Name: Virginia Fisher
School: Science teacher at Somers Middle School
Retiring: End of 2012-2013 school year
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After being a teacher for 35 years, Virginia Fisher has retired. She began her career at St. Anthony’s School in West Harrison (Silver Lake) in 1973 and has been teaching in the Somers Central School District for the last 24 years.
Patch: How do you describe your experience in the Somers Central School District?
Virginia Fisher: There have been so many great experiences throughout my career in Somers, but what they all have in common is the joy and excitement I see in the students’ faces as they learn new things.
Patch: What will you miss the most?
Fisher: What I Will miss most about Somers are the many caring, talented and most professional people who always are concerned about the whole child. I have been so very fortunate to be part of this community.
Patch: What are you looking forward to in retirement?
Fisher: As I look forward to retirement, I’m thinking about all the time I will have to spend doing things for myself that I truly never had enough time for. I plan on getting healthy by exercising, learning to cook in new ways, sewing and quilting, traveling and most importantly spend quality time with friends and family.
Patch: How do you feel looking back on your career in Somers?
Fisher: When I look back at my career in Somers I feel so very honored to have met, taught, and worked with so many wonderful people.
Patch: How do you describe your experience in the Somers Central School District?
Virginia Fisher: There have been so many great experiences throughout my career in Somers, but what they all have in common is the joy and excitement I see in the students’ faces as they learn new things.
Patch: What will you miss the most?
Fisher: What I Will miss most about Somers are the many caring, talented and most professional people who always are concerned about the whole child. I have been so very fortunate to be part of this community.
Patch: What are you looking forward to in retirement?
Fisher: As I look forward to retirement, I’m thinking about all the time I will have to spend doing things for myself that I truly never had enough time for. I plan on getting healthy by exercising, learning to cook in new ways, sewing and quilting, traveling and most importantly spend quality time with friends and family.
Patch: How do you feel looking back on your career in Somers?
Fisher: When I look back at my career in Somers I feel so very honored to have met, taught, and worked with so many wonderful people.
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