The following employees will be retiring at the end of the school year, according to the Monroe school district. Take the opportunity below to submit a Reader Comment thanking the district personnel and congratulating them on their retirement. Some of the comments may be published in an upcoming edition of The Monroe Times:

• Lynn Rufenacht, Northside fourth grade, 38.5 years with the district

• Jerry Guth, MHS social studies, 36 years

• Jim Brunette, Parkside principal, 35.5 years

• Launa Carter, MHS English, 35 years

• Barb Freund, Northside first-grade teacher, 35 years

• Randy Sievert, MMS band instructor, 35 years

• Todd Trampe, MHS English teacher, 35 years

• Tom Schilt, MHS band instructor, 34.5 years

• Laura Molitor, Parkside third-grade teacher, 33.5 years

• Lee Binkley, Northside fifth-grade teacher, 33 years

• Patra Smith, Abe Lincoln IEA aide, 31 years

• Patti Casselberry, MMS English, 30 years

• Hollie Pickett, district accounting secretary, 30 years

• Maralyn Martin, Parkside library specialist/EINA aide, 28 years

• Ella Ellefson, Parkside instructional aide/playground, 26 years

• JoAnn Hawthorn, Abe Lincoln - speech/language clinician, 25.5 years

• Margie Brunette, Virtual School teacher, 23.5 years

• Jana Miller, public library, 23 years

• Linda Knepel, Abe Lincoln EBNA aide, 21 years

• Carol Botteron, MMS EINA aide, 10 years

• Gene Haffele, MHS science