By Gale Fiege
ARLINGTON, WA — How does one pack up after teaching 35 years —
an entire career — in one school?
Arlington High School vocal music teacher Lyle Forde doesn’t
know yet. He looks around the choir room, smiles and apologetically
shakes his head. There are piles of music all over the floor,
chairs in disarray and thank-you notes plopped on music stands.
June 23 is the last day of class, and his students expect to
sing up to the last minute. The clean-up project can begin the next
day.
Hundreds of Forde’s current and former students, their parents
and loyal community audience members are set to attend his
retirement party Saturday.
The event includes a tribute concert offered by alumni who plan
to perform many of the songs Forde taught them over the
years.
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