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Congratulations to AARP Wyoming's Retired Educator of the Year 2019, Debbie Bovee! Bovee retired after teaching for 38 years. Bovee began her career at Harmony School, a rural school outside of Laramie. She went on to teach in Guernsey, Torrington, and Casper, where she taught at Grant Elementary. During her career, Bovee taught every grade level in elementary school. In the last ten years of her career, Bovee worked with special education teachers to help improve instruction. "Elementary students are never dull," she remarks," I remember a 5-year-old boy who was so excited to tell me he washed his coat in that funny looking sink in the boys' bathroom, often called a urinal. He also was happy that there was a hook in the bathroom where he could hang his coat." During her teaching career, Bovee was active in the Wyoming Education Association, serving on the local board of each school at which she taught. She was also on the state board and was named the NFIE Teacher of The Year, by WEA. Bovee served as Vice President of WEA from 2010 - 2012. Bovee is active in politics, She won a seat in the House of Representatives as a write- in candidate, assuming office in 2017. After leaving the Legislature, she was appointed to the State School Board by Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon. She currently serves on the board of Parents as Teachers, and chairs the Natrona County Democratic Party. Congratulations, Debbie! AARP Wyoming Honors Longtime WEA Member: Retired Educator of The Year Bovee was presented with AARP Wyoming's Retired Educator of the Year Award during the Volunteer Recognition Awards Banquet in Sheridan. Nov. 14, 2019. 29 | WEAnews