By Jeffrey S. Solochek, Times Staff Writer
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Trinity Elementary School principal Kathy Rushe stops to give high-fives to second-graders Leila Sujanani, left, and Riley Borsky while they play games on the computer Thursday.
Dave Estabrook opened the doors to the sixth-grade hallway unsure of what he'd find.
Waiting on the other side were all of Rushe Middle School's sixth-graders, who burst into song for their retiring principal.
"Take me out to the ball game," the kids intoned for the baseball-loving principal, who heartily joined in. They deviated only when they got to the part about the home team.
"Root, root, root for Mr. Estabrook. That he should leave is a shame," they sang as he grinned.
But leave he will, having planned over five years for his retirement. And he's not alone.
Kathy Rushe also is ending more than three decades of service ...