Ridgewood Teacher Retires After 40 years

     This is one of those stories you don't read about on the front page of the paper, though we probably should as it is uncommon these days. It's hard for me to imagine working 40 years for one company, and I am sure most people now feel the same way. Changing jobs is just too easy to contemplate and company layoffs are even more commonplace occurrences. In any event, let's give praise where praise is due and congratulate an Orchard School teacher who is retiring after 40 years. This snippet is from the Ridgewood Public School enews:

On Wednesday, September 17, one of the Village streets will have a new name. Demarest Street, outside Orchard School, will be renamed "Barbara Schineller Way" in honor of the beloved teacher who taught and Orchard School for over 40 years. Ms. Schineller retired at the end of the past school year. The sign's public unveiling will be held on Wednesday, September 17, at 3:15 p.m. The public is invited, and former Orchard school family members are particularly encouraged to attend.

      It's times like these I wish the Ridgewood Public Schools would pay more attention to their own history and maintain an archive about their teachers. I would like to know how long all of my teachers taught in Ridgewood and when they retired. Call me a history junkie if you want but it would be an interesting list to ponder and reminisce about at our reunions. Update: They only put a sign up in honor of Ms. Schineller as they wanted to save the residents of Demarest Street the trouble of having to change all their legal addresses to this new name.