Eric Marsh will retire after 37 years at Tekoa

Eric Marsh, Tekoa school’s band director of 37 years, will finish his last day of teaching June 10, wrapping up a life-long career. His wife, home and life teacher Connie Marsh, is also set to retire in the next few years.

Of his time at the school, Marsh said what he enjoyed the most was getting to know his students. Watching their lives progress from the fifth grade until graduation was always a pleasure, he said.

“The advantage of teaching at a small school is you get to start with the students in the fifth grade and stay with them all through high school. When you lose a senior, it means s...