By Bruce Rolfe
A recently retired Climax-Scotts Elementary School third grade teacher is calling her teaching career very rewarding.
Lori Boomershine’s last day at the local elementary school was June 7.
Boomershine started teaching in 2002 at the old C-S Intermediate School.
“It seemed like my very first year I worked a job shared with Connie Dilno, teaching afternoon to 4th graders, while she taught morning to the same fourth graders,” said Boomershine, who said she taught quite a few years as a fourth and fifth grade teacher, depending on the class size.
After the school district decided to close the Intermediate School building, all K-5 students moved together into the elementary school, where Boomershine taught first grade next to Jill Woodworth for approximately three years.
She said as much as she enjoyed working with Woodworth, teaching first graders was not for her.
A third grade teaching position opened so Boomershine jumped at the opportunity and remained teaching at that level for the rest of her teaching career at C-S.
“Third graders were the perfect amount of independence, innocence, and respectfulness, and I loved it and them,” said the retired C-S teacher.
Boomershine feels teaching has changed over the course of her 22 year career and admits although change can be hard, “it made me a better teacher.”
“I found that most of the things that I learned in college didn’t really prepare me like the day to day in the classroom did, and over the years,” said Boomershine.
Boomershine, who enjoys cooking and baking, was delighted to bake items for her students and the staff at the local elementary school.
Students and staff eventually started calling her, “Chef Boomer.”
The recently retired teacher found she could incorporate some of her interests into a learning experience for students.
“I found what worked best, like learning multiplication by singing songs, helped a lot of kids. And it was also a fun way to learn. Hopefully some of the cinnamon roll and bread baking might have encouraged some kids to try making baked goods at home,” said Boomershine, who joked she had to promise that she would not stop at the elementary school this fall empty-handed or she may not be allowed in the door.
Her love to cook has already landed the retired school teacher into a new role working with kids again. She recently started working at Camp Wakeshma in Three Rivers this summer as a kitchen manager.
“I have loved to cook and bake since I was a little girl, so this seems right up my alley on a much larger scale,” said Boomershine.
Because this is the time of year when she would say good bye to students and staff for the summer, reality won’t hit that her teaching career is over until near the end of August when she typically began preparing for a new school year. Then, she will probably begin to reflect on what she will miss the most.
“I had some kids that came by and said hi almost every morning and gave hugs. So I think, just that connection with the kids,” admitted Boomershine when asked what she will miss the most.
Boomershine said she doesn’t have any big plans for retirement, other then what she is currently doing at Camp Wakeshma.
She said she enjoys living in the Climax area and the closeness a small community can bring, adding she also enjoys living close to her four grandchildren, and is looking forward to a fifth grandchild expected soon.
A recently retired Climax-Scotts Elementary School third grade teacher is calling her teaching career very rewarding.
Lori Boomershine’s last day at the local elementary school was June 7.
Boomershine started teaching in 2002 at the old C-S Intermediate School.
“It seemed like my very first year I worked a job shared with Connie Dilno, teaching afternoon to 4th graders, while she taught morning to the same fourth graders,” said Boomershine, who said she taught quite a few years as a fourth and fifth grade teacher, depending on the class size.
After the school district decided to close the Intermediate School building, all K-5 students moved together into the elementary school, where Boomershine taught first grade next to Jill Woodworth for approximately three years.
She said as much as she enjoyed working with Woodworth, teaching first graders was not for her.
A third grade teaching position opened so Boomershine jumped at the opportunity and remained teaching at that level for the rest of her teaching career at C-S.
“Third graders were the perfect amount of independence, innocence, and respectfulness, and I loved it and them,” said the retired C-S teacher.
Boomershine feels teaching has changed over the course of her 22 year career and admits although change can be hard, “it made me a better teacher.”
“I found that most of the things that I learned in college didn’t really prepare me like the day to day in the classroom did, and over the years,” said Boomershine.
Boomershine, who enjoys cooking and baking, was delighted to bake items for her students and the staff at the local elementary school.
Students and staff eventually started calling her, “Chef Boomer.”
The recently retired teacher found she could incorporate some of her interests into a learning experience for students.
“I found what worked best, like learning multiplication by singing songs, helped a lot of kids. And it was also a fun way to learn. Hopefully some of the cinnamon roll and bread baking might have encouraged some kids to try making baked goods at home,” said Boomershine, who joked she had to promise that she would not stop at the elementary school this fall empty-handed or she may not be allowed in the door.
Her love to cook has already landed the retired school teacher into a new role working with kids again. She recently started working at Camp Wakeshma in Three Rivers this summer as a kitchen manager.
“I have loved to cook and bake since I was a little girl, so this seems right up my alley on a much larger scale,” said Boomershine.
Because this is the time of year when she would say good bye to students and staff for the summer, reality won’t hit that her teaching career is over until near the end of August when she typically began preparing for a new school year. Then, she will probably begin to reflect on what she will miss the most.
“I had some kids that came by and said hi almost every morning and gave hugs. So I think, just that connection with the kids,” admitted Boomershine when asked what she will miss the most.
Boomershine said she doesn’t have any big plans for retirement, other then what she is currently doing at Camp Wakeshma.
She said she enjoys living in the Climax area and the closeness a small community can bring, adding she also enjoys living close to her four grandchildren, and is looking forward to a fifth grandchild expected soon.
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