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Kindergarten Teacher Honored as Thurmont lions Club Teacher of

the Year for Mother Seton School

Courtesy Photo
If you want to see young faculty at Mother Seton School,”
chefs creating a recipe for said Sister Brenda Monahan,
Stone Soup or budding D.C., principal. “For her,
scientists reading the outdoor teaching is not just a job, it is a
thermometer to chart the calling, and that is evident in her
daily temperature or writers dedication to her students. She
creating an illustrated life of touches everyone she meets with
Mother Seton to read to their her joyful light.”
families, just travel to Connie As the wife of an Air Force
Richwine’s kindergarten class officer, Richwine has enjoyed a
at Mother Seton School in career that has stretched from
Emmitsburg. serving as a resource teacher in
The veteran educator—with Selma, Alabama, to teaching
twenty-six years of educational in a one-room schoolhouse
experience, eight of those at Connie Richwine is shown here with three of her students: (from five miles from the Canadian
Mother Seton School—is loved left) Olivia Jeager, Logan Crutchield, and Torrance Bassler. border. She previously served
by students, staff, and parents as the principal of St. Andrew
alike for her creativity and the Apostle Catholic School in
enthusiasm in teaching. This is one kind and generous words expressed Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, before
of the reasons she was selected by in the letters written about me.” retiring as an administrator to return
students and parents to receive the The Thurmont Lions Club to the classroom eight years ago.
Thurmont Lions Club Teacher of presents the Teacher of the Year “Teaching my students is
the Year award for Mother Seton award annually to teachers selected something I look forward to each
School. by their schools in the Catoctin and every day,” stated Richwine.
“I was so pleasantly surprised to Feeder. A donation to the school is “I learn as much from my students
receive the Thurmont Lions Club part of the award. as they learn from me. I have truly
Teacher of the Year award,” said “We are blessed to count a been blessed to have been a part of
Richwine. “I deeply appreciate the teacher like Connie among our the best profession possible!”


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