Final Countdown: 2025-26 Retiring School Employee
Name of Teacher / Employee: Susan Soma
School District: Boyer Valley Elementary, Dow City
How Many Years at School District: 32
What Jobs / Roles have you served at the District: 3rd grade teacher (28 years); Elementary Guidence Counselor (4 years).
Things you enjoyed most about your job: Working with all the students and teachers. Every day is different.
Best part about working at the School District: Getting to know all the different families.
What will you miss the most: The relationships I have made with the students and staff.
Advice to incoming teachers, employees: Focus on building relationships, but also prioritize self-care.
Any idea what you'll be doing next fall when everyone returns back to school: I may do some subbing. We have two weddings we are looking forward to. We hope to do some traveling, as well.
