MARCH 24, 2015 LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2015, 11:28 AM
BY LINDSAY IRELAND
CORRESPONDENT |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Margaret “Peg” Loonam thought long and hard about how to break the news to her students.After more than two decades with Ridgewood Public Schools, Loonam, principal of Orchard School, will retire this August to spend more time with family.
“I am not sure what notions children ages 5 to 10 have about retirement, but I want them to know that I am not leaving because I am in any way unhappy,” Loonam said. “I am retiring because I want to spend more time with my four grandchildren and fulfill some of my own personal ‘bucket list’ items.”
Loonam said she also looks forward to having more time to enjoy the simple things in life after retirement.
“I am looking forward to cooking, visiting friends and family, exercising and watching an entire movie with my husband without falling asleep,” she said.
