VERGENNES UNION ELEMENTARY School kindergarten teacher Donna Ebel, seated, is retiring after 21 years at the school. Ebel’s teaching assistant, Wanda Loven, standing, has worked with her for 20 years.
Independent photo/Trent Campbell
VERGENNES — Unlike some longtime educators, Vergennes Union Elementary School kindergarten teacher Donna Ebel did not grow up convinced she wanted to spend her career working with students.
Ebel followed a winding path to the VUES classroom that has been her professional home for the past 21 years and now for just a few days more — she will step down at the end of the school year.
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