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Jim O’Donnell

Ella Heverly, Reporter • May 15, 2024
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Farewell! Jim O’Donnell poses for the last at his desk he won’t be sitting at next year. He loved to teach students from his advanced perspective of an elder.

Saying goodbye, eighth grade English teacher Jim O’Donnell will be exiting the building for the last time on May 30, 2024, the last day of school.

O’Donnell has always enjoyed interacting with students and organizing his day. He has been working in this particular district for 30 years including time spent teaching at D.S. Keith Junior High School.

“It always seemed like a good opportunity to live a life of service to others while imparting some knowledge from the perspective of an older person,” said O’Donnell after being asked what got him into teaching.

Since O’Donnell has a very strict and organized day, he looks forward to not having to worry about it in the future. Also, he enjoys building furniture and will have a lot of extra time to work in his shop.

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Ella Heverly, Reporter
Hi! My name is Ella, and I am in 8th grade. I am honored to be on the news writing team! I hope to work with you and am looking forward to writing stories for our school website, Livewire! I found writing to be fun, and I am here now! In my free time I like to read, spend time with my friends and watch movies. I am a part of the Blair Regional YMCA swim team and am looking to join track. I am so excited to help our website and write stories for you to read and enjoy!
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Hello! I am Fin Reed, I am 14 years old, a reporter and I am in eighth grade. Some things about me is that I really like cats and dogs. I love cooking and baking; my favorite thing to make are cake pops! I dye my hair very often, and I have 4 siblings. I love listening to music and making lyrics! I make bracelets and sometimes do Henna designs. I originally went to Juniata Elementary School when I was younger! I really like swimming and hiking in my free time!

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    McKenna Koeck • May 17, 2024 at 8:37 am

    I wish him luck in retirement!

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