Many students cannot wait to get out of high school. Graduation and finally leaving the education system behind is often the ultimate dream for upperclassmen and underclassmen alike.
While others’ could not wait to get out, guidance counselor Mrs. Kathy Moser was willing to dedicate 40 years to Red Lion Area Senior High School and its students.
“I’ve had a lot of wonderful experiences,” Moser said. “I have been blessed to have this job.”
While others’ could not wait to get out, guidance counselor Mrs. Kathy Moser was willing to dedicate 40 years to Red Lion Area Senior High School and its students.
“I’ve had a lot of wonderful experiences,” Moser said. “I have been blessed to have this job.”
This retirement spotlight on Mrs. Moser, a guidance counselor, shows my ability to paint a compelling story. I used quotes, most of them two or more sentences, from Mrs. Moser. In addition, the piece also has a lot of human interest since Mrs. Moser has affected the lives of many teachers and students alike.
After decades of coaching, guiding, and encouraging students, Moser will retire from the school district at the end of the school year. Like leaving high school is anticipated and dreaded by students, the transition will be both happy and sad for Moser.
“It’s going to be bittersweet. I will definitely miss contact with students and staff,” Moser said. “After 40 years, it is certainly time.”
Moser’s career started with an invitation to interview for a physical education and health teacher position at the Red Lion Area Senior High School. Her job as a physical education teacher led into a desire to coach students off the field as well. So, Moser went back to college to get the education to become a guidance counselor. Since then, she has never looked back.
As a counselor, it was her job to help students fulfill their dreams, whether that means walking across the graduation stage and never looking back, or continuing on the education pathway.
“We’re here to serve our students,” she said. “I always try to help people out. You have to be a good listener, but you also have to want to help people.”
With that mentality, she has been able to touch the lives of many students. In fact, there are a few teachers at the high school, including Mr. Cooley, who were Moser’s students once upon a time. Throughout the years, Moser learned to work with every kind of student and treat them as she would treat her own children.
“I try and provide services like I would to my own daughters,” Moser said. “As I got older and wiser, with experience, it was easier to treat each student as my own child.”
With her new routine, she wants to spend time with her six grandchildren and maybe get some housework done.
Moser hopes that her legacy at Red Lion will be simple, but poignant for the students and staff.
“I hope people remember I was a giver, that has made this such a wonderful experience for me,” she said. “I want to be remembered as someone who helped when people needed it.”
“It’s going to be bittersweet. I will definitely miss contact with students and staff,” Moser said. “After 40 years, it is certainly time.”
Moser’s career started with an invitation to interview for a physical education and health teacher position at the Red Lion Area Senior High School. Her job as a physical education teacher led into a desire to coach students off the field as well. So, Moser went back to college to get the education to become a guidance counselor. Since then, she has never looked back.
As a counselor, it was her job to help students fulfill their dreams, whether that means walking across the graduation stage and never looking back, or continuing on the education pathway.
“We’re here to serve our students,” she said. “I always try to help people out. You have to be a good listener, but you also have to want to help people.”
With that mentality, she has been able to touch the lives of many students. In fact, there are a few teachers at the high school, including Mr. Cooley, who were Moser’s students once upon a time. Throughout the years, Moser learned to work with every kind of student and treat them as she would treat her own children.
“I try and provide services like I would to my own daughters,” Moser said. “As I got older and wiser, with experience, it was easier to treat each student as my own child.”
With her new routine, she wants to spend time with her six grandchildren and maybe get some housework done.
Moser hopes that her legacy at Red Lion will be simple, but poignant for the students and staff.
“I hope people remember I was a giver, that has made this such a wonderful experience for me,” she said. “I want to be remembered as someone who helped when people needed it.”