Retiring music teacher felt most job satisfaction after Christmas programs

Kathy Clucas has cleaned out her desk, packed up her favorite songs, said goodbye to the students she has enjoyed working with and taken a last look at the three Greybull schools where she has spent the last 20 years teaching music.
Clucas is retiring a year earlier than she had planned due to health concerns. “I was diagnosed with Meniere’s syndrome, which is a condition affecting the inner ear. Music obviously has a lot to do with sound. It has become very difficult to manage this while teaching music,” she explained.
Clucas began her teaching career when she taught music for three years at Northside Elementary in Lander, then a year in Casper.
She spent her first 13 years in Greybull as a para before returning to music.