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It was during the district’s Dec. 8 board meeting that it formally accepted the resignations of Ed and Sarah Fuchs.
Their last day with the district is this Friday, Dec. 31.
They’ve been in the community for 25 years and said they are excited for the next adventure, which will take them to Wisconsin.
Ed Fuchs is an eighth grade physical education teacher, eighth grade class adviser and boys’ wrestling coach, while his wife has worked as the College and Career Center adviser, testing coordinator and athletic director at Lower Lake High School.
Beginning as an assistant football coach and working up to a PE position, Ed Fuchs said in his resignation letter that he was “beyond grateful to have been able to give back to my community that I grew up in for over 20 years.”
He said the decision to leave wasn’t an easy one. “I will bleed Trojan Blue for as long as I live and I will never forget where I come from,” and he concluded by thanking the board and Superintendent Dr. Becky Salato for the “the greatest opportunity that I have experienced in my life.”
Sarah Fuchs also grew up in the community, graduating from Lower Lake High in 2002 and coming back to work in the district. “Coming to work for Konocti was one of the best decisions I could have made for my career and future,” she wrote in her resignation letter.
They also spoke briefly during the meeting’s public comment portion, and received a standing ovation.
Ed Fuchs said he was “beyond grateful.”
“You’ll be greatly missed. Greatly missed,” said Board member Mary Silva.
During the agenda item in which the board needed to accept personnel changes, including the resignations, Board member Bill Diener thanked the couple, noting the difficulty of losing staff members who are so special to the community and are in the middle of their careers.
“I love both of you,” said Diener, who has worked with Sarah Fuchs and coached with her husband.
He said he’s going to miss them a lot. “I can’t explain how much you’ve done for the community, this district and the students you’ve touched,” noting they’ve touched a lot of students’ lives and changed things for the better.
Despite them moving to Wisconsin, Diener said he will “never, ever” be a Green Bay Packers fan.
Board member Joan Mingori said that as athletic director, Sarah Fuchs didn’t miss games. She also took over ACT and SAT testing.
“You don’t realize how much you have touched the lives of this community,” said Mingori.
The board then voted unanimously to accept the resignations. As they did so, Sarah Fuchs, who had a box of tissue sitting beside her, wiped her eyes.
Salato told them they will never be gone due to the hearts they’ve touched in the community.
“Always remember where you came from,” Silva said.
In her resignation letter, Sarah Fuchs offered her gratitude for opportunities to grow professionally, and to work with incredible co-workers “whose dedication to these students has always been a constant reminder of why we do what we do.”
She said she will be forever grateful to everyone who gave her the chance to make a difference in the lives of students.
She concluded, “How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard?”
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