.  Each student raised their hand and offered some great answers.  Then one young man with the biggest smile on his face

Throughout March, students in my 7^th grade Introduction to Foreign Languages classes participated in a French Food Service Project, made possible by an OTA mini grant. Students researched recipes from French-speaking countries and then prepared a dish for the class to enjoy. Each class voted on the best dish, based on its taste and ability to serve a group of forty people. Christine Downs, OCS School Lunch Manager, visited both classes and taught students how to convert a recipe for four into one that would serve forty. Victoria Langling, Co-Founder & Director of the Daily Bread Soup Kitchen

After many years at Onteora, it's time for me to retire.  I would like to thank the children, families and my colleagues for teaching me a few key lessons:

• that Respect is the key ingredient in any successful school community;
• that children are first and foremost, members of families;
• that attending school is as much about young people establishing and maintaining healthy relationships as it is about academics; 
• that the students of today are the taxpayers of tomorrow and we will rely on them to be competent citizens; 
• that every child deserves to be taught in the way that he or she learns, to the