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This year in the Harrisburg School District two teachers are retiring: Patricia Kroger, a second-grade teacher at Journey Elementary, and Michele Mathisen, a teacher in the Title Reading Program at Freedom Elementary. Both teachers have been working in the school district for most or all of their teaching careers. Throughout their time at Harrisburg, the two teachers have seen the school grow tremendously. These women started teaching in the school district when it was one school that housed K-12. They are both amazed by the school's growth and how the district has handled the flourishing number of students.
Ms. Kroger has been a teacher in the district since 1986 and has mostly taught second grade throughout her career; in addition, she taught

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