Kathleen Tarr

A strong interest, coupled by the advice of former favorite teachers, was the very thing that brought Kathleen Tarr to the position of an educator.

Tarr graduated from Lowell High School in Whittier, California, received her B.A. and teaching credentials at California State University, Fullerton and attained her master’s degree at California State University, Los Angeles. During those years, Tarr double majored in English and Theatre Arts.

Some of Tarr’s most memorable times at AHS were during her third and fourth years of teaching, when she and another drama instructor brought a group of students to Stratford, England over spring break and another class the following year to New York during winter break.

After 37 years of a long career, this beloved teacher plans to retire. After retirement, Tarr plans to travel, take more exercise classes, visit retired friends, provide aid to her daughter’s career, work on politically active campaigns and catch up on some sleep.

To the graduating seniors, this English educator would like to say, “They need to discover or reinvest personal energy in reading because they’ve lost that important art. They spend too much time gathering information over the Internet and have lost the importance and love of the written word.”

By Features Editor Cynthia Luong