Centralia high school board of education held their retiring graduation ceremony for their three retiring teachers, Kyle Blanchard, Rob Minson, and Kathi See.
Left to Right: Kyle Blanchard, Kathi See, Rob Minson
Kyle Powell Blanchard has been presented a plaque in recognition for his 33 years at CHS and 33 years in education.
“I don’t know about public speaking. So, Uh, this is my wife Cinnamon. We’ve been together forever. She has been the one who’s supported me through everything. Like, Chuck said, I’ve been busy here, but it was an easy kind of busy because I was doing what I really liked to do.”
Blanchard was hired by CHS in 1993 by Don Stanton.
In his career at CHS, he served as both assistant and head girls track, as well as girls and boys cross country. In his free time, he loves taking part in community projects, as well as, running, golfing, biking, photography, and enjoys bothering his wife, Cinnamon.
Rob Minson, Rob, has been given a plaque in recognition for his 25 years at CHS and 25 years in education. With 36 years of experience at the master ACE certified professional.
For the past 25 years, he has proudly been part of CHS teaching Auto Shop classes.
Kathi See has been awarded a flight for 31 years at CHS since being hired in 1995. See has been working as a Special Education teacher at CHS.
See’s favorite time at CHS was as a Book sponsor and a club sponsor. She also worked countless basketball and football games, many of them at the old Everest Field and truck gym.
“Then it hit me about 10 minutes before I got up here, and I started getting exciting because I turned in my last quarterly reporting after.”
Retirees had a chance to meet and socialize with past retirees over food and drinks after the board meeting.
Left to Right: Kyle Blanchard, Kathi See, Rob Minson
