One of a kind ... Schupbach P.E. legacy will be felt for years to come

    GRUNDY CENTER — Rick Schupach had one final thing he wanted to do as a physical education teacher in the Grundy Center Community School District. After 27 years, teaching at the long-gone Lower Elementary, recently-shuddered Upper Elementary and the current Grundy Center Elementary, Schupbach returned to his class one final time to teach what had become a highlight of his week ... one final SOS class with a group of fourth-graders.
    After the workout was done, Schupbach took one final look around his classroom, telling the children that they would be his final class, and moved on to a new time in his life.
    “It’s a transitional time in life,” Schupbach said of the rare mid-year retirement. “I was in church a couple of years ago and the teacher mentioned that as you move up in age, remember to finish strong.”
    Schupabach said the decision to retire now came as a way to help the School District save money. He said he and his wife Lisa (who will retire in December) had planned to retire at the end of the school year, but instead are leaving a little earlier than planned.
 
For more of this story see the Oct. 29 Grundy Register.