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Retirement reception honors Boulger, Nash, Polk and Scott
US Principal Chris Hughes cuts cake during the retirement reception.
On May 24, students, faculty and alumni gathered to celebrate and honor US math teachers Bill Boulger and Mickey Scott, US English teacher Lucy Polk and US art teacher Marty Nash. Combined, all four teachers have taught at SPA for almost 140 years. During the reception, senior Maya Shrestha and sophomore Ananya Narayan sang “For Good” from Wicked with senior JJ Gisselquist accompanying on the piano.
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