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TES bids two teachers farewell
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Posted on May 26 2004
Students, teachers, and administrators at the Tanapag Elementary School held a brief ceremony yesterday morning, honoring two teachers who will be missed as soon as the school year concludes.
Teachers Brigida Ichihara and Juana Ngiraidong were both overcome with emotion, touched by the unique ceremony that had both of them receiving hugs from each student, teacher, and staff of the school.
Ichihara is a retiree who returned to the teaching profession, but will meet the two-year limit of working in the government sector at the end of the school year. She handled Kindergarten students.
Prior to her stint at the school, she served two years as a congresswoman, and served as an educator at Koblerville Elementary School and Tanapag Elementary School.
For her part, Ngiraidong, a second grade teacher, will transfer to Koblerville Elementary School.
According to TES vice principal Escolastica Iguel, Ngiraidong changed her residence to the southern village, resulting in her transfer.
“The principals try to make things convenient for our teachers,” said Iguel. “It will be a lot easier for her to teach in Koblerville because that is where she will be living.”
Iguel said of the two teachers, “They are very dedicated and committed to educating the children. Both are very excellent teachers. They are devoted and it showed because they came to class everyday—perfect attendance.”
The ceremony also included a cultural dance performance courtesy of the school’s first-grade bilingual students. Iguel said the mixed group performed a Carolinian stick dance, and was instructed by teacher Juana Achen.
