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English teacher inspired Marian’s Kathleen Mesterharm to choose her career

Kathleen Mesterharm has never wanted to be anything but a teacher. Now she is one of 32 high school teachers who are finalists for the 2019 Golden Apple Award given for excellence in teaching.

Kathleen Mesterharm has never wanted to be anything but a teacher.
 
“I remember sitting in Mr. (Mike) Raftery’s classroom and thinking I wanted to be him. I wanted to teach English,” she recalled. “That was my path. I wanted to…

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